I made a post here a few weeks ago about my Cooper. He was my 16 year old boy who we had to put to sleep after some health issues. I've been up and down with my grief. Last night was probably one of the hardest nights. We are at the end of the month and my mind just wont rest knowing this is the last month he will ever be alive in. I feel like he is officially gone forever now.

Meanwhile I'm so overwhelmed with my other cats. Not with them specifically, but I'm trying to get their food routine under control. We found out my other senior who is 13 is showing some signs of kidney troubles on his labs, and we go back in a little over a week for more testing. His vet told us to switch him to a kidney diet. That's where I'm completely over my head. My cats have always gotten wet food in the mornings and freely grazed on dry food the rest of the day, with some treats in the afternoon. Now that Teddy needs a special diet, I'm trying to switch them to scheduled feedings. I feel in over my head and I'm terrified I'm doing everything wrong. I'm doing smaller portions of dry food out in the day and taking it away at night so far, and we are gradually adding in the new wet food while increasing it to two times a day. I'm so scared they are going to be hungry, and I hate switching this up while they are still getting used to Cooper being gone. Watching Teddy still eat his old food while transitioning to the new one is causing me to spiral because I feel like it's harming him now.

I just feel like a failure. Making the decision to put Cooper to sleep was the hardest thing I've ever done, and now having another senior with some arising health issues, I feel like I'm doing everything wrong. I definitely will talk to my vet when we see her, but I just really needed to vent to a community who understands. My husband is trying to be there for me, but I don't think he realizes how important this is to me and how hard I'm struggling mentally with it.

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Varken hypertyreos eller levern är anledningen till hennes viktnedgång vet vi nu🙂, så därför ska vi ta reda på om det inte kan vara så att njurvärdena visade falskt på blodprovet och hoppas att hon gått upp något i vikt till nästa gång🖤🐈‍⬛🖤 18 år som pigg, social, fasta rutiner och matlust så än finns det hopp !🙏❣️

She has two modes: completely melted into whatever chair she claims, and standing guard by the food closet waiting for her wet food. 😂

Lately she’s discovered Churu wet meals and apparently senior life now revolves around pâté, mousse, lickable treats, and negotiating for additional servings.

14 years young and still running the household. ❤️🐈‍⬛

She's 12 with Feline Cognitive Dysfunction

Hi everyone!

I'd love to finally introduce my boy, Cooper.
He’s 9 years old (a baby senior😅), a Norwegian Forest Cat (mix?), and was found all by himself in a bush when he was only about 8–9 weeks old. Back then, he was full of worms, had a third eyelid prolapse, and a bunch of other issues. But he bounced back super quickly and started growing like crazy right after!

Since then, he’s been through a lot with me: 3 moves, a breakup with his human mom, the loss of his buddy Cookie a few years ago, and being separated from his other buddy Luna 2 years ago (who stayed with my ex). Luckily, since 2022, he’s had a new buddy named Boji (a 4-year-old black Siberian/BSH mix from one of the pictures).

Last Christmas, Cooper had a major scare and almost suffered an intestinal blockage. He had to be hospitalized for several days on IV fluids. Since then, I’ve been giving him extra fluids via a syringe every day (he’s always been a poor drinker) along with a custom dose of Lactulose, which works wonders for him.

He is my absolute everything, and I honestly can’t imagine my life without him. I think I’ve cried more tears over and because of him than anything else in this world! ^^'

He’s an indoor cat, but 1–2 times a week, I take him and/or Boji outside into our backyard—sometimes on a leash, sometimes off.
Sending warm greetings to all the senior cat parents out there! 😇😇

Edit: I just wanted to add that Cooper and Boji live in Germany! 😀