Wendy&Tiggy(GA)
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So the good news is his BG has been excellent pretty much for weeks. No need for R. The bad news is that Tiggy is almost down.
He struggles to half walk, half drag himself around and so seems reluctant to move unless its feeding time or he needs to go to the bathroom.
He manages somehow to get up stairs one at a time very slowly, plus he can jump (although half the time he falls or misses) about a foot height onto the sofa.
He has problems standing to go to the bathroom so has poop stuck to his butt at times.
I don't know how long he has left walking. Maybe days. Maybe a few weeks.
But he still has his personality. He isn't in pain. He loves his treats. He jumps with help of a stool into bed at night so he can cuddle with daddy. And in the evening cuddles with me on the sofa. He chirps when its treat time. He is bright and alert. So he still has joy in his life. B
ut he can barely walk. And its painful to watch him struggle to do so.
This is the worst disease ever. He will continue to decline and become paralyzed yet otherwise will be totally healthy... so knowing when "its time" will be very hard. This issue is so rare in cats that I have yet to find anyone out there who has ever actually had or has a cat with this (Dogs get it often). Our chances of winning the lottery were much higher. We feel very very alone.
Phil and I have discussed at length and our plan for now is we keep going even when he loses the ability to walk - as long as we can ensure we spend the time with him so that he has quality of life - and he seems his happy self. But as soon as he starts to show signs of going down at the front as well (which is inevitable)- or is unhappy of course.. or it becomes too much for us... then….
I wonder if thats the right decision?
So the good news is his BG has been excellent pretty much for weeks. No need for R. The bad news is that Tiggy is almost down.
He struggles to half walk, half drag himself around and so seems reluctant to move unless its feeding time or he needs to go to the bathroom.
He manages somehow to get up stairs one at a time very slowly, plus he can jump (although half the time he falls or misses) about a foot height onto the sofa.
He has problems standing to go to the bathroom so has poop stuck to his butt at times.
I don't know how long he has left walking. Maybe days. Maybe a few weeks.
But he still has his personality. He isn't in pain. He loves his treats. He jumps with help of a stool into bed at night so he can cuddle with daddy. And in the evening cuddles with me on the sofa. He chirps when its treat time. He is bright and alert. So he still has joy in his life. B
ut he can barely walk. And its painful to watch him struggle to do so.
This is the worst disease ever. He will continue to decline and become paralyzed yet otherwise will be totally healthy... so knowing when "its time" will be very hard. This issue is so rare in cats that I have yet to find anyone out there who has ever actually had or has a cat with this (Dogs get it often). Our chances of winning the lottery were much higher. We feel very very alone.
Phil and I have discussed at length and our plan for now is we keep going even when he loses the ability to walk - as long as we can ensure we spend the time with him so that he has quality of life - and he seems his happy self. But as soon as he starts to show signs of going down at the front as well (which is inevitable)- or is unhappy of course.. or it becomes too much for us... then….
I wonder if thats the right decision?
