Six months after the younger one passed, we had to put his older brother down today. He was losing weight, started having trouble breathing, and was refusing food. The vet said that he could feel a mass on his liver during a quick exam and it was almost certainly cancer. We had a nasty growth on his neck removed last year, but the vet couldn't get all of it so it came back again and I guess it spread. The cat was nearly 15 years old with a heart murmur and other issues, so rational treatment options were limited anyway.
No more cats in the house now...it's going to feel really quiet here for a while.
No more cats in the house now...it's going to feel really quiet here for a while.