i am taking my 17 year old cat (pebbles) to the vet tomorrow. she have had problems walking for a while now and seems like now she do not want to move, she is off her food for the last 2-3 days and she seems to be breathing heavy.
while she did not seem to be in pain before, today she cried out.

I am pretty sure what the outcome will be, 17 year old cat, not walking and eating. Not looking forward to it to be honest, but at 17 she have had a good life and until this year have been in pretty good health.

This is happening at a time where I am going through treatment for cancer, going to be difficult

I know one one can do nothing, but just want to tell someone.

Thank you

So sorry to hear about Pebbles. As you have said, it is not easy at the best of times, but when you are having cancer treatment it is even worse. Hopefully the vet will have positive news for you. If the worst happens then you must remember that Pebbles has enjoyed a good life with you and she will not be in pain.

As for your cancer treatment. 13 years ago I had chemo and radiotherapy for breast cancer. Had a lumpectomy. All seems ok at the moment, I am not even on any drugs now. Hope your treatment is successful too. They are so clever now with how they deal with cancer.

I hope you have friends and family with whom you can share your thoughts and worries. I talked about it to everyone, made me feel heaps better to share everything and I felt I had listened to everyone elses problems so often that now it was pay back time. I know now is such a difficult time for you.

Keep posting here please.

Poor thing, cats are too good at hiding their problems - hope its good news.
And best wishes for your own treatment, noise747.

fingers crossed..hope all is ok

Thank you. she is worse today, i put a saucer of milk in front of her and she did not even drink that and she loves her milk the few times I give her a bit, I never gave her milk very often due to the fact that too much is not good for them.

Her breathing also seems worse, she did walk to the chair i was sitting on a jumped up on it.
she have not been good at walking for a while, I put a little tray in the house 4 months ago as she would not go out of the cat flap, she would go out if I opened the door, but came back in to use the little tray.

While I was in hospital she had a couple of sores on her back, which have healed up now more or less, For some reason she got attacked by fleas, I sorted that out when I came home.

You are right she have had a good life, spoiled rotten sometimes by me and my next door neighbour, she was the one that got Pebbles for me when I said I wanted a cat.

17 years of happiness i hope until now.

I am not sure what I will do if it comes to having her put to sleep, bring her home and bury her in the garden she loved, get her cremated and that is or get her cremated and the ashes returned, so I can keep them here.



Nice to hear that all seems ok for you. Mine was Bowel cancer, they have removed the tumor and part of the bowel, I am now on Chemo for 6 months, there was no cancer in my blood so I was told and the chemo is only a precaution, It is not the chemo so much, ok that makes me tired, but it is the steroids, they do have make my moods change and last week I sat crying after watching Bones on Netflix. I thought for goodness sake, stop it.


I hope you have friends and family with whom you can share your thoughts and worries. I talked about it to everyone, made me feel heaps better to share everything and I felt I had listened to everyone elses problems so often that now it was pay back time. I know now is such a difficult time for you.

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Thank you. she is worse today, i put a saucer of milk in front of her and she did not even drink that and she loves her milk the few times I give her a bit, I never gave her milk very often due to the fact that too much is not good for them.

Her breathing also seems worse, she did walk to the chair i was sitting on a jumped up on it.
she have not been good at walking for a while, I put a little tray in the house 4 months ago as she would not go out of the cat flap, she would go out if I opened the door, but came back in to use the little tray.

While I was in hospital she had a couple of sores on her back, which have healed up now more or less, For some reason she got attacked by fleas, I sorted that out when I came home.

You are right she have had a good life, spoiled rotten sometimes by me and my next door neighbour, she was the one that got Pebbles for me when I said I wanted a cat.

17 years of happiness i hope until now.

I am not sure what I will do if it comes to having her put to sleep, bring her home and bury her in the garden she loved, get her cremated and that is or get her cremated and the ashes returned, so I can keep them here.



Nice to hear that all seems ok for you. Mine was Bowel cancer, they have removed the tumor and part of the bowel, I am now on Chemo for 6 months, there was no cancer in my blood so I was told and the chemo is only a precaution, It is not the chemo so much, ok that makes me tired, but it is the steroids, they do have make my moods change and last week I sat crying after watching Bones on Netflix. I thought for goodness sake, stop it.



I have got family and friends, They been great, well most of them. The one friend I would have liked here have gone to see her parents in Kent for 3 weeks. i am going to phone a mate up and see if he is doing anything this morning to come with me to the vet, not sure if he will want to as he lost one of his cats a couple of weeks ago, whicc I only found out about yesterday.




Will do.

It will be so strange without a cat wandering around.

So sorry it does sound like she is coming to the end of her life but I am betting she has had a wonderful life as you sound like a very caring owner and are putting her needs first. Good luck at the vet never know we may be wrong.

Really sorry to hear about Pebbles, noise 747. It does sound as though she may be approaching the end of her life, but you never know - might be treatable. If only they lived longer, mate. We get so attached to our pets, and it's a terrible wrench when they depart.

I'd say that they leave us with many happy memories though - and a bit of advice fwiw, having lost 2 cats myself. Get another cat asap. I know a new cat won't ever replace Pebbles, but it too will have its own unique and lovable personality. It will give you something new to focus on, and it will help the grieving process as far as Pebbles is concerned.

Above all you will be helping out a situation where shelters are overflowing with unwanted cats, often ill treated and abandoned by their original owners.

You take care now, and I hope your own treatment goes well x

PS: if she does need to be put to sleep, get her ashes back, or bury her in her favourite garden spot. That's something I regret not doing when I lost Amber.

There was too many things wrong with here, Lungs, heart and something to do with her Stomach, to put her through the tests would not be fair to her, so I done what had to be doen.
I will miss her.

I am having the ashes back, it cost a bit more, but worth it.
Getting another cat at the moment may not be the best idea since I got pipes hanging from me every other week, once the treatment is done then I will consider it. thanks peoples.

It's the last thing any of us can do for our pets. Doesn't make it any easier, even when you know the time has come.

So sorry noise, it's a heart breaking thing to do but the last loving act we can do for our pets, look after yourself now and get better soon so you can welcome a new kitten into your home, in honour of your beautiful pebbles.

So sorry to hear that it was Pebbles's time, but she knew she was loved.

As others have said, do get another puss-cat as soon as you feel able to, it will make such a difference in coping with the loss of Pebbles.

RIP lovely Pebbles

RIP pebbles

Take care OP, and best wishes re. the chemo.

She had a long life, with someone who loved and cared for her. Take care Noise.
RIP Pebbles.

I am so sorry. She had a long, happy life with you and that's all you can ask for really.

Sleep tight, Pebbles.

So sorry to hear your news. You did the kindest thing for her. Good luck with your treatment steroids do make you feel awful. Your cancer must be such a worry for you. Stay positive and try to keep a sense of humour although obviously not possible at moment. Laughter kept me feeling positive and definitely helped with my recovery. Don't be shy to ask for help and support.
Love xxx

Huge hugs noise. It is too hard when we lose our wee souls. Take care of yourself. Pebbles was very lucky to have such a loving caring home. xx

So sorry for your loss But focus on that lovely life you gave her. She sounds like a very well loved kitty.

RIP Pebbles. Take care of yourself, Noise X

Thanks peoples,
It seemed so strange last night with her not here and every noise I heard I thought it was her coming into the room, i even thought I heard the clink of the magnet she used to wear to get into the cat flap against her dish as she eats. Imagination I know.

Got to put her stuff in storage today, I washed it all yesterday, I will use it for the next cat I get.

Once again, thank you.

she gave me 17 years of happiness.

That's exactly how I was noise.

I also kept expecting to see her little face pressed against the glass in the front door, waiting to come in as she had so many times over the years.

I couldn't stand seeing the empty spaces in the kitchen where her food had been and in the conservatory, where her litter tray was. That's what made me get another cat.

Exactly how most of us feel when we lose a much loved family member, it gets better in time but life is never really the same again.

So sorry to hear of your loss. It is horrible having to say goodbye to a much loved pet. X