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Skye is 17, she is the last of my senior cats. She was diagnosed with hyperthyroid and treated with medication via cream in her ear. That helped but sent her in the other direction and she wouldn't eat. So she is off the medication, has been for a while. We tried the thyroid food and she didn't like it, I do give her subq fluids when she has a flare.
Her behavior has changed recently, she went from sleeping in my bed then to the back of the couch and the past two days she has been under the bed. A couple of weeks ago she became glued to my side, slept in my lap, and this is not typical of her. While very sweet, it made me worry because my last cat did that when he was getting ready to die, like he was saying goodbye. I cuddled her Friday and she didn't purr, that NEVER happens.
I can get her to eat some wet food and she is drinking, but she is not well. Of course they always get worse on the weekend. She will eat Temptations treats most of the time, and while I know that isn't great, if she eats anything I am happy. The worst part on her good days she is always hungry.
To add insult to injury my boyfriend of 7 years has decided to end the relationship. This is his house so I have to leave, my condo is rented so I am having to find a rental home. As sick as she is I am thinking it may be kinder to let her go rather than go through the stress of a new home. She is blind and deaf as well.
I can't imagine losing her, I am also going to lose 3 of my dogs and 3 of my cats when I leave. (we raised all of them from babies) One of my cats died in spring 2012, another in the fall of 2013, two within a month in 2014 and my boxer October 2015. So much loss.
It's so much to think about, I want to do what is kind for her but I don't want to lose her.
Her behavior has changed recently, she went from sleeping in my bed then to the back of the couch and the past two days she has been under the bed. A couple of weeks ago she became glued to my side, slept in my lap, and this is not typical of her. While very sweet, it made me worry because my last cat did that when he was getting ready to die, like he was saying goodbye. I cuddled her Friday and she didn't purr, that NEVER happens.
I can get her to eat some wet food and she is drinking, but she is not well. Of course they always get worse on the weekend. She will eat Temptations treats most of the time, and while I know that isn't great, if she eats anything I am happy. The worst part on her good days she is always hungry.
To add insult to injury my boyfriend of 7 years has decided to end the relationship. This is his house so I have to leave, my condo is rented so I am having to find a rental home. As sick as she is I am thinking it may be kinder to let her go rather than go through the stress of a new home. She is blind and deaf as well.
I can't imagine losing her, I am also going to lose 3 of my dogs and 3 of my cats when I leave. (we raised all of them from babies) One of my cats died in spring 2012, another in the fall of 2013, two within a month in 2014 and my boxer October 2015. So much loss.
It's so much to think about, I want to do what is kind for her but I don't want to lose her.