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First, a background on my cat, T'pol:
He is 17 years old and will be 18 in February. I got him as a kitten when I was 24 and now here I am at 42 and he is still here. In 2018 we found out he has kidney disease. So far, he is hanging in there. He drinks a lot of water and pees a lot. He is also deaf now. He sleeps a lot, but is still active. He also has tooth absorption and some gum disease, bad breath. I waited too long to take him to get is teeth cleaned and now its too risky because of his age and kidney diseases. He walks around the house and cries a lot. When he drinks water, he howls before he drinks.
Last week we took him to the vet for a check up on his kidney disease. At our old vet, they took urine with a catheter. But this vet decided to use a needle in his bladder and when the needle went in, she hit a mass. They don't think the mass is cancerous, but is polyps. They did ultra sound and the mass takes up about a third of his bladder. Not sure how long he has had it.
He is still loving, sweet, purrs etc. I just need some advice on how to handle his last few months, years, etc. I don't want to wait until something bad happens and he is in severe pain, but I also don't want to prematurely take him in. Definitely not now, that seems crazy, but given everything I just would appreciate anyone's advice. Thank you. I love him and he's been such a companion to me for almost half my life.
He is 17 years old and will be 18 in February. I got him as a kitten when I was 24 and now here I am at 42 and he is still here. In 2018 we found out he has kidney disease. So far, he is hanging in there. He drinks a lot of water and pees a lot. He is also deaf now. He sleeps a lot, but is still active. He also has tooth absorption and some gum disease, bad breath. I waited too long to take him to get is teeth cleaned and now its too risky because of his age and kidney diseases. He walks around the house and cries a lot. When he drinks water, he howls before he drinks.
Last week we took him to the vet for a check up on his kidney disease. At our old vet, they took urine with a catheter. But this vet decided to use a needle in his bladder and when the needle went in, she hit a mass. They don't think the mass is cancerous, but is polyps. They did ultra sound and the mass takes up about a third of his bladder. Not sure how long he has had it.
He is still loving, sweet, purrs etc. I just need some advice on how to handle his last few months, years, etc. I don't want to wait until something bad happens and he is in severe pain, but I also don't want to prematurely take him in. Definitely not now, that seems crazy, but given everything I just would appreciate anyone's advice. Thank you. I love him and he's been such a companion to me for almost half my life.