A bit has happened since last entry.

Sunday, we had to send Tama off to a happier place. She was just going down hill. Last week, her appetite for the smelly mixture of canned cat food, cat milk and baby food was waning. She was also drinking a lot and peeing a lot. Saturday, we had only managed to get her to eat once. Sunday, she just flat out refused. So we called the vet. We were lucky they were able to see her.

We brought her to the vet. The vet checked her out. She had lost at least a pound since her visit in March. He checked out her teeth and found that she had a few sores. If it was painful for her to eat, this was the reason. Dental surgery would be one possibility. However, before we even consider that route, the vet suggested a blood test to see if there wasn't anything else wrong. We said OK. We left Tama there and they would call us within an hour.

The call came and they wanted us to come in. We got there and the prognosis was not good. The blood test results indicate kidney failure. :-( This would explain her lack of appetite and drinking habits. There were options, but were they viable options? Would it have been fair to us or Tama if we tried to prolong her life? She's managed to live this long with her chronic upper respiratory problem. We both think it's time to say good bye and let her go to a happier place where she won't have to worry about getting pilled, where she can get all the attention she wanted.

It was difficult, but we saw her once last time before the vet did the deed. It was certainly a rough Sunday afternoon.

After this, I do hope it will be some time to come before one of the other guys take a turn. Finster is now 12 years old an diabetic. Jum is next at about 8. BS is about 5-6. They all seem to be in good health. We'll probably have to have BS's teeth looked at after the vet told us about how Siamese tend to be predisposed to bad teeth. BS enjoys his food. Let's hope he can enjoy it for some time to come!

Anyway... enough of the depressing diatribe.