Just thinking aloud...
Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale
Her Highness The Old Lady 
Thursday, 23rd of October, 2008 15:39 [cats, kitty_pics]
ronja

A bit over a year ago she was still looking like a well fed, sleek cat:

This is how she looks nowadays:

She looks healthy, her fur is shiny and soft, but she's slowly fading away. When she came eight years ago she weighed six kilos, nowadays she's barely four and even though she eats well (canned food 2-3 times a day and some dry food when she feels like it) she's slowly getting thinner.

I am quite certain she has cancer, but why I don't take her to see a vet? Because she's almost 15 years old the chances are thin that she would get operated or if she did her chances to survive through the operation would be as thin.
She's not in pain, she's happy, she eats well and takes care of herself, so I have decided that even she probably has cancerous tumor somewhere I am not even trying to cure her: she is an old cat and very old Siamese and I believe that she has the right to live rest of her life with dignity, without operations which could kill her and without me knowing for sure that she is terminally ill.
If/ when she becomes too weak to take care of herself or has apparent pains I will take her to the vet and do the right thing.

I just believe that she has a right to enjoy the rest of her days without any excess stress.

Comments 
Thursday, 23rd of October, 2008 13:51 (UTC)
Her Highness still looks very content, despite being thinner and older. 15 is a good age for a cat these days anyway and especially for a Siamese. She has had a wonderful life with you, she is loved and cared for and I believe you are making the kindest decision in allowing her the dignity she so obviously deserves to live as she has done until the time comes when she is really suffering. I have been where you are in the past and I don't regret the decisions made. Please give her some extra fusses for us...
Thursday, 23rd of October, 2008 22:25 (UTC)
Poor kitty. She looks like she's enjoying her sunbeam, though.
Monday, 27th of October, 2008 7:35 (UTC)
Anonymous
I believe you're on the right path with her Highness - we did the same to our last cat; as long as he was doing good, we did nothing. He got to be 17! (Yup, we finally had to take him to the vet, and I cried oodles...)

keep on fuzzing with her and love her as much as you can!

/Anne R (still alive and well)
www.lifestitchingandeverything.blogspot.com
Thursday, 30th of October, 2008 15:27 (UTC)
Anonymous
Phoebe is slowly dying, as well, from congestive heart failure. We are medicating her and trying to make sure she lives a good and comfortable life for what she has left. That's what is important, but it certainly isn't easy, knowing that their time is coming to an end. :(
Thursday, 30th of October, 2008 15:28 (UTC)
Anonymous
Sorry, that post was me.

- Jenna
Friday, 31st of October, 2008 21:21 (UTC)
Poor little Phoebe. :(
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