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We are scheduled to put down our 7 1/2 year old cat tomorrow morning. We adopted her from a shelter when she was five years old. She lived in the shelter her entire life. Almost immediately she started having trouble with vomiting and pooping outside of the litter box. Some of the issues were taking care of because she had teeth that needed to be removed. Early on through blood work they found out that she has hyperthyroidism. We put her on medication that seemed to help. But after a few weeks or months of being on the medication she always went back to normal. We have taken her to three different vets at three different practices and we always end up back at square one. A few weeks ago she ended up getting an upper respiratory infection and stopped eating for a few days. We were able to get her to start eating again but she lost a lot of weight and has no muscle anymore. She struggles with jumping on furniture. She weighs under 3 pounds. The past few weeks we've noticed that she can't stop pooping everywhere and has accidents all the time. She won't even clean herself anymore. She definitely sleeps more and does seem sad. But she still eats and drinks like normal. She does still want some attention. A month ago we had an ultrasound done and everything came back perfect. They don't understand why this is happening. If I knew she was miserable and that her condition is fatal, I would have no problem putting her down to end her misery. But I can't help but feel that maybe there is something else we can do. My husband is worried because we just brought home a newborn and we have other cats to consider as well. Everyone else thinks it's time to put her down. Does it sound like I've exhausted all my options? Does anyone have any other suggestions? Im freaking out and my heart is broken. I dont know what to do
We are scheduled to put down our 7 1/2 year old cat tomorrow morning. We adopted her from a shelter when she was five years old. She lived in the shelter her entire life. Almost immediately she started having trouble with vomiting and pooping outside of the litter box. Some of the issues were taking care of because she had teeth that needed to be removed. Early on through blood work they found out that she has hyperthyroidism. We put her on medication that seemed to help. But after a few weeks or months of being on the medication she always went back to normal. We have taken her to three different vets at three different practices and we always end up back at square one. A few weeks ago she ended up getting an upper respiratory infection and stopped eating for a few days. We were able to get her to start eating again but she lost a lot of weight and has no muscle anymore. She struggles with jumping on furniture. She weighs under 3 pounds. The past few weeks we've noticed that she can't stop pooping everywhere and has accidents all the time. She won't even clean herself anymore. She definitely sleeps more and does seem sad. But she still eats and drinks like normal. She does still want some attention. A month ago we had an ultrasound done and everything came back perfect. They don't understand why this is happening. If I knew she was miserable and that her condition is fatal, I would have no problem putting her down to end her misery. But I can't help but feel that maybe there is something else we can do. My husband is worried because we just brought home a newborn and we have other cats to consider as well. Everyone else thinks it's time to put her down. Does it sound like I've exhausted all my options? Does anyone have any other suggestions? Im freaking out and my heart is broken. I dont know what to do