At the beginning of xmas week my 13 yr old lilac Burmese, Joey, who'd been at the vets for 10 days, came home. The only thing they were doing was giving him a drip but as soon as he came off it he would become very ill again. He has advanced cirrhosis of the liver., so no chance of regeneration. He refused to eat or drink and was becoming more and more depressed. No sooner had I got him home than he was demanding food! Instead of the couple of days with me before taking him back for that 'final' injection, he is still with me. He is painfully thin but is in no pain and is eating and drinking OK.
Today, I took his brother to the vet. I knew one of the 3 cats was peeing in the house but did not know which one until I saw Rojo last night. He refused his breakfast this morning and he has been a bit off colour for the past week. It turns out he is diabetic. I then asked for a full blood test to be done to see the extent of it. Normal is between 50 and 100. His was 516. Not only that but the blood test showed he has kidney problems. I have left him with the vet as he needs 2 injections, 12 hours apart. I have 2 days to decide what to do if he does not respond....
I cannot believe that both of them are fading fast together.
