While searching the forums to see what the vet may have missed during our visit yesterday (9/2/20) I came across this forum. While trying to type this I find myself crying again. My buddy (Mojo) was just over 16 years old. I still remember him as a kitten back in 2004 as I retired from the Marine Corps. My wife brought him home and he immediately became my pet. I was the only one that he allowed to pet and scratch his stomach.
In early 2019 we took Mojo into the vet and we needed to change his diet and give him insulin. We went back to vet several times through out 2019 after changing his diet and giving him insulin and towards the end of 2019 the lab tests showed we could stop giving him insulin as long as we stayed with his new dietary requirements.
All was good till the end of July of 2020 when he was laying around and not eating. Back to the vet we went and blood work and tests were done and the results showed he had kidney issues. We also had dental work done. He recovered nicely throughout July and into August of 2020.
Then earlier this week (Tuesday 9/1/20) Mojo was laying around and not eating. He was not interested in food and was having a hard time walking with his back legs. Wednesday (9/2/20) we took him to the vet and he had an infection in his mouth. They injected him with fluids and gave him a injection that was would increase his appetite to eat. They gave us antibiotics to give to him for the infection.
The next morning (today 9/3/20) he had not moved from the night before. He could not stand or move on his own. When I tried to hold him up in the standing position and when I released my grasp but held onto him he fell to the carpet gently as I was still holding onto to him. He was urinating as he laid on the carpet and he just stared with a glaze in his eyes. I tired to feed him wet food through a syringe and he would not take it unless I laid him on his back on lap. He had no energy. It was like a watching the life drain from his body.
I had to make the painful decision to let him go and I contacted the vet and advised them of his condition. Mojo's condition went down hill so fast and I don't understand why. I am left questioning if I did everything possible to help my buddy. I just could not watch him lay motion less on the towel on the carpet next to me.
I wanted to share a photo of my buddy (Mojo). I love you buddy.
In early 2019 we took Mojo into the vet and we needed to change his diet and give him insulin. We went back to vet several times through out 2019 after changing his diet and giving him insulin and towards the end of 2019 the lab tests showed we could stop giving him insulin as long as we stayed with his new dietary requirements.
All was good till the end of July of 2020 when he was laying around and not eating. Back to the vet we went and blood work and tests were done and the results showed he had kidney issues. We also had dental work done. He recovered nicely throughout July and into August of 2020.
Then earlier this week (Tuesday 9/1/20) Mojo was laying around and not eating. He was not interested in food and was having a hard time walking with his back legs. Wednesday (9/2/20) we took him to the vet and he had an infection in his mouth. They injected him with fluids and gave him a injection that was would increase his appetite to eat. They gave us antibiotics to give to him for the infection.
The next morning (today 9/3/20) he had not moved from the night before. He could not stand or move on his own. When I tried to hold him up in the standing position and when I released my grasp but held onto him he fell to the carpet gently as I was still holding onto to him. He was urinating as he laid on the carpet and he just stared with a glaze in his eyes. I tired to feed him wet food through a syringe and he would not take it unless I laid him on his back on lap. He had no energy. It was like a watching the life drain from his body.
I had to make the painful decision to let him go and I contacted the vet and advised them of his condition. Mojo's condition went down hill so fast and I don't understand why. I am left questioning if I did everything possible to help my buddy. I just could not watch him lay motion less on the towel on the carpet next to me.
I wanted to share a photo of my buddy (Mojo). I love you buddy.