WRT cat issues... I’m having a similar issue with Josie. Month or two ago she quit eating much if anything. Was clearly sick and unhappy (more than usual). Thought for a bit that it might be the end for her... But she snapped out of it and suddenly got better. Gained weight back.
Taking her to the vet is not an option. No way are we doing that. Ever. Again.
But this weekend I noticed that she’s thinning again. I think she’s not long for this world. She’s old, and more crotchety than usual (which is a lot) and doesn’t move around much.
She’s taken now to sleeping on top of my computer upstairs. Very bad. I’ve cluttered it up with pointy sharp things to keep her off it. And sticky tape.
I’m going out of my way to make thase days as nice as I can. Gave her some tuna this weekend. That stuff is crack-fer-kitties.
But Josie isn’t going to last much longer. I think she’s on life #9.
I'm not sure that's even *possible*, man...
Seriously, though...sorry to hear that she's not doing well.
Sorry to hear about that. My cat hates the vet too, and they hardly did anything last time.
Yeah - I thought it was near the end for Josie last month, but I told dad to wait until she was so weak it wouldn’t be a big nightmare to get her to the vet, if she needed to go.
Trouble is, until she finally dies, she’s like sharing the house with a grouchy psychotic. I fear for Dad and Dona sleeping in fear with her on their feet. That wound she gave Dona was something else. Crazy cat. You should almost take her up with you to your place...