Awee it sounds like he really is on his final legs and is in a lot of pain. I'm sure it really is the right thing to do and the humane thing too. A second opinion never hurts though. It's so scary when they loose so much weight all of a sudden. I'll be praying for your little one for sure. About 9 years ago the same thing happened to my cat. She was old though (21 years old!) - I'm not kidding! You would NEVER now she was 21 years old. She was a Calico and looked like a big kitten and was the most playful loving thing up until her final days. However, one day she just wasn't herself at all and just had so much trouble walking and was loosing so much weight. It was the strangest thing ever! I noticed that on her back a bit of fur was missing and it looked like a bit of her bone was showing too. She was an indoor/outdoor cat and I swear I think an animal got to her, however the vets said their was nothing they could do and thought it was just her age and her body shutting down so I decided to put her to sleep. It happened so fast too. One day she was running around and the next she could hardly walk! It was one of the hardest things I ever had to do, since she was my first pet and I had her when I was a baby and she would sleep with me every night!
I'll keep your little one in my thoughts. Try to enjoy these last few days as much as you can! Unfortunately I have no good advice either nor can I tell you what's possibly going on with your little one but sometimes your gut and intuition with a pet you've had for so long really is so right! |