Bigcat is 16 and in relatively good health, no thyroid or kidney issues and generally happy although has definitely slowed down the past year and now chills out upstairs most of the day.
He gave us a scare mid June with a wobbly phase but a course of anti-inflammatories and he's doing fine (kidneys also dandy after this).
Problem is he is now suffering from feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions (sounds icky) so refusing to eat even super smooth foods.
In himself he is absolutely unchanged and still keen for food but just can't eat it.
Trying a few days on anti-inflammatories to see if that helps but vet has said an operation may be the only feasible choice.
He does have a heart murmur so slightly increased risks but not hugely.
Question is do we put him through the ga, operation and recovery at his age?
Both recent issues aren't necessarily age related but I'm guessing he is at risk of developing more serious issues so would it be cruel to have this done when realistically he may not have long left anyway?
For context we have two preschoolers, one with asd so the house isn't a calm oasis and does cause stress during the day for bigcat.