So Salem is 17 years old and has been dealing with kidney failure the last 3 years (we honestly thought he would be dead in 6 months 3 years ago.) He isn’t going to get extraordinary care, it is more hospice care. This last month he has started to loose more weight (after gaining it back) he is throwing up more, not really grooming himself well (his fur looks worse) and I could barely get him to play for a couple of minutes. Giving him 3-4 wet food or lickable treats a day has helped him gain weight.
It is worth noting he doesn’t live with me. He was my x-husband’s cat & he adopted my stepdad when I was living with my mom. I tried taking him with me to my new apartment 3 years ago but he just shutdown and wasn’t having it. I’m only allowed one catin my apartment. So I took the hyper problem kitten off my mom’s hands and she let Salem keep living with her. She has taken good care of him so no judgment on that. I see him almost every weekend and love on him but I was never his human.... he likes me but he LOVES my stepdad! At the same time this is happening my grandpa’s dementia is rapidly declining otherwise I think she would have taken him to the vet already.
So after looking at him and how he has declined the last month or two I brought upwith my mom that I think a vet needs to weigh in on if it is time. Am I wrong? I don’t want him to suffer and would rather let him go a bit early then to late. I don’t know enough about kidney disease here.
Here is Salem (peach) & Dante when they were younger & healthy. Dante passed 3 years ago.
It is worth noting he doesn’t live with me. He was my x-husband’s cat & he adopted my stepdad when I was living with my mom. I tried taking him with me to my new apartment 3 years ago but he just shutdown and wasn’t having it. I’m only allowed one catin my apartment. So I took the hyper problem kitten off my mom’s hands and she let Salem keep living with her. She has taken good care of him so no judgment on that. I see him almost every weekend and love on him but I was never his human.... he likes me but he LOVES my stepdad! At the same time this is happening my grandpa’s dementia is rapidly declining otherwise I think she would have taken him to the vet already.
So after looking at him and how he has declined the last month or two I brought upwith my mom that I think a vet needs to weigh in on if it is time. Am I wrong? I don’t want him to suffer and would rather let him go a bit early then to late. I don’t know enough about kidney disease here.
Here is Salem (peach) & Dante when they were younger & healthy. Dante passed 3 years ago.
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