Just wanted to give you an update. I tried a couple of things (paste, drops) to see if adding those to his current food would entice him to eat. Nothing worked. But he absolutely loves the Weruva steak frites and scarfs it down every time. He is now back to eating his original prescription food in the morning and the steak frites in the evening. Thanks so much for all your input.
Murphy is around 20 years old at this point with chronic kidney disease and a balance problem that we have to give him a daily pill for for the rest of his life. He is definitely deaf because we've tried waking him up with loud noises. 😆
We thought the end was nearing because his appetite greatly decreased, but after trying different things we finally found a food he will scarf down that isn't bad for his kidneys.
He seems back to his normal self again these days. Who knows how long he'll live yet? We've heard some cats live past 30.
However many more days he has left with us, we intend to fill them with love, pets, and cuddles.
Our one remaining cat is deaf so we have to hold food/treats near his nose until the smell wakes him up.
Thank you for your service!
POV mama cat:
(This pic was taken in 2014. Murphy is over 20 years old now.)
Gawd, between your story and the OP I'm just an emotional wreck right now. 😭😭 I have a 20yo cat and it breaks my heart so much to think of him in a shelter with nobody to hold him. Thank you for giving love to these old kitties.
Here's to many more happy years with you.
Yay! Hi, Murphy and Parsley! What an adorable pair. How old is Parsley?
I use boost and for me it's just like sharing an image when texting.
We used to joke that his first name is Goddammit because he was always the most mischievous of the 3 cats, always the one stirring shit up.
Now he's the only one still living and he's so old we let him get away with almost everything.
Which is a crazy coincidence btw! Please pay the Murphy tax. :)
Additional Murphy tax
He still gets the zoomies and crazies. Energizer Murphy -- he just keeps on going.
We keep our oldmancat Murphy in his room at night; otherwise, he'll howl at our bedroom door at an ungodly hour, begging to be fed. His room stays pretty dim, so when we let him out in the morning, he always gives us this squinty face. <3
Got called off work on this snowy day so it's lots of lap time for Murphy. Win-win!
We had 3 cats at one point and I trained them to all come to me when I said, "C'mere, kids!"