Quote Originally Posted by spokewench View Post
He finally got really weak in the last week, lost his hearing, and did not eat much. He finally stopped eating and one morning he did not get up out of his bed in front of the fireplace at all so he finally said that he was ready to go. He was very sweet and did not want to give up - he was a very happy kitty.
See...that makes me think it's maybe not yet her time to go. She's still eating well and is alert and is still reasonably strong and able to get around (when we had to give her antibiotics last week she would see us put the "kitty burrito" towel on the floor and take off as fast as she could to get away) and onto our bed and up on our computer desks by using our chairs or cat tower to make her way up. Or even onto the kitchen counters if we leave the dishwasher door down. She's certainly still far from physically disabled, at this stage. We're pretty sure she's stone deaf, but she's equivalent to a 90+ year old, so deafness is to be expected.

We have given her a couple of lower-body baths in the past week and she really doesn't struggle. I think she also likes the warm water. Even as a young cat she was fascinated by the shower, so she tolerates it a lot better than most cats, I expect.

Our vet has yet to suggest that it's nearing her time. She had blood work done 4 months ago to check her thyroid and they also checked her kidney levels and those all looked good...no signs of kidney failure, which is the most common reason for cats to succumb to old age.