Max is doing really, really well. He's an entirely different kitty. He's confident, happy, hungry, talkative and affectionate - purring up a storm after he's had dinner and we are on the couch in front of the TV. I know I made the right decision, as hard as it was. His left side was losing hair but now it seems to be growing back. The only sign of real aging is his "carcass with fur" appearance.

The other week a very strange thing happened. I was lying on the couch on my side watching TV. His 6pm alarm clock went off and he was crying for dinner. All of a sudden he jumped up on me turned around a few times and laid down on my. That was a first. He's never, ever curled up on me at any time. Then he lay his head down and seemed to enjoy it. He stayed like that for about 20 min, then jumped up, jumped down to the floor and started screaming for dinner again.

He's happy and his quality of life is extremely good and that's all that matters to me. Thank you for asking.