Sorry for such a morbid title for my first post, but I'm afraid it's go to be that way.
Over the past two weeks or so my 19 year old cat, Parker, has been getting progressively more lethargic and losing weight. However today I was cooking tea with the kitchen door open and Parker was lying in the shade in the backyard, we're having a heat-wave here at the moment, so it's where he likes it.
Anyway, I'd finished tea and prepared to cut up his portion of the rump-steak when I saw he wasn't there anymore. Now, a few years back this wouldn't have bothered me as he'd be away with the fairey's chasing butterflies or something in the greenery around the local river. These day's though he can't make it over the gate or wall on his own and I've heard people say that cat's just wander off to curl up and die in peace. Could he have summoned up the last energy and found a nice quiet place to die?
I hope not.
Could this be true? Is there anything behind these story's as I'm getting very anxious at the moment, it's 3am and all I can do is go out back calling his name.
Just take a look at the little sweetie.
Over the past two weeks or so my 19 year old cat, Parker, has been getting progressively more lethargic and losing weight. However today I was cooking tea with the kitchen door open and Parker was lying in the shade in the backyard, we're having a heat-wave here at the moment, so it's where he likes it.
Anyway, I'd finished tea and prepared to cut up his portion of the rump-steak when I saw he wasn't there anymore. Now, a few years back this wouldn't have bothered me as he'd be away with the fairey's chasing butterflies or something in the greenery around the local river. These day's though he can't make it over the gate or wall on his own and I've heard people say that cat's just wander off to curl up and die in peace. Could he have summoned up the last energy and found a nice quiet place to die?
I hope not.
Could this be true? Is there anything behind these story's as I'm getting very anxious at the moment, it's 3am and all I can do is go out back calling his name.
Just take a look at the little sweetie.