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Hi, my 19-year-old cat, Fizz, for the past few days has been limping on his back legs. He's had arthritis flare-ups before and the vet prescribed a pain med that I give him in a little syringe that we put into his mouth. It seems to help. The problem is, he has CRF and he had been doing okay with potassium supplementation until recently. He has lost a LOT of weight. He's down to about six pounds now and seems to be all skin and bones. You can really feel his spine when you pet him. The thing is, he was eating and eating even as recently as Saturday. He did have some bouts of loose bowels and we quit giving him any human food treats, which seemed to help that. He had blood work about two months ago, and I've had him tested at least three times for hyperthyroidism because he exhibited symptoms of it (eating a lot, weight loss, and occasional yowling) and the tests were all negative for that.
His front paws seem to bend about 1/3 of the way up when he sits and he's not eating much. Although the pain med seems to be helping the limping, and he's got a little spunk back today, all he wants to do is lie down. He's not standing to eat, but rather sitting unsteadily. He looks miserable.
Fizz has been such a great cat. He was approximately 4 months old when we adopted him as a stray. I'm jut wondering if it's maybe time to think about having him put to sleep. It hurts me to see him so unhappy. I thought we could give the pain meds a few more days to see if he brightens up, but I hate seeing him suffer.
His front paws seem to bend about 1/3 of the way up when he sits and he's not eating much. Although the pain med seems to be helping the limping, and he's got a little spunk back today, all he wants to do is lie down. He's not standing to eat, but rather sitting unsteadily. He looks miserable.
Fizz has been such a great cat. He was approximately 4 months old when we adopted him as a stray. I'm jut wondering if it's maybe time to think about having him put to sleep. It hurts me to see him so unhappy. I thought we could give the pain meds a few more days to see if he brightens up, but I hate seeing him suffer.