A terrible year. I'm losing two babies.
My 23 year old cat Mangus (Siamese mix) who has always been in great shape and full of energy even for his age started having problems walking a few days ago. He was very unsteady on his feet and "loose" in the rear legs. He was laying around a lot more than normal and would'nt get up on his favorite chair. He stopped coming down stairs to meet me at the door when I got home from work. He had been losing weight the past several months and has been on tyroid meds for about a month. He has blood work about three weeks ago and everything was fine. A few small abnormalities common in old cats but nothing significant. I took him to the vet yesterday and he said he is very weak and tired. He has lost weight since last monday. The vet thinks his little body is just wearing out. We have him on high calorie, high fat cat food for cats recovering from surgery or an illness, Enercal, and his tyroid meds. We are going to check his potassium this evening. He has gone from fine to very weak in a matter of a days and got even worse last night. So now I'm not just facing losing Remo, I'm afraid I'm getting ready to lose my baby Mangus also. I've had Mangus for so many years I can't really remember not having him. I stole him from the cage of an animal control truck. He was a skinny, homely, nasty, fleaed over tom cat with the most loving heart I've ever seen in a cat. I fell in love with him that first day and just love him more with each passing year. I just don't know how I can handle losing both of my babies. I've been trying to come to terms with losing Remo for a few months but this with Mangus came at me out of the blue and he's probably going to be the one to leave me first. I needed to vent to people who understand. |
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| I'm so sorry....we are all here for you. |
| i so totally undersand where you are coming from i lose 3 of my babies in one month.. it is very hard to take .but having friends on here has really helped me venting when things look there worse.. try and hang in there |
| I am so sorry your guy is near his end. Wow!!! 23 is the oldest cat I have ever known of. |
| I'm so sorry. Each loss is painful both before knowing it was coming and when it happens, but to have two coming to an end, very sad indeed. |
| Owwww I'm so sorry for your troubles. |
That is bad news, for sure. 
Some people would say stuff like "your cat is old" and not understand. For those of us that love our pets, they never can live long enough.  |
| They should live forever Dawn...then, so should we!
"Old" and full long life aren't always the same thing. Sounds like this boy kitty had a long full happy life...it is always sad when they get "old". |
| I am so so sorry - |
| as sad as this sounds, I was struck to the heart by something you said. I love that you "stole Mangus from an animal control truck"; and I'm sure he loves that you did too! You obviously gave that sweet boy a new life that day; and what a life! 23 years is amazing! And so wonderful to hear that he has been so strong for almost all of it.
We'll all be here for you; stay strong for your babies... |
| I just looked at your photos; Mangus is a really beautiful kitty...
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| I am sorry you are having to deal with this. It is always hard watching them get old and frail.
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| That's the worst. I'm so sorry. |
| I am very sorry.
23 years is a wonderful long life for a feline, how wonderful that you have been blessed for such a long time with Mangus as a part of your life. 15 years is no where near long enough, but then 115 wouldn't be wither. I am sorry. |
| I'm really sorry to hear the news of your buddies Remo and Mangus, you can only cherish every living moment. At 23 Mangus has had a wonderful long life. You are all in my thoughts.
Peter |
| I am so sorry to hear you are going through all of this with your sweeties. I have a cat, Pearl, who is 13 and I was impressed, but 23 yrs that is wonderful. I am sorry Magnus is having the problems he is. Please give him a gentle rub from me and a prrr prrr from Pearl. |
| Thank you all for your kind words and understanding. We'll be getting the blood test results back Thursday. I'm just hoping for some we can treat. |
| Hi,
My most positive thoughts are with you today for Remo and Magnus. How lucky they have been to have been chosen by you. Sending belly rubs and pats. Marianne |
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