Posted on 12/11/2012 5:37:57 AM PST by SoothingDave
My old Kitty boy is giving up on life-in the last couple of days, he has barely eaten and only gets out of his favorite basket to lie by the French doors in the sun. This morning, I saw him in the basket, and thought he was gone, but he woke up when he smelled food, and had a few bites before hobbling to his spot in the sun to lie down and sleep for hours.
I’m surprised-as is my vet-he has lived this long, given his hard life before he was brought to the shelter as an adult-he has always been a bit delicate and he is at least 16. I said at this time last year he would not live the summer out-I’m glad I was wrong, but I still hate for him to go...
I’m sorry - it is hard to lose a pet. You’ve given him a good life it appears.
It is indeed-most of my cats have lived to around 19-20, and a couple made 22. But they were either obviously recently lost pets like Yeti boy and/or just little kittens when they were rescued, like Titus and Midget girl.
Many strays rescued as adults off the street/road/forest have suffered permanent damage from injury or malnutrition, and will not live as long as their more fortunate fellow felines. Even knowing that, I always take the one who wants to come to me at the shelter, and ask about the history after it is a done deal...
That’s awfully old for a cat. My old tabby is nearing 13 and still hanging in there. He’s got some tumors of some type, but he’s not suffering.
Oh, I am sorry to hear that he is near the end. When one of my collies couldn’t be coaxed to eat ground meat, I knew he was ready to go. I was determined to nurse him back to health but his body was not able. I’m still sad about losing him, a year later.
i’m sad for you. losing pets is among the saddest things.
I still sing loudly with the stereo on long drives-music has been a form of therapy for everything for me since I was able to sing along with a tune...
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