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Thanks. It was heart-breaking.

Thanks for all of your excellent replies but as it turned out there was no saving him, he had advanced cancer but it took two x-rays and an ultrasound to finally find it.

Thanks for the comments but I should have been more clear. The iv is for fluids and meds, and he doesn't need a feeding tube. He won't feed himself so they are hand feeding him every 2 hours. He'll eat and swallow what's spooned in his mouth without problem. I'm just alarmed at what little...

My 10 year old went into a gradual decline, had a temperature and my vet gave him antibiotics and though the temperature disappeared, he continued to get sicker, stopped eating. Vet took him in, he's been at hospital 6 days now with fatty liver disease. Minimal improvement. On intravenous and...

Similar response from my cat and can only treat with regular sub Q fluids at home. Doubt it's the same, but her reaction is the same when she's been without fluids for too long.

Sounds familiar-try sub-cu fluids

I was in a very similar situation with a remarkably similar cat. Even as he emergency vet was telling me how poor his prognosis was I was mentally planning my route to the specialty clinic, which I had often visited in the past. I'm well known among my friends for never giving up on a pet and...

So sorry for your loss, but you did your best for him.

Hang in there, where there is life there is always hope, but be prepared to make the tough choice for the sake of your cat. I'll be thinking of you both.

Thanks everyone for your kind words, they are greatly appreciated.

Rats! I thought it was pan-canadian. So sorry about that, I'll let you know if I can find anything else.

Sorry, it's www.farleyfoundation.org

Hi, I just stumbled on this thread while looking around and I skipped to the end, missing most of the middle section so if someone already suggested this, just ignore me. I did notice you are Canadian, like me, and wondered if you have checked out the Farley Fund. It's a charitable foundation...

Sorry, one of my cats decided to play with the computer before I could finish. Taking the time to make sure it's the right time is not a bad option, a very good one I've learned over time. I've gone way beyond the time with some of my pets and had both spectacular success and heart breaking...

It's good that you trust your vet, but I wonder if something else is going on with your cat. She sounds exactly like my Lilli, but my girl has a digestive tract condition (there is a name for it by I can't remember it) that is controlled with prednisone. Strangely with her, she takes her pred...

First, do you have absolute faith in your vet? They are only human and I know from bitter personal experience, some are better than others. I was also active with a local animal rescue for years and though several vets were willing to take in and check animals we brought in, we clearly saw a...

Duke and Lilli were a brother and sister that had been at Oakville Humane Society for 2 years and no one seemed willing to adopt them. Not only were they a bonded pair, but Duke had a severe heart condition. They were also around 5 years old and no longer cute kittens but I adopted them...

First, my condolences for your loss. Took in a feral cat years ago when a multiple leg break allowed his capture-he'd been living at a friends country home in their barn for years. He spent his first 2 years hiding in our basement and what finally brought him around was our calico, Lilli. She...

Just lost my beloved Duke. Adopted him knowing he had heart disease 7 years ago. Have been treating him ever since, but 4 months ago he was diagnosed with cancer as well. Tonight, everything was as usual when I heard Duke really crying, at first I thought he was just lonely as we were in...