She was 18 , with us for 14 yrs after coming home with us from a rescue centre when she was four. She was an amazing tortishell called Tiger and she had extra digits on each paw that made her look like she was wearing heals. She was diagnosed with chronic renal failure five years ago and more recently arthritis. On long term medication for her kidneys and two weeks ago started medication for her arthritis. She started vomiting a lot a couple of weeks ago but that calmed down again and her pain looked more under control the first week after starting her medication but last week she seemed to slow down . Vet saw her for a check up on Saturday and said she seemed to be coping with the pain meds’ despite her renal failure but said to bring her straight away if things worsened again. She started vomiting again Sunday evening and Monday the vet gave her anti sickness jab , he said if she continued to vomit it wasn’t a good sign. We also had to halt her pain meds for 24 hrs after having the anti sickness jab. She didn’t eat anything Tuesday and was vomiting after drinking water, we rang the vet and they made appt for her Wednesday morning. Wednesday morning she had eaten a little food but couldn’t seem to stand up properly or hold her tail up and seemed to be resting on her haunches. We thought the way her posture was a bad sign and that she must have been either in a lot of pain or feeling terrible. My husband took her to the vet who after examining her said he felt it was time to say goodbye. Feel heartbroken and the house is so quiet without her, she used to sit with me on the sofa every evening and tap me with paws to be stroked and would shepherd us into the kitchen each morning to be fed. I know 18 is a really good age especially considering her renal failure and we wouldn’t have wanted her to be in pain or feeling unwell all the time but it doesn’t make it any easier does it ? Sat on the sofa now and would love her to be sat next to me tapping me to carry on stroking her .