Au is in bed. He is grooming himself, he plays his games at night but he has no appetite. I'm feeding him twice a day to make sure there is something in his tummy. We've been to the vet again but nothing can be done. Au's liver is actually OK now with those pills, but our kitty has been diagnosed with FIV. If he doesn't get the urge to eat again, these will be his last days.
It is very difficult for us but it's important to remember that Au is not suffering. He clearly feels fine, except that he doesn't have an appetite.
I'll keep you posted.
82 comments:
And all of you will be in our thoughts and khrossed paws -
Khyra's Mom and Khyra too
My prayers are with you and your wonderful Golden boy, Au. He has had a wonderful life and you honor him by letting him stay or go, with dignity.
Love, trish and the Kats
Oh Au--our purrs that you and your family-
You are so in my thoughts and prayers.. Sweet Au with love.. GJ xx
Ellen, I'm praying for the best. All of you are in my thoughts constantly.
That is very sad news. We are purring for you and Au.
Oh we are so so sory about Au - we hope he will decide to eat again - I know FIV is difficult but have heard stories of FIV cats deciding they want to fight and staying with us for a while. We are sending tons of purrs and prayers for Au - no matter what his time left is he has had a wonderful loving home with you and we know you will do what is best for him. And we are sending you tons of comforting purrs and prayers too - no matter what, try to make as many good memories as you can with him while he is still here.
We will keep all of you in our purrs and purrayers. We hope that Au will eat some and we will continue to believe.
♥♥♥
purrin
xoxoxo
♥♥♥
Abby
I'm sorry to hear about Au's diagnosis. Having gone through all this recently, it's difficult but I'm hoping for the best and a miracle for Au. Hugs and take care. Call if you need to share.
::hugs:: Nicodemus the Evile Anti-Koala didn't have FIV but he also ended up not eating very much and then nothing at all. He passed away very peacefully in my arms after all of the rest of the Horde (as it was comprised of at the time) had come by to say good-bye. He just purred on my chest until he crossed the Bridge.
I pray that Au has the very best outcome. He is certainly well-loved. Prayers & purrs from all of us here at the home of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Kitty Horde.
Hope and prayers can be magical...
we will hope for the best, and pray harder for little Au and
all of you.
Oh no. We're so sorry to hear about the FIV. You have our purrayers. Hugs to you all.
We are purring for you and Au...and know that FIV may not mean the end. Our Jonathan lived with it for years, but we know that is not the case will all FIV kitties.
Cory and family
I am purring very hard for Au. This must be so very hard for you. Mom sends virtual hugs.
Au we are so sorry about the diagnosis, you and your family are in our thoughts and purrs. You are a beautiful kitty with a wonderful mommy.
Oh sweet Au, I sure hope you decide to eat some my friend. Lots and lots of kitties have FIV and live for a long time, really. You've got to do you're part though. My sisters and I send you tons of purrs, love and hugs.
Oh no. This is so sad. I really hope you can get him to eat! I've heard of many kitties with FIV living a long time. Many hugs to you! I'll pray that he eats.
Oooh Au....I'm focussing all my prayers and purrs for you. Purrrlease get well and eat, Au. Purrrlease......
So glad he is not suffering.
Brian just emailed the news, will post on the CB.
We have also heard of FIV cats living a long time.
Whatever, he has the best family.
Love & Purrs,
KC
We're so sorry to hear this news. We're sending lots of purrayers for Au.
Sigh, I just felt so sad with that news. :((
Au, Mom and I love you so much. Yes, we really do. Mom's is having leaky eyes again so she'll just say she love you and Target too of course.
xoxox
Oh, we are sorry Au is sick and not eating. We know this is not easy for you and we send purrs and tail wags for Au and for you.
I will be thinking of you and Au! Please give him a kiss from me!
I am so sad to read your post.
You are doing what is in your hand for him.
My paws are crossed for him!
Take care
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
I am so sorry. You are in my prayers. He is so beautiful. We are very sad, but not giving up hope. I hope he will want to eat again. I have heard that sometimes
FIV cats live with it for a long time.
We are so sorry to hear this. Our purrs and purrayers are heading your way. We know this is a difficult time but knowing that he is not suffering and has all the love would make things easier for you all.
Our purrrrs and prayers go out to you Au and family!!!
Hugs from your TX furiends,
I am purring very hard for Au. I purrs purrs for him to get his appetite back.
Hugs for Au and Au's mom
xxxx
Puddy
We just got to your Blog this evening and I must say I am so very sorry to hear about the little one's sickness. I know the pain the future will bring. We had to let a little feral go shortly after welcoming him to the family. When he went for his first checkup we discovered he had the disease. A week later we had to let him go to the bridge. It hurt us all so very much. Our thoughts and best wishes to all.
Sending positive vibes to Au. Stay strong little guy!
Oh so sad... we'll be thinking of you all and sending hugs and purrs for Au. Btw, I found this, don't know if it will be any use but still... http://www.experienceproject.com/groups/Love-Cats/forum/Treatments-For-FIV/9042
We are sending lots of healing purrs and hungry vibes to sweet Au. FIV kitties, as others have said, can live long after diagnosis. We hope Au will decide to stay with you.
We are very sorry to hear about Au. We send you our very best thoughts, purrs and prayers.
We are sending extra special love and purrs for Au this Valentine's day, and always. We will purr for a recovery ~ but we know you will make the right decisions if necessary.
Sorry to hear that. I really didn't expect that he is that serious. I'll keep you all in my thoughts. Take care.
I am very sorry to learn that Au has FIV. I am also an FIV kitty. I got very sick last spring and wouldn't eat much. Mom was getting really worried and was trying everything. What finally worked was Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys. I tried it, I liked it and I regained my health. Every kitty is different, but if you haven't tried it yet, it's worth a try.
Herman
Oh noooo, I'm so worried about Au!He is adorable, I'm sending love and purrs for him.
LUna - WE LOVE LUNA
We are sending love and many rumbly purrs to dear Au. We hope he decides to stay, but we know that he will be surrounded by love whatever happens.
Whicky Wuudler
Oliver
& Gerry
I'm sorry to hear about it.. feel sad.. be strong~
Oh no!!!!! Oh beautiful Au!!!!
:-(
Me and Charlie are so sorry to hear this, we are truly sorry. We are purring and praying very very hard for sweet Au and for all of you. Please take care xx
Oh..oh Ellen
wat lees ik nu over AU :(
Ik denk aan jullie
en ik hoop dat hij gaat eten.
Kon ik maar iets voor jullie doen.
Jullie zijn in mijn gedachten...
Liefs XX
We're purring for Au.
The Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie
We send our purrs and our prayers...
We are so very sad for all of you. We are purring that Au will start eating again and be able to spend more time with you.
Healing & Comforting purrs, ~AFSS
Sending all our best thoughts to you. Please eat your food.
Mango and family
purrs and prayers for dear sweet Au and all of you.
This is totally breaking my heart.
Thinking of all of you, Au is such a wonderful kitty, praying for a miracle
xoxo
We are so sorry to hear that Au could be on his last lap. Apart from his appetite, he seems so spirited still. We hope that will be enough to help him hold out a little longer. Meanwhile, we'll be purring long and loud for his appetite to return in full force.
~Slash & Bronzy
Kim here...You and Au are in my thoughts and prayers.
Annie is not eating at all (except a tiny bit with help via appetite stimulant) and hasn't groomed herself in quite some time...I feel in my heart it's time to say enough is enough, in spite of what everyone is telling me (give her anti-biotics, give her B12, give her this or that, she'll be fine, etc).
Please know I'm holding you all close to my heart at this time and am sending hugs and Light.
My thoughts are with you, I know it's not an easy thing. Hoping for the best.
We are so sorry to hear the news about your darling boy Au. He is such a handsome mancat.
We are purring for him and you too as we know hard hard this will be for you. We know that you will do the kindest thing when life becomes too hard for him.
Love Hannah, Lucy and mum Sue xxxxxx
Had a cat who couldn't eat well for 3 years ++ so I could relate to the anxiety of cat eating very little. Somehow she sustained with just a morseful of food. She was a real toughie who endured daily medication throughout. We knew she rather be with us and chose to fight the battle with us till the very last. I still missed her after 3 years.
Lots of purrs
Soft woos for all of you - Ann of Zoolatry told us about Au.
Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara
We are sending long distance purrs for you and Au.
Oh no!!! We are so sorry to hear this news. We have posted Au's badge on our sidebar and we are purring hard for him hoping that he will start eating again.
I am so very sorry to hear this news. We are purring and purraying very hard for sweet Au! Our Rambler is also an FIV kitty.
(((hugs))) and ♥
Maggie May and The Creek Cats
all my love to you and Au
gentle hugs
oh, my dears! we has our purr motors set on "super high" for darlin' au! our hearts go out to you all.
Au is in our prayers. We just discovered your blog from a comment you left on the Katnip Lounge. Stop by our blog for a visit when you have time!
Purrs,
Clarissa & Co.
Our Ivy has FIV and she is going on 12 with no symptoms. If you can get Au stabilized, he has much time to live too. We do lots of immune support things to help her. Don't give up on him. Sending lots of prayers.
Cats of Wildcat Woods
Dear Ellen
You and Au are in my thoughts and prayers. God bless and may Au fight thru this and have a happy life
We are so sorry to hear about Au. We are purring for him...and for you too....
Our purrs and purrayers are with Au and you at this time.
hope Au will be able to overcome this challenging time and win the battle. i'll pray the best for him.
This is so sad. You are in our thoughts and will keep purring for you!
Hugs,
Our hearts ache to think Au may be helped across the Bridge soon.
But, as ML pointed out, these tenacious tabbies can have remarkable skill when they are just having Too Much Love and Fun to leave just yet.
We had an FIV kitty whilst we were in Upper School who simply accepted the additional fussing over him and stayed with me-or with my mom, really- until he thought we were okay for him to move on. We still think Mischa would be with Us if he knew what a mess we're in now!
In point of fact, Au will clearly let you know when he feels it's time to cross The Bridge. At that time, you will have the loving arms of all The Cat Blogosphere around you and many lights and purrayers guiding him to that Beautiful Place!
We are all here for you, and Au, and effuryone in your household!
Peace and Blessings,
Rose and the Royals
Ellen - we are so sorry to hear this and are sending Au many purrs and good thoughts. We hope that things will resolve themselves in the best way for him. He is such a wonderful cat.
Lots of love to you, Au, and everyone in your human and feline family -
Franklin, Tasha, Dobby, and mom Katie
We are so sad to hear about Au. But glad that he is not suffering and hope he gets his appetite back. Sending our healing and comforting thoughts for Au and for all of you.
We are sending tons of purrs for Au and the rest of you! Come on Au....eat up!
We are so sad to hear that you are ill. Hope your folks can find something, anything, to get you eating again. some cats can live lovely lives with FIV. Our gran had a kitty diagnosed at age 2.He lived to age 16 when he went into compete renal failure. Each kitty is different. What we want to say is your life is precious to us, please fight for it. We prayed for you before we posted and you know you have our prayers for as long as you need them. God bless you.
We are sending up prayers for Au and you. Hugs and nose kisses
I adopted an adult FIV positive cat (Mrs. B)and she lived many years without any serious health problems. Don't lose hope.
You and Au are in our thoughts, purrs and prayers. Peace be with you.
Our thoughts and purrs are with you and AU. Whether he decides it's his time or stays for longer he knows he's loved. WE are so happy that you love him so much.
Love,
Melissa and Kitties Darcy and Gabriel
we read this and our hearts ache for Au. we will send many purrs and Hope your way that Au eats and knows he is cozy loved each day.
I am really glad that Au is eating again. That's how Herman turned around. He started eating a little, then more, then he started pigging out until he gained all his weight back, plus some.
We are thrilled to hear Au is eating today! YAY! We will keep purring for him to get better.
Thank you for one day of sweethearts desejare good, but actually I had a bad day, he forgot about me .. the best gift was the knowledge that the Au is starting to fight to remain with us, it makes me very happy I have a lit candle on my blog by him and Annie
Ronrons of your little friend
Kika
We came back to say we're happy to hear Au is eating. FIV can be managed and we hope he is around for a LONG time.
The Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie
happy dance, happy dance! au is eating!! c'mon, dude--suck that chow in, an' stay wif us!!! we LOVES YA, man!!
looks like my cat, Meow..hehe
we hopes au is still chowin' down and feeling better!
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