sad news about my mothers kitty...

[kimlovescats]

Tessa is stunningly beautiful, Carole! I hope the new meds will improve her quality of life so she can stay with your family a while longer!

[Medusa]

CRF kitties can live a long time. My Puddy had it for years. Subq's and meds make a world of difference. It's no longer a death sentence. Hopefully, Tessa will improve and she'll have many more good years yet. She sure is a pretty girl. Keep the faythe.

[momcat]

Tessa is a real beauty and her loving purrsonality comes shining through the screen. Please know that our prayers are already being prayed for the meds to work and Tessa will be feeling better in no time. Please let us know how she's doing?
Sending her gentle feel better tummy rubs

[carole]

Mary how old was Puddy when she was diagnosed,? i do think the age has a lot to do with it, if they are younger, then perhaps the life span is longer, my vet told me to only expect one to two years with Ash, and we have hit the one year already yahoo., i think it would depend on the cat as well, as with humans every one is different.

[catmandu]

If theres a downside to having a Fur Companion its the fact that we will eventually in most cases outlive them.
All we can do is take the best care of them that we know how, and to get them good food and lots of qualuty time so that thier minds are active, and they get lots of exrecise.
We are praying for Dear Tessa, that she can be with you longer and enjoy a good qulity of life.
Tess is such a Beatiful Cat!!

[Laura's Babies]

What a lovely girl she is, prayers that the pills is all she needs!

[Catty1]

She is just STUNNING.

Prayers that the pills will help. I don't know if she eats wet food, but maybe your mum could mix just a bit of warm water in it to up her fluids.

Please keep us posted.

[Medusa]

Mary how old was Puddy when she was diagnosed,?

I can't recall exactly but I think she was around 10 years old and she lived to be 14. Now Pidge is in CRF but she also has cardiomyopathy. Each situation is different, of course, but I can still hear Dr. Lee's voice when I took Puddy in once because she was having a particularly bad spell and I thought I'd have to help her to the Bridge, he said "Mary, you'll be selling Puddy short if you do. She's been through worse times than this". That's all I needed to hear. She lived for a couple of year after that but, Puddy too, had other problems such as anemia and senility.