Worried about Mimi........advice?

[Logan]

Thank you all for your comments and advice. One thing I failed to mention is that she "hides" now. Zipper started doing the same thing when he got sick. She stayed inside all night (she is set up with a litter box and chooses to stay upstairs, most of the time, hiding in Helen's closet). This morning, I took a food bowl and water upstairs so she wouldn't have to come down to the usual spot to eat. Maybe that will help.

Dr. Robinson does not work on Thursday, so I will call him in the morning and see if he has any advice about stimulating her appetite.

Mimi has been with me since she was a six week old kitten in 1989 and has been the healthiest, easiest pet I have ever had. And oh so loving. My goal in the last year has been to let her do what she wants, when she wants and where she wants. If outside is where she wanted to be, I have been able to trust her to stay in our yard, usually sleeping in a flower bed or under the car. Thank goodness we don't have problems with stray animals around here or I would be more fearful. But if I can keep her in, that is what I plan to try and do.

I will keep you posted. I didn't even share pictures of her on her birthday because she looks so bad. I would prefer for you guys to remember her when she was healthier and a little more plump.

Tucker is amazing at 23 years old. Wow! I guess I've always thought that Mimi would live forever. Its not just that I'm still grieving for Murphy and Zip, although that does play a part in my struggle right now, but I just don't want this huge piece of my life to leave me. Not yet. She has been the one stable thing in my life, through thick and thin, for the last 17 years.

Logan