My 17 year old cat whom I love to pieces started on heart meds today. He's supposed to get two daily doses. He already gets a couple of doses of a med to help him not have rock-hard stools that he can't pass. I'm waiting on his kidney results (the vet already knows he has kidney disease but has said it's probably early) so that's more meds, I would think.
The thing is he HATES taking medication and from his reaction I think this new heart stuff tastes really bad.
I don't want to destroy his quality of life to keep him alive. He gets really stressed when he sees the dropper coming once a day, let alone 4 or 5 times. So I'm thinking of giving him the heart meds once a day (maybe the vet will let me give him both doses in one) , the poopy stuff, like, every other day, and figure in the kidney meds when they come. I'm even considering giving him one med-free day a week, just for him to enjoy a day without that dropper coming at him.
In his old age, he's grown into a very happy loving cat. (He was a very nervous rescue 16 years ago and it's been a gradual change over the years.) Is it okay to balance out his meds somehow like this so he doesn't start dreading me approaching him. He just started periodic lap sitting this year (he's a big guy, it's not comfortable for him but he wants to be with me so he tries) and I don't want to sacrifice his happiness for his health. I also don't want to lose him. I'm trying to find a compromise. Is that okay?
The thing is he HATES taking medication and from his reaction I think this new heart stuff tastes really bad.
I don't want to destroy his quality of life to keep him alive. He gets really stressed when he sees the dropper coming once a day, let alone 4 or 5 times. So I'm thinking of giving him the heart meds once a day (maybe the vet will let me give him both doses in one) , the poopy stuff, like, every other day, and figure in the kidney meds when they come. I'm even considering giving him one med-free day a week, just for him to enjoy a day without that dropper coming at him.
In his old age, he's grown into a very happy loving cat. (He was a very nervous rescue 16 years ago and it's been a gradual change over the years.) Is it okay to balance out his meds somehow like this so he doesn't start dreading me approaching him. He just started periodic lap sitting this year (he's a big guy, it's not comfortable for him but he wants to be with me so he tries) and I don't want to sacrifice his happiness for his health. I also don't want to lose him. I'm trying to find a compromise. Is that okay?
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