i haven’t posted here in a while, mostly due to life taking up my time. i just wanted to get off my chest that harley has been getting way worse very abruptly recently, so we took him to the vet today and his kidney values are like. Insanely high. the creatinine levels were the highest the vet had ever seen. he’s lost a ton of weight the last month or so, despite being on an appetite stimulant. there’s not much they can do, and what they can do would be extremely taxing for him, may not even work, and would possibly give him a few more weeks at best. so the right thing to do is to let him pass while he’s still himself, still eating and drinking and purring and curling up in our laps even though he must feel tremendously bad. it’s extremely difficult and ive been crying all day and it just. sucks. ive known him since he was 6 days old and could fit in the palm of my hand. he’s been with me through several moves back and forth across the country and through some really shit times in my life and several relationships and just been such a constant for the last near-decade. ive been steeling myself for the grief ever since he got the diagnosis but it doesn’t help. i don’t know what else to say.
ruben got a big hot spot (moist dermatitis) on his neck and had to be shaved down at the vet to properly clean it and now he looks like he’s gunning for the starring role in a PETA ad
ANYONE IN THE WEST MICHIGAN AREA IN NEED OF A SWEET LITTLE BOY?
i have to rehome my cat of 10 years, Panda, and really want him to go to a home where i will be able to keep in contact. ive run out of people to ask, though, so ill be calling a shelter on monday.
if you or anyone you know within a few hours of west michigan would be interested in taking in a special needs cat, please message me asap. he is a sweet boy that wants to lay on your lap and purr more than anything else.
rubo’s been pretty hormonal lately, likely in part due to the 3 dogs in heat simultaneously in our building PLUS a bunch of others in the vicinity, so we’ve mostly been doing training around the neighborhood or walking in the woods, so i forgot how popular he is wherever i take him. i could barely exit the mall bc people kept stopping and asking about him