One of my cats has kidney disease.

He was diagnosed on Tuesday. It keeps hitting me over and over throughout the day. We have only had him almost 8 years. We brought him in from the street in 2016 before a hurricane, and I thought we would have him longer than this. I thought I could get him to at least age 16 or 18. But that will not be the case. We are devastated. And yes, he is a senior cat, but that doesn’t make it hurt less.

He has a big personality, and I am going to miss him terribly. Being told that his levels are not coming down after a week of fluids every day, was disappointing, and I wanted to break down right there. The majority of his kidney functions have stopped working. All of this happened so fast. Now, all we can do is try to get the levels down from home with subcutaneous fluids, and try to keep him comfortable until the time comes. I am heartbroken.

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thewindupbirdchronicles · 46-50, M

Aww, I feel for you tremendously. My cat, lived for only two years, his heart was so loving and affectionate, giving.... and we all know a few throw ups from a cat you should expect, but when I saw him losing weight, suffering I had no choice to place this to anything else, I took him to the vet, I remember crying when I learned he had kidney disease, I remember feeling judgment from the vet as often they assume you let them be exposed to something that would harm them. She in turn, after seeing my emotions, gave us the food to help him at "cost", send us home with fluids to inject into him (my partner's mom did as she was an RNA, registered nurse) and we gave him a home and love until the moment he could not live anymore. I remember my girlfriend calling me at a new work place, I had already said yes to overtime, I couldn't just leave and the moment I got home, as he was my cat, he was my love, he was my friend, he died in my arms as soon as I could be with him.

Love them. They'll never forget, they may even hold onto their love long enough to give you their love.

PoisonLace · 41-45, F

@thewindupbirdchronicles I am so sorry. I felt this post. They really do remember, and we don't deserve them. They are wonderful creatures that deserve the best. It breaks my heart that they have to suffer like this, and I hope to do the right thing when he needs me to. Hopefully he will wait for me too. 😢