Bartie and Elan issues...

[Catty1]

I am glad Bartie is doing.

Elan - that beautiful boy - I wish there was something to be done for him to help him. Would mild steroids help for a while?

It's an old saying here, Donna - but you took in these two older boys and thank God they knew your love and caring for whatever time they have left.

I pray that somehow Elan can have a turnaround.

[Cataholic]

No advice, just thoughts for your situation. Sometimes, Donna, your best is all you can do, with no promises of the outcome. You are giving them hard, core, love. That means a lot.

[momcat]

I'm happy to hear that Bartie is doing better without the meds. Some special prayers are being prayed for Elan.

[Pinot's Mom]

No advice, just thoughts for your situation. Sometimes, Donna, your best is all you can do, with no promises of the outcome. You are giving them hard core, love. That means a lot.

My thoughts exactly. Thank you for your care of these kitties, Donna.

[catmandu]

I too wish I could offer some ideas for Bartie and Elan.
All we can offer is prayers from all of us at The Found Cat Hotel and from our Awesome Angels for their health.
An Awesome Angels Army Visitor's Squad will visit and see if they can help out.

[cassiesmom]

Prayers for these two very special senior kitty-zens

[ramanth]

Sorry to hear Bartie and Elan are ill. Like Johanna said, sometimes all you can do is love them. Thinking of you all!

[moosmom]

I am missing Bartie SOOOO much, to the point of questioning my helping him cross to the Rainbow Bridge. I know deep in my heart that I did the right thing by him, given all his issues and the fact that they found cancerous lesions throughout his liver. But I still find myself questioning my decision.

Elan is doing great, although my 19 year old man has started peeing and pooping outside the box. The vet says his blood work is within normal limits. He suggested that maybe he's having difficulty getting in and out of my litter "bins" that are pretty high. The poor old man has been using the wee-wee pads. So, I went out and bought a black plastic cement mixing tub. It's low and holds a lot of litter. I put it in my shower as that is where he seems to go most of the time.

I'm pet sitting till Friday. I closed him in my tiny bathroom last night while I was away, with a medium litterbox in the shower and he used it. So today, I left him out of the bathroom to see what happens. If this doesn't work, I'll have to close him in the bathroom when I'm not home. When I left this afternoon, he was curled up on the heated throw with all his buddies.

I've committed to Elan to take care of him in his later years, and I'm sticking to it. I love him so much!!!

[phesina]

God bless you, Donna, for all the love and care you are giving these two very special kitties, and God bless Bartie and Elan for having you there filling the rest of their lives with all that love and care they deserve so very much.