jeriendhal | Sick Kitty Blues (Reply)

Maxx, the Alpha Cat of our household, had recently lost a great deal of weight, though he didn't show any other signs of illness. Worrisome enough, which is why we had an appointment for him to go to the vet's on Friday. But last night Steve got home to find Maxx sitting in the same spot as when he had left this morning, and refusing to take water or wet food even when we put it right in fron of him. When he did get up, I started petting the old man, and when I took my hand away he just fell over onto his side and lay there. Stege took him to a 24-hour vet clinic immediately, and found out MAxx was badly dehydrated, and could be suffering anything from feline leuk to kidney shutdown. :(

He's an old cat, at least ten years old, but up until now he's been a pretty healthy fellow. I don't want to have to put him down. He's been the very best cat I've ever known, friendly, but never needy or in your face, and smart. And I'll never forget in the first months after THomas was born, how Maxx played guardian, and kept a watch on Thomas from the edge of his floor pad.

Sigh. In other news, happy birthday to me. :(