In the house of ancient animals

[bunn]

Footie, our 17 year old grumpy tabby cat (he's the short haired one) has been diagnosed with kidney failure.  Apparently kidney failure goes in stages, 1-4, and Footie is at Stage 3.   Fortunately, we don't have to try to get daily pills into him (getting pills into Footie is an extreme sport).  He will need a prescription food, but he's quite an enthusiastic eater, so I hope that will not be a big problem.

Henning menacing poor Footie with his hairy hairy presence.  

Comments

[seascribe.livejournal.com]

I hope he does well on his special food, poor old thing.

Henning and Turnbull cat look uncanny similar.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I think from your photos, Turnbull is a bit slimmer and longer. Henning is a giant chunk of cat. Also, he is insecure and a bully, and he gets matted trousers.

It's a good thing he's good-looking!

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

Henning userpic. bunn's is of his late brother Kjetil.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. My Ginger had kidney failure too. He lived over a year. He loved his food till the end. with it.

[randomposting.livejournal.com]

Hoping the best for your beautiful kitty!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor Footie! I do hope the prescription food will help.

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

Poor Footie! Hope the special diet works well. There seem to be prescription diets for everything now!

In that photo, Henning really does look as if he's built on an entirely different scale from Footie. Which is, I guess, kind of true. :-)

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Good to hear that Ginger did reasonably well with it. Our vet seems optimistic, so I have fingers crossed.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[bunn.livejournal.com]

From the price, it appears to be made largely of gold... But the vet seems optimistic about it.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Henning usually seems to look like he's just eaten a normal sized cat...

So far so good on the special diet: he's eating some of it now!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Or maybe saffron?