This is not a happy thread sadly
The family cats who live at my mum's are now in 'old age' well I keep being informed that 12 is old for a cat.
Well Geri about a year ago had to have 2 teeth removed as she got diagnosed with gigivitus? (sorry about horrendous spelling). She stopped eating for a while and her weight dropped dramatically but, with feeding her by hand and mashing her food to a liquid consistency she put her weight back on and recovered. However, she stopped eating a few weeks ago so my sister under advice from the RSPCA started to feed her kitten food as it was richer in vitamins and smaller. She ate this food with no problems at all. BUT here comes the problems she didn't put any weight back on and she is now skin and bones there is no muscle on her at all! Can feel all her bones :'( She has lost the ability to jump and now proceeds to climb up our legs with her claws. She no longer walks in a straight line either her hips seem to swing out to the side as she walks.
We have had no money rung around every one you can think of to see if we could get her treated and then pay with no success. Payday is tomorrow so we are off to the vets at 9. My mum and sister are contemplating having her PTS as her quality of life has diminished dramatically. Going to the vets to talk to a vet about what options are available if it's simply paying for pain relief them I am prepared to do this however, my mum says this isn't fair on Geri as she is clearly in pain when she eats.
Sorry for such a long post
just wondered if anyone has had any dealings with gingervitus (trying all spellings!)
The cats have been with me for more than half my life and the thought of losing one is horrible!