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[quote=Anonymous]My sweet 13 year old cat had been acting funny over the last week. She disappeared into the basement for several days without coming out (she may have been eating/littering, but I couldn't tell) and then she emerged and seemed to be doing okay. But then had several episodes of vomiting. We noticed that there was less food consumed from the food bowls she's been sharing with her brother, but weren't sure how much she was taking in. I did notice she was having this odd reaction to water sources in that she wants to sleep in the tub/sink, and be there anytime we ran the water. She's had a similar episode in the past but our vet at the time couldn't figure out what was going on with her. She recovered quickly that time and I didn't give it much thought until last night. Yesterday we took her to our new vet (we've moved) and he knew right away.

She's still purring and able to get around around (although wobbly), but she doesn't seem to be eating or even drinking much. She's hypothermic and shaking much of the time and crawls out of any blankets we give her. She seemed to respond a little to the subq fluids, but continues to not eat. She's still urinating, but no BM. She's still dry heaving but nothing is coming up. She enjoys being petted though and seems to want to spend time with us and her brother (although he's not a very intuitive cat). She's unable to groom. She is able to go up and down the stairs okay.

She's beautiful still, even though she's lost some weight (she's always been on the low side). I wish we could afford to take her to the emergency vet for the IV fluids and boarding, but we are expecting baby number 2 and are already low on money and I honestly don't think it will prolong her life drastically.

DH is not ready to euthanize and I keep thinking about how she's bounced back in the past. I've read about giving subq fluids at home and I"m happy to do that, but my concern is that she's not eating and some sort of underlying pain. Are we doing the wrong thing by keeping her alive? Am I being too quick to jump to euthanasia? It's just that 2 weeks ago she seemed fine! She's always been low weight. Anyone have positive stories?[/quote]

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