We took Ash for his six monthly check up yesterday, the vet was suprised at how well he is doing and that he has lasted this long with CRF,the fact i am home all day and can run around feeding him continually and making sure he is hydrated is paying off, also i think Ash is a tough ole cat as well.

He has only lost a small amount of weight since his last visit, which surprised me as he is just a bag of bones really, still i guess he is a large cat who used to weigh in at 6.7kgs and now is only 4.1,but he is holding his own.

Unfortunately his mouth is in quite a state which i already knew, and the smell is pretty bad especially to my sensitive nose,when he opens it to eat or i pill him i just about puke, i know this is the because of his CRF and the vet does not recommend another dental due to his fragile state and heart murmur, I had already decided not to put Ash through this anyhow.

It may well be the reason we have to send him to the Rainbow Bridge,as i will not let him suffer, he is declining, with his lack of appetite ,but if we get him some chicken he will always eat that,so until he turns his nose away from that he is still holding his own.

I have no idea if he will continue on and make it to Xmas, we hope so, but we are prepared that his time may well be coming soon.

Rest assured he is in good hands and he will not be allowed to suffer,anyhow just wanted to fill you all in,Ash has now gone 16mths since he was diagnosed which is a long time in a cats life,and i am happy we have been able to give him that.