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Sadly, he went downhill pretty quickly after you came over here a few weeks ago, and he will be sadly missed if we do have to have him put to sleep (especially after we had to have the other and older one put to sleep last year, and we were hoping that this one would be with us for a few years after that).
Update (unfortunately): Scruffy was kept under care at the Richmond branch of the Medivet chain, and we were waiting for the latest set of test results (for Feline HIV) but those hadn't come by Friday afternoon, and so our vet called us and suggested that we collect the cat and bring him home for the weekend - which we then did, and he was reasonably OK on Friday evening. However, yesterday, he wouldn't or drink almost anything and was visibly going downhill all day, hardly moving at all - so, finally, in the late afternoon, it was clear to us all that he would die pretty soon, and probably not "very well" in the middle of the night. Therefore we had to phone the local vet surgery to say that we wanted him to be put to sleep before he got even worse - and that was done just after 7pm last evening :(.

A very sad end to a much-loved cat who was a real "character" in his own right, but least we had him home for the last 24hrs, and he was still mentally "with it" for most of that time.

PS: As I said, we don't know the actual cause of his sudden decline, but think it was Feline HIV - possibly accelerated by a change in diet to a food to help reduce kidney disease, but he didn't like that new food and wouldn't eat much of it, and so didn't really eat enough to keep up his general level of health, and then the underlying condition then took over.
 

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Sorry to hear this.

We haven't had a pet since our own cat was put down several years ago.

Couldn't face that again :(
 

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Condolences and ditto, we only have the neighbours' cats visiting, plus a couple of semi-ferals as part of the family now.

That is until the frogs wake up.
 

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Sorry to hear this.
We haven't had a pet since our own cat was put down several years ago.
Couldn't face that again :(
We know what you mean - having been through the painful process three times - and we have decided that we won't think about another one for a few months (probably November'ish) - but we both like cats (at least, most of them!) and I think we will get another (probably "rescue", not a kitten) towards the end of the year.
 
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I was sorry to read about this, this morning.

Sad news, try to remember all the good times.
 

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Thanks Chris, we will!
 

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I know the feeling all too well - pets are part of the family no less. I am generally a dog man myself but have always owned cats (have two now!).

My condolences - things will get easier.
 

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Sorry to hear about your loss, we have five cats and two dogs who are totally part of our family Having gone through a PTS episode with a dog a few years ago and losing five cats over the last 15 years or so we can sympathise.
 

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Update (unfortunately): Scruffy was kept under care at the Richmond branch of the Medivet chain, and we were waiting for the latest set of test results (for Feline HIV) but those hadn't come by Friday afternoon, and so our vet called us and suggested that we collect the cat and bring him home for the weekend - which we then did, and he was reasonably OK on Friday evening. However, yesterday, he wouldn't or drink almost anything and was visibly going downhill all day, hardly moving at all - so, finally, in the late afternoon, it was clear to us all that he would die pretty soon, and probably not "very well" in the middle of the night. Therefore we had to phone the local vet surgery to say that we wanted him to be put to sleep before he got even worse - and that was done just after 7pm last evening :(.

A very sad end to a much-loved cat who was a real "character" in his own right, but least we had him home for the last 24hrs, and he was still mentally "with it" for most of that time.

PS: As I said, we don't know the actual cause of his sudden decline, but think it was Feline HIV - possibly accelerated by a change in diet to a food to help reduce kidney disease, but he didn't like that new food and wouldn't eat much of it, and so didn't really eat enough to keep up his general level of health, and then the underlying condition then took over.
Very sad I know as Flossie here is struggling with her joints and almost deaf. Often appears to be senile but still eats OK but never walks that far. Can only give her the medication but as the vet said, quality not quantity of life is what matters because we know the medication is not good for her liver.
 

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Thanks to everyone for their sympathy & good wishes - I'm not a very emotional person and so I think has affected my wife more than myself, and it will take her longer to get over this loss, especially as we lost the other one last Summer and had hoped that Scruffy would be here with us for a few more years, but sadly that was not to be the case.
 

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Thanks to everyone for their sympathy & good wishes - I'm not a very emotional person and so I think has affected my wife more than myself, and it will take her longer to get over this loss, especially as we lost the other one last Summer and had hoped that Scruffy would be here with us for a few more years, but sadly that was not to be the case.
Are you getting another Scruffy type cat? Often helps. This will be our last dog because they need lots of time and we are to old for long walks, twice a day every day, its quite a commitment.
 

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If we do get another pet, it will be a Black & White "bitza" like Scruffy (and his predecessors!) as we like them - and we would have the same issues regarding multiple long walks as neither of us have the "best" of legs for walking!
 

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If we do get another pet, it will be a Black & White "bitza" like Scruffy (and his predecessors!) as we like them - and we would have the same issues regarding multiple long walks as neither of us have the "best" of legs for walking!


You were constantly up and down the stairs and garden last time I was there
 

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You were constantly up and down the stairs and garden last time I was there /QUOTE]
Those sorts of "walks" are no problem - but distances over a mile or so begin to "tell", and especially if there's any standing around (right knee doesn't like that at all - which is why I was sitting on something a lot of the time we were down the garden).
 

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Sorry to hear about the loss of Scruffy it is a very sad day when you lose man's best friend
 

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Sorry to hear about the loss of Scruffy it is a very sad day when you lose man's best friend
Being a cat with "attitude", I'm sure that Scruffy would have been most pleased to have been referred to in those terms:)
 

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Update (unfortunately): Scruffy was kept under care at the Richmond branch of the Medivet chain, and we were waiting for the latest set of test results (for Feline HIV) but those hadn't come by Friday afternoon, and so our vet called us and suggested that we collect the cat and bring him home for the weekend - which we then did, and he was reasonably OK on Friday evening. However, yesterday, he wouldn't or drink almost anything and was visibly going downhill all day, hardly moving at all - so, finally, in the late afternoon, it was clear to us all that he would die pretty soon, and probably not "very well" in the middle of the night. Therefore we had to phone the local vet surgery to say that we wanted him to be put to sleep before he got even worse - and that was done just after 7pm last evening :(.

A very sad end to a much-loved cat who was a real "character" in his own right, but least we had him home for the last 24hrs, and he was still mentally "with it" for most of that time.

PS: As I said, we don't know the actual cause of his sudden decline, but think it was Feline HIV - possibly accelerated by a change in diet to a food to help reduce kidney disease, but he didn't like that new food and wouldn't eat much of it, and so didn't really eat enough to keep up his general level of health, and then the underlying condition then took over.
So sorry to hear about Scruffy, you did the right thing and he's not suffering.
 
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