More cat trouble................

rlw

After having Boris PTS at the end of November because of a tumour in his head, his sister, Betty, has now been diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease after a vet visit yesterday.  Special diet will help, if she will eat the stuff, but no cure and she seems to be going downhill fairly quickly now.

We were talking in the car about how many cats we've had and decided that one didn't count so it was eleven.  Of those, we lost one in a road accident, one died naturally at home and the other eight all had to be PTS.  Which is shit.

When Betty goes, that's it. No more cats as it just becomes too painful losing them.  Hopefully, not for a while though.

boogieman

Sorry to hear that.

Sounds liked you've been spectacularly unlucky though. I've had four over the years. The youngest one to die was about 15, the oldest was 22. 

gusman2x

Sorry to hear that man

speshul91

So sorry man, i can't imagine what that must feel like. 

BigBearKris

Sorry to hear that. :-(

Iamnobody

Sorry to hear that we had to PTS our eldest cat (13) a couple of weeks ago.

The first time we've had to do it. It's a horrible decision to make - but equally you know you are making the right choice for the animal to save it suffering.

Axe_meister

Get yourself some rescue cats as a replacement that way athough they may eventually leave you, you will still have given them a better life.

axisus

Surely most cats and dogs are PTS? We had a lovely Irish setter when I was a kid, I remember in the end that she couldn't even stand up. I have a vivid memory of my mum and dad coming back from the vets without her, and my mum running upstairs in floods of tears. Even now I'm getting a lump in my throat thinking about it. It's so tough losing pets.

rlw

axisus said:

Surely most cats and dogs are PTS?

They are I imagine but having to make the decision and be there is shit.  Betty is now perking up after being given medicine for constipation and throwing up a fur ball so, hopefully, some room for food to go.....

ourmaninthenorth

They may be gone, but they never leave you. 

I think about Jasper a lot, ran out of road at 13 years old..had him from 6 weeks old. A constant companion. Took me 2 days to bury him in the garden, broke my bloody heart.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee299/williams123_photo/Image015.jpg

Little Tess is still going strong at 17..

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee299/williams123_photo/Image001.jpg

thomasross20

That Jasper picture is fantastic

Paul_C

thomasross20 said:

That Jasper picture is fantastic

cats love guitar cases - I've got a number of pictures that look similar

ourmaninthenorth

Paul_C said:

thomasross20 said:

That Jasper picture is fantastic

cats love guitar cases - I've got a number of pictures that look similar

He didn't like Fender cases...the bugger could sleep on a washing line..but Fender cases evoked that look that cat people will know well...kinda like " are you taking the piss...? "  sort of thing...

TheBlueWolf

Sorry to hear that dude

Snowy ( my 20 year old ) seems like he's going to avoid the death curse of 2016 but  I don't rate his chances for the new year.

CHRISB50

My sympathies rlw.