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I am sure you get this question a lot but I am wondering about my 15 year old boy.
First, congratulations to me and Bucky, this is the first cat I have ever had last 15 years. I worked hard to keep him alive. He has asthma and is overweight. But to my knowledge has nothing else wrong with him.
Lately however, he seems to be different. He sleeps all day (perhaps up for 2 hours a day) and only wants to eat. He doesn't want me to pick him up or pet him really and really isn't interested in much. He seems to have issues walking but, still can go up and down the stairs. It just seems like his legs are weak. He is using the litter box alright but going more piddle than usual. He used to sleep in my second bedroom (upstairs) but now only sleeps on the first floor. It isn't that he can't go up there, just just seems to do it less and less. Every time he wakes up he has this mounds of goo coming out of his eye. He doesn't keep himself that clean anymore. I kind of have to do it. But I better BE careful if I hit the wrong place I will be in trouble. And in the last few years he has become a danger to me. It was an accident but he slipped on the stairs a few years back and got caught in something and in his blind hysteria bit my hand hard... had go to the doctor.
The real kicker is that I cannot take him to the vet. Prior to him becoming older he was a nightmare at the vet but now it is just an impossible situation. Last time I took him he hurt himself. And the vet gave me permission to put him down then due to the danger to the cat and to the vet staff. I don't think he has gotten more friendly in the intervening year -- more grumpy. Don't ask about the in home vet because that is the same thing they cannot examine him.
In addition as he has gotten older he is deathly afraid of thunderstorms. Last year he cried for hours during a long storm and nothing could console him- I don't look forward to that again this summer.
I also worry that he will get sick when I cannot get him help. We never know what the next day will bring. February last year I had an appointment for him to be put down but changed my mind, who knew that in 3 weeks that option would be taken away from me.
More and more I have been thinking bout it. Like just picking a date in April getting it set up and doing it.
I have put 1 cat down before but he had a massive tumor that they said they couldn't fix. I hated doing it but felt it was for the best given the tumor. But with this cat.. I don't know of anything that is a "ah ha" thing... it just have this sinking feeling every time I look at him.
First, congratulations to me and Bucky, this is the first cat I have ever had last 15 years. I worked hard to keep him alive. He has asthma and is overweight. But to my knowledge has nothing else wrong with him.
Lately however, he seems to be different. He sleeps all day (perhaps up for 2 hours a day) and only wants to eat. He doesn't want me to pick him up or pet him really and really isn't interested in much. He seems to have issues walking but, still can go up and down the stairs. It just seems like his legs are weak. He is using the litter box alright but going more piddle than usual. He used to sleep in my second bedroom (upstairs) but now only sleeps on the first floor. It isn't that he can't go up there, just just seems to do it less and less. Every time he wakes up he has this mounds of goo coming out of his eye. He doesn't keep himself that clean anymore. I kind of have to do it. But I better BE careful if I hit the wrong place I will be in trouble. And in the last few years he has become a danger to me. It was an accident but he slipped on the stairs a few years back and got caught in something and in his blind hysteria bit my hand hard... had go to the doctor.
The real kicker is that I cannot take him to the vet. Prior to him becoming older he was a nightmare at the vet but now it is just an impossible situation. Last time I took him he hurt himself. And the vet gave me permission to put him down then due to the danger to the cat and to the vet staff. I don't think he has gotten more friendly in the intervening year -- more grumpy. Don't ask about the in home vet because that is the same thing they cannot examine him.
In addition as he has gotten older he is deathly afraid of thunderstorms. Last year he cried for hours during a long storm and nothing could console him- I don't look forward to that again this summer.
I also worry that he will get sick when I cannot get him help. We never know what the next day will bring. February last year I had an appointment for him to be put down but changed my mind, who knew that in 3 weeks that option would be taken away from me.
More and more I have been thinking bout it. Like just picking a date in April getting it set up and doing it.
I have put 1 cat down before but he had a massive tumor that they said they couldn't fix. I hated doing it but felt it was for the best given the tumor. But with this cat.. I don't know of anything that is a "ah ha" thing... it just have this sinking feeling every time I look at him.