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My name is Alex and my cat is Milo .
I have had him for 10 years now and I have a special bond with him since he is a very affectionate cat he follows me everywhere and always need to fall asleep in my arms. in 2009 he was diagnosed with chronic renal insufficiency and was put on medication since . He really made it hard on me and my wife to take care of him since he stopped eating in 09 and our vet suggested force feeding using a syringe till he gets healthy. We'll he took a liking to the force feeding thingy and decided this is how he's gonna be fed from here on out. I kid you not for 5 years that's how it was happening and he would actually look forward to it by getting in the position to be fed.!!! Any how milo got sick last week and we took him to the vet and his kidney values were so high that he had to be put on I v fluids for 3 days . We'll after ultra sounds and 35 hundred dollars later , he is in the last Stage of renal failure . His cre levels are at 1000 plus. A nasogastric tube has been placed to be able to feed him liquids and Medes. I visited the vet again and basically he's not getting better and my vet suggested putting him to sleep as soon as am ready. I have been feeding him through the tube for 5 days and it's really time consuming but I am ok with that . I don't see any signs of pain but then again I don't know . He is well hydrated according to my vet but he is weak , sleeps all day (eyes open )and just walks to the litter and back. He still purrs and tries to greet me when I come home but he's not getting better. My vet told me that he could be like that for a while . I really can't get my self to make the decision to end his life and I don't think I'll ever be able to because he still tries to act normal and still wants me to pet him . I was wondering if anyone can guide me through this or suggest any treatment I can offer him at home .
I hope am not being selfish here about this situation am in but I really love my cat so much .
Thank you
My name is Alex and my cat is Milo .
I have had him for 10 years now and I have a special bond with him since he is a very affectionate cat he follows me everywhere and always need to fall asleep in my arms. in 2009 he was diagnosed with chronic renal insufficiency and was put on medication since . He really made it hard on me and my wife to take care of him since he stopped eating in 09 and our vet suggested force feeding using a syringe till he gets healthy. We'll he took a liking to the force feeding thingy and decided this is how he's gonna be fed from here on out. I kid you not for 5 years that's how it was happening and he would actually look forward to it by getting in the position to be fed.!!! Any how milo got sick last week and we took him to the vet and his kidney values were so high that he had to be put on I v fluids for 3 days . We'll after ultra sounds and 35 hundred dollars later , he is in the last Stage of renal failure . His cre levels are at 1000 plus. A nasogastric tube has been placed to be able to feed him liquids and Medes. I visited the vet again and basically he's not getting better and my vet suggested putting him to sleep as soon as am ready. I have been feeding him through the tube for 5 days and it's really time consuming but I am ok with that . I don't see any signs of pain but then again I don't know . He is well hydrated according to my vet but he is weak , sleeps all day (eyes open )and just walks to the litter and back. He still purrs and tries to greet me when I come home but he's not getting better. My vet told me that he could be like that for a while . I really can't get my self to make the decision to end his life and I don't think I'll ever be able to because he still tries to act normal and still wants me to pet him . I was wondering if anyone can guide me through this or suggest any treatment I can offer him at home .
I hope am not being selfish here about this situation am in but I really love my cat so much .
Thank you