I'm sorry Scrappy, that's hard. Has he always been a "please don't pet me" kind of cat? Or is that new?
Nothing worse than a monster who thinks he's right with God.
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Burrell - Sep 15, 2013 2:16:25 pm PDT #5332 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Scrappy - Sep 15, 2013 2:26:51 pm PDT #5333 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
He's always been a Lovey. Never a lap he doesn't want to be on. He purrs if you just look at him, let alone petting him. His favorite spot was on your chest, staring into your eyes and often reaching out one paw to touch your face. He slept on my pillow, wrapped around my head, every night. Now he's almost stopped purring and doesn't want to be petted at all. He was a big one for licking hands and faces and that's also stopped altogether. Poor guy.
Amy - Sep 15, 2013 2:30:41 pm PDT #5334 of 30000
Because books.
Do you think it might hurt when he's petted? Is he very thin?
I'm sorry.
Scrappy - Sep 15, 2013 2:38:37 pm PDT #5335 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
He's very thin. I don't think it hurts, though. The vet said he's just going to keep getting less aware--so he's in a half-dream most of the time.
Scrappy - Sep 15, 2013 2:40:43 pm PDT #5336 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
He eats a little bit-the vet said when he stops altogether we would have to force feed him, but Jason and I are agreed that is NOT an option.
Sorry to hijack the thread to talk about my kittycat.
Connie Neil - Sep 15, 2013 2:41:27 pm PDT #5337 of 30000
brillig
Koogie was so very thin in his last couple of years, he was an ambulatory model skeleton, with a thin skin layer over top.
Damn, I miss my lich cat. No other creature has given me such uncomplicated love. All he wanted in the world was to be draped on me somewhere.
Amy - Sep 15, 2013 2:46:03 pm PDT #5338 of 30000
Because books.
The thing to do is probably just keep an eye on him, and give him as much love as you can until you reach a crisis point -- he stops eating completely, or something like that.
It's always hard. I'm sorry.
Jesse - Sep 15, 2013 2:53:50 pm PDT #5339 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I've only had the one cat, but it was so hard -- and then one day I knew it was time. I'm not sure how, but I'm still sure I was right. I'm sorry.
Dana - Sep 15, 2013 3:36:59 pm PDT #5340 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It's only the second week of football season, and I already feel like my heart can't take it.
-t - Sep 15, 2013 3:40:08 pm PDT #5341 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was just coming in here to make sure you were okay, Dana. Jeez.