We found out in November that Bro has severe arthritis down his spine from an xray and exam at our vet office.
He got his lst steroid shot that day and it helped.
We did not let him jump on things and picked him up at times
he seemed to not vocalize pain and walked better after the
shot.
He even played one day with a toy mouse like he was
a small kitten again last week in the house..
I have read and have known my own cats to not vocalize pain
but you can tell when they stiffen up when petted on the back
or stroked lightly..and when you look into their eyes..
When he began to vocalize I knew the pain was chronic
hissing is one way to know and a cat that would not bite
but would in pain his or her owner..
This past monday he was crying in pain and we took him to the same vet
who gave him a steroid shot..which eased Bro off for about 24 hours
this morning he was on his bed when we got up but he cried when he tried to
stand up and barely could get up.
The crying continued and he even hissed once when trying to get comfortable.
I called the vet and asked him to be honest with me...we wanted the truth
I mentioned the pres pain meds and we talked about those and the side effects
from ulcers , high blood pressure, weight gain, anxiety, and kidney damage and liver damage long term..and expense..
He told me that since he was crying that often and was limping today
that he would tell me all he could ...
and he said that it might be 5000 thousand dollars to take him to a specialist and then that would be the beginning and not even sure they could operate for disc and then you have the severe arthritis and no cure for it.
I thanked him and told him I wanted his honest opinion and we were not mad at home for telling us the truth and he appreciated that.
We have a decision to make by tommorow..on euthanizing Bro
my husbands cat that watches college football with him every game
in the recliner...for years..
Bro is 9 years old, taken in here as a stray kitten in our yard came out of the woods perhaps followed his mother hunting...here..he was not feral..
Appreciate your prayers today as we make the decision
and a few more days for Bro passing
calmly...
and for us in our grief...we both are crying today..
Here is Bro..in pictures
Sheri and Larry in alabama , and Bro
.
He got his lst steroid shot that day and it helped.
We did not let him jump on things and picked him up at times
he seemed to not vocalize pain and walked better after the
shot.
He even played one day with a toy mouse like he was
a small kitten again last week in the house..
I have read and have known my own cats to not vocalize pain
but you can tell when they stiffen up when petted on the back
or stroked lightly..and when you look into their eyes..
When he began to vocalize I knew the pain was chronic
hissing is one way to know and a cat that would not bite
but would in pain his or her owner..
This past monday he was crying in pain and we took him to the same vet
who gave him a steroid shot..which eased Bro off for about 24 hours
this morning he was on his bed when we got up but he cried when he tried to
stand up and barely could get up.
The crying continued and he even hissed once when trying to get comfortable.
I called the vet and asked him to be honest with me...we wanted the truth
I mentioned the pres pain meds and we talked about those and the side effects
from ulcers , high blood pressure, weight gain, anxiety, and kidney damage and liver damage long term..and expense..
He told me that since he was crying that often and was limping today
that he would tell me all he could ...
and he said that it might be 5000 thousand dollars to take him to a specialist and then that would be the beginning and not even sure they could operate for disc and then you have the severe arthritis and no cure for it.
I thanked him and told him I wanted his honest opinion and we were not mad at home for telling us the truth and he appreciated that.
We have a decision to make by tommorow..on euthanizing Bro
my husbands cat that watches college football with him every game
in the recliner...for years..
Bro is 9 years old, taken in here as a stray kitten in our yard came out of the woods perhaps followed his mother hunting...here..he was not feral..
Appreciate your prayers today as we make the decision
and a few more days for Bro passing
calmly...
and for us in our grief...we both are crying today..
Here is Bro..in pictures
Sheri and Larry in alabama , and Bro
.