Thank you for your kind words and support and advice, I am coming to terms with it now, it was just a real shock, i knew he was not well, and i even suspected his kidneys, i just did not expect him to have so little function left.

Don't worry folks i am not giving up hope, i intend to make his life as comfortable and wonderful as i can,even though it was already a good life, one can only make it better, the dental has made a difference i can see that in him already, he regained his appetite today and has been very hungry, making up for no food to speak of yesterday i expect.

He really likes the tin can gourmet supreme sardine we have here, it say's on it even for the fussiest eaters and he has been scoffing it down in little amounts all day long, so i guess that is going to be on the menu from now on.

Yes i did read that chicken or turkey baby food is an option, so will keep that in mind, but at the moment he is ok.

I think he is even getting used to being pilled, we have to give him stormorgyl, half a tablet a day for his dental, it is a huge pill even cut in half quite big, and then his fortekor 5 for his heart and kidney in the evening, we will have to give that to him every day for the rest of his remaining life, only a small pill and half a day, i will be watching him closely to see if there is an improvement from taking this medication,he is my hardest kitty to pill, but i think we have the hang of it now, and even Ash is becoming a better patient.

I am not sure if his condition is acute or chronic, i will have to ask more on his check up in a week's time, all i know is 75 per cent of his function is gone according to the vet, we still need to get those values re-checked when i can get a wee sample off him.

His first night home he just wanted out, we let him for a very short period, and he was only out for about half and hour, but then it was getting cold, so he had to stay in for the night, like he usually does, but i guess being caged for two days, he was not having a bar of that, i felt very distressed as he paced up and down to each door for over three hours, and then to my suprise he used the litter box for a pee, poor ole guy must have been holding on, i felt awful, you have to keep in mind he is an outdoor/indoor kitty and never uses an indoor litter box, he prefers the big outdoor one, so i was very suprised, i am wondering if it is he who uses it in the night time now, as often there is one there in the morning, i always assumed it was either ellie or nikki.

Anyhow i appreciate all your advice and he is very happy and content right now, infact he seems better than he has been in a long time, i put that down to the dental work done,one less thing for his body to deal with.

He is at present lying stretched out on his special pillow, it is a pillow i bought for myself for my aches and pains, filled with sand type stuff, and it sinks into your body shape, it was for my neck, but it did not really help me much, but Ash simply loves it and seems so comfortable there, i am sure it helps his old aching bones and arthritis,he is cosy by the oil heater as close as he can get, i am going to buy him an electric blanket when i get some spare cash which won't be for a little while, it has been a very expensive week, but worth every single cent of it.

Anyhow so far so good, keep you posted, and thanks again everyone, i must admit when i see him lying there so content and happy and well looking i simply cannot believe what the vet has told me, just does not seem real.