I posted this in another thread and realized I was kind of thread-crapping there, so I moved it here -
Our Himilayan rescue cat, Teddy, has basically been in hospice for the last year - he was getting clumsy and wasn't himself, so we took him to the vet about this time last year. They did an x-ray ($400!!) and said they thought it might be a tumor. If we wanted to spend more for an MRI, they might be able to find out more. She thought it might have gone to his head as well. We skipped the $1000 MRI ... (!!! We just don't have that kind of budget!!)
Anyway, we have been pampering him, and doing whatever we can since then. We have a bowl of water for him up in our office where he likes to say, as well as in the kitchen near his food and litter box. In the past he was always very fastidious going up and down the stairs for his litter box - but we've found he's pooped on rugs 3 times in the last couple weeks.
Accidents I suppose, I can replace a rug, but I have not seen a poo anywhere today,
so I am worrying again.
He was a rescue cat and we've had him 16 years - which is a great run, but somehow, we know what's inevitable, and I suspect he's getting closer.
Its really hard when our furry buddies are having a tough time of it - we don't want them to suffer, but we don't want to lose them either ...
and I really feel for you - I lost our other Himilayan rescue 6 years back at Christmas time ...
Here's an older picture of him - he loves it when I carry him around like a big baby. First thing in the morning when I get up he plays hard to catch, then lets me pick him up and carry him in my arms down to the kitchen for his breakfast - we've been doing that over 10 years now.
We named him Teddy for Teddy Roosevelt - look at that mustache!
Our Himilayan rescue cat, Teddy, has basically been in hospice for the last year - he was getting clumsy and wasn't himself, so we took him to the vet about this time last year. They did an x-ray ($400!!) and said they thought it might be a tumor. If we wanted to spend more for an MRI, they might be able to find out more. She thought it might have gone to his head as well. We skipped the $1000 MRI ... (!!! We just don't have that kind of budget!!)
Anyway, we have been pampering him, and doing whatever we can since then. We have a bowl of water for him up in our office where he likes to say, as well as in the kitchen near his food and litter box. In the past he was always very fastidious going up and down the stairs for his litter box - but we've found he's pooped on rugs 3 times in the last couple weeks.
Accidents I suppose, I can replace a rug, but I have not seen a poo anywhere today,
so I am worrying again.
He was a rescue cat and we've had him 16 years - which is a great run, but somehow, we know what's inevitable, and I suspect he's getting closer.
Its really hard when our furry buddies are having a tough time of it - we don't want them to suffer, but we don't want to lose them either ...
and I really feel for you - I lost our other Himilayan rescue 6 years back at Christmas time ...
Here's an older picture of him - he loves it when I carry him around like a big baby. First thing in the morning when I get up he plays hard to catch, then lets me pick him up and carry him in my arms down to the kitchen for his breakfast - we've been doing that over 10 years now.
We named him Teddy for Teddy Roosevelt - look at that mustache!