How to tell if your cat is at the end?

Like the title suggests

My miss Ollie cat is 15 (16 in oct) She went to the vet 3 weeks ago as she had a lump on her lip and was generally unwell. A shot of cortisone and AB's fixed her up. Friday she went back for a recheck. This time she hid from us which was super weird but apparently normal..

Vet gave her more cortisone. Since then she has gone down hill she isn't eating and not really drinking. It has been very cold these past 2 days. (cold for CQ)

Normally in winter she would have her sister to cuddle up to but Missy passed away in Oct last year. Her breathing is normal and she still purrs but she is stiff and looks miserable

I don't want to take her back to the vets as I think this last trip pushed her over the edge a little. She was not impressed at all with me

So if you had an old cat what did they do in the days or weeks leading up to them passing away?

Sorry to hear your cat is not well :hug: We lost our old girl in Feb at age 18.

With Boo she just suddenly looked old. She was always very vain and kept herself nice but she just looked very unkempt and frail, was literally in the space of a day or two. We knew it was the end, just a feeling we had, you know a pet when you've had them that long of course. She also hid under the bed and when we coaxed her out she didn't want to be touched. I wrote a thread on her at the time but we had to make that hard decision to let her go a few days following.

Sorry you are having to deal with this.

I just lost my cat, he was young but had a chronic illness, and in the last few days he stopped eating, didn't clean himself ( his sister did it for him, bless), hardly moved except to sit by the heater and wouldn't even sit on our laps :cry: He also smelt really 'toxic' but that ws his kidney failure.

I think if you are asking the question you know the answer, esp if she isn't eating or drinking, apparently cats can't go for very long without eating. Our boy hated the vets so our vet kindly came to our house and put him to sleep, it was very gentle. they also sent flowers and a card to our house the next day, i couldn't be more impressed.

Good luck with a difficult decision, not matter what you do, you will feel guilty but its for the best if they are unhappy and in pain :hug:

i dont think she is in any pain but she is miserable will watch her over night and then see what dh says i dont want her to go downhill drastically and be in pain

Sorry to hear about your cat Nic. How is going? It is such a horrid decision to make :hug:

I hope your cat is comfortable and feels a bit perkier in the morning.

As she is and has always been an outside cat she has always hated being inside. She is currently curled up in her bed in the dining room. Not even making any attempt to go out.

She has had a few drinks of water but no food. Wakes up now and then but boy she looks comfy. purring away madly so I am wondering if the cold just got to her..

Fingers crossed anyways.

:( Poor pussy cat.. I hope she is ok.

Well she is up and about again this morning. I think the cold has been getting to her..

So funny though. DH wasn't happy I had her inside but I told him to bite his bum. He shrugged and said fine if she pees inside you clean it up. I was a little concerned we would wake to poop and pee somewhere but nope I have a clever kitty

around midnight she stood at my bedroom door and meowed till I woke up. I took her outside. she looked at me and meowed so I carried her down the stairs waited for her to do her business and then she looked at me again walked to the bottom step meowed again so I carried her back up. and with a purr and a flick of the tail she curled up in her bed again lol.. I was woken not long ago by her again. clever kitty :) The last time she slept inside was 1998 so she hasn't used a litter tray since then and she knew to go outside.

She doesn't want to come back in at the moment and is under the house. (long post but I had to share)

My mum thinks she has me over a barrel :lol: I don't mind as I think its cute and I want to make her final time with us as comfortable as possible. and amazingly my allergies aren't playing up so not sure why that is. Normally my eyes swell and I sneeze and sneeze which is why I don't normally handle her but I have been carrying her and patting her for 3 days. :)

update: My kitty cat finally ate tonight :D

I gave her some of our dinner which was lamb shanks lol.. She didn't eat much but its a start. She also got up and walked around the yard a bit today. Looks very frail still but less unsteady on her feet