Hello, I'd be really grateful for advice on what to do about our cat as we are
struggling.
Our cat is a rescue. We've had her about 7 years now, not sure how old but suspect 14/15 based on what vets have said. She has an inflammatory gut illness and vitamin deficiency which means shes on medication permanently and has very low weight (while eating a lot). We are managing to maintain her weight.
The issues we currently have are that she has mostly stopped cleaning herself and started weeing and pooing everywhere but her tray (even when it is perfectly clean). She will often walk round the house with poo on her paws and if we don't clean it off straight away it takes some of her fur off. She dribbles out food and spit onto her front (and us, our bed) unless we wipe her face. My DH is having to spend over 30 minutes everyday clearing up wee and poo from around the house.
All of this is happening against a backdrop of a generally difficult time. I'm in my first trimester for our second child (hence why clearing up after the cat falls to my DH) with morning sickness. I'm tired anyway, but my DS (3) has started refusing to go to bed until gone 9 and waking at 5.30 so all of us are knackered. My DH has recently started a new job. which is stressful and long hours.
I feel like it might be time to put the cat down but am struggling with that when it feels like a large part of my decision isn't because of her state, but because of everything else going on. If we were childfree and not pregnant I feel like we would be able to manage it (and she's had on and off problems with weeing and pooing outside her tray ever since we got her really). The other option would be to re-home her but I can't think who would take her. With her problems I expect a rescue would put her down. Any advice welcome.