Max

[Medusa]

Wow, that was scary! It was always a fear of mine, too, that Pidge or Puddy or any one of my Fur Posse would go to the Bridge when I wasn't there but if that does happen, then I have to remind myself that it's the way they wanted it. They deserve to go the way they want to also. But that wasn't the case this time and, for your sake, I'm glad it didn't happen that way.

The pix are just adorable. Max looks so much like a little toy kitty that my parents gave me when I was just three years old. I carried that kitty around w/me until it was an absolute mess, only to be replaced by the real thing. You have the most precious kitty of all, Slick, your beautiful Max. The Fur Posse and I are wishing you the merriest of Christmases together. Gentle pets to Max and lots of (((HUGS))) to you, my friend.

[Queen of Poop]

Max, you silly boy!! Still got a bit of stinker in you! I hope the Cartrophen kicks in for you really soon so you can get to feeling better. Merry Christmas to you and your mom. I hope you both have a very good Day. Hugs and kisses.

[Barbara]

Aaaww Max- you scared meowmie but I am sure she could only be happy when she saw you napping just like another toy kitty.
Tigris loved to sleep in the basket with the beenies here.
Merry Christmas to both of you

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I'm with Max. When I finally get comfy, I don't want to move either. Maybe he is resting up to greet Santa tonight!

[ChrisH]

Sooooo adorable.

Lovely pictures of your dear Max, slick, thank you for sharing them.

[katladyd]

slick, you have the prettiest, most adorable, kitty ever!!! He looks just like a living stuffed toy! It is no wonder you love him so much.

[Nomilynn]

How is Max doing? I thought about him a lot over Christmas. I'm in Calgary for the holidays, but he was on my mind. I would love to come and visit him sometime in January if you would have me and if you think he would enjoy it!

[Queen of Poop]

Hoping you and Max had a good Christmas.

[Medusa]

How is our boy this morning? Good, I hope, and you, too, girlie.

[slick]

First and foremost, thank you for the lovely comments and Max says "thank you" too!!!

Max has his fourth and final injection last Saturday and according to Dr. Singh, Max is to go in once a month now for more pokes.

I have to be honest and say that all of this is not helping Max at all. In fact the weakness in his back legs seems to be getting worse. I now have 3 litterboxes set up - 2 of them have low sides. I just watched him and he could barely make it in one of them. So far he always does make the LB so I can be thankful of that, although there are still times that I do find some prezzies on the living room floor.

I don't know what else I can do for him. It's like his whole body is willing, but his back legs aren't (front legs are still very strong). He is eating, although not as much, and his output is good. I also have about 4 bowls of water all over the place for him.

He hasn't been behind the bed in days and has now taken up residence on one of the dining room chairs. Yes, he can jump on the chair and on the coffee table but not the bed even though I have a step stool for him that he used to use. I guess he finds it too difficult now. He has not been on the bed for a number of weeks now. I do miss that sweet purr in my ear.

His behaviour continues to be puzzling - licking the inside of the fridge, the windows, the closet doors - I'm just putting it down to perhaps senility, age and CRF. I continue to give him lots of cuddles and make sure he is comfortable and pain free. That's all I will do for now.

God only knows how much more time he will be with me.

[Cinder & Smoke]

I continue to give him lots of cuddles and make sure he is comfortable and pain free.
That's all I will do for now.

Not much more a Beloved Kitty really needs.
Sounds like a great plan - Carry On, Mom!


{{{Huggs}}} to Max & Mom!

[Medusa]

Forgive me if I asked this already but did you mention to your vet "burning mouth syndrome"? Does Max's tongue stick out occasionally or more often than not? My Puddy's did and someone on PT found out about burning mouth syndrome for me. I know that you're making sure Max has plenty of ice cubes and I also had popsicles and fudgsicles for Puddy to lick. She loved fudgsicles! IIRC, B vitamins helped Puddy tremendously, (CRF kitties need the B vitamins even more; I was also giving them to Pidge) although they were administered to her by way of her subQ fluids; I injected them directly into the bag but your vet would be able to give Max a shot and maybe he would see some relief. Here is a link about BMS.

http://www.fabcats.org/breeders/info...orofacial.html

Of course, prayers are continuing for dear Max and you, Slick. (((HUGS)))

ETA: Now how could I forget a candle for our sweet Max? So sorry; not enough sleep. Here ya go, buddy:

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=9870427

[Randi]

Slick, I'm thinking of you and dear Max and hope you will have some cosy cuddle time together going in to the new year. You're doing everything you can.

Sending lots of kisses and hugs.

[slick]

The clinical signs are characterised by exaggerated licking and chewing movements, with pawing at the mouth. Typically the discomfort is unilateral or worse on one side and can be episodic or continuous. In the episodic version the distress often occurs after eating or grooming and lasts between 5 minutes and 2 hours.

OMG - that's it!!!!!!! Mary, how can I thank you enough for this. We just simply have to meet someday.

I'm going to print off that page and talk to my vet again about B vitamin shot. I mentioned it to him a while ago but he indicated that there was no clinical proof that B shots work. When Max was at the vet recently I had the vet look inside his mouth and nothing was found. Yes, his teeth are in not too good shape but I'm not putting him through the stress of a dental right now.

What is IIRC?

[orangemm]

Praying for Max every day, Slick.

Hopefully Mary's "find" will help Max.

IIRC = If I recall correctly............more computer jibber-jabber. It's hard to keep up with all of it.