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Submitted by over step on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 7:52pm

As I tell everyone my cat was the best thing I got out of the divorce from my ex. She is roughly 16 years old. I don't know her exact age as she was a stray I took in. The best cat ever. Never got into anything she wasn't supposed to. Takes care of me when I'm sick.

She has been having problems with weakness in her front leg and is very unbalanced. Vet gave her some pain medicine after not finding any skeletal issues just in case she was having pain. A week later and no improvement. Actually seems to be getting progressively worse. Spoke with the vet today and he suspects something wrong in her brain. Possibly a tumor.

Not what I wanted to hear but confirmed my worst fear. Trying to keep it together and feeling numb. Told DH I didn't want to talk about it just yet. Needing time to process.

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Submitted by JustAgirl42 on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 7:57pm

So so so very sorry, I know what it's like to lose an awesome kitty and I hate to hear when anyone is going through a difficult time like this. Sad

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Submitted by notsurehowtodeal on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 11:24pm

I am so sorry. It is not easy to lose your best friend.

Make sure she is in a safe place when you are not with her so if she loses her balance she won't fall into anything that will hurt her. It is hard to tell if cats are in pain. Panting is not a good thing. Some cats will purr when they are stressed - you can probably tell if she is purring in a bad way.

Take the time you need to process. As long as she is not in pain and her affect is ok you have time to work through your feelings.

"Heart" animals are the most difficult to lose. It sounds like she is your "heart cat." My thoughts are with you.

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Submitted by over step on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 7:14am

Will need a MRI(with anesthesia) to confirm. This may sound terrible of me but I don't want to put her through all that. She has a LOT of anxiety leaving the house let alone going to the vet to have all that done.

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Submitted by notasm3 on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 10:05pm

I am sooooooo sorry. When I lost my first cocker I thought I was going to die from the emotional pain. I was so afraid that I was going to put him down a day too early or a day too late. In retrospect I waited too long and he suffered.

That was the hardest thing I've ever had to go through. He was the love of my life.

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Submitted by over step on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 7:22am

She is very accepting of Puke. Will go in Puke's room if the door is open just to say hey. Goes to show her character and confirms she is the best cat ever.

Me, on the other hand, finds Puke is like nails on a chalkboard now. Puke tends to blame her for things that aren't her fault just because she is my cat. Puke will not know what is going on and I will not accept any fake condolences from her.

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Submitted by Cooooookies on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 1:53am

I'm so sorry over step. I know how painful it is, they become family members. Big hugs for you <3

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Submitted by MJL2010 on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 8:14am

I'm so sorry that you are going through this. Hugs to you and your sweet kitty cat girl.