I'm so sorry to hear this latest sad news about Ralph.

I would do the exact same thing if I were in your shoes, and I might just end up in your shoes one of these days with Peanut since she has "some sort of malignancy" in her bladder. She has been doing extremely well for almost a year now since her surgery, but I think I'm starting to see the Cachexia(wasting away) that you mention. I look at it as I have been put on notice. Peanut will not be around forever, so she needs to be extra spoiled and pampered and spoiled and smooched on and spoiled and spoiled and spoiled.....

I think the same is true with Ralph now. If he so enjoys sitting on your lap and purring, make sure he has a lap available to him as often as possible. If he loves napping in HIS Grainger box ( ), make sure the box is always available to him, and if possible, maybe get one or two more around for him. Do whatever you can think of to make his remaining days as happy and loved as possible. ......but I know you'd do that anyway.

Prednisone can be a wonderful thing, so hopefully it will make Ralph comfortable and delay the inevitable for many many months to come.


{{{hugs}}}