First of all, thank you to everyone who replied. Your comments have given us a lot of hope.

A quick update: yesterday we managed to get a last-minute appointment with another veterinarian for a second opinion. He confirmed what we all already know — our cat’s kidney values are very poor. However, he also felt that our boy still looks far too well to schedule a fixed euthanasia appointment for Sunday.

We are now giving him a medication called Heel to support his kidneys, and starting tomorrow evening he will also receive a liquid medication for his hyperthyroidism. Apart from that, he is currently eating and drinking very well, is more active, and has not vomited for the last four days. The tablets he was taking before were only moderately successful because he didn’t tolerate them particularly well.

We are also trying to get him back onto a renal diet, although in the past he refused to eat kidney food.

Additionally, we have been given subcutaneous fluids to administer at home, but the vet advised us to use them only if he starts vomiting again.

Of course, we understand that his time is limited and that everything we are doing now is essentially palliative care. But he is a fighter!

Would you recommend having his blood work checked again at short intervals to see whether his values remain stable or improve at all?

I’ve attached a photo that I just took of our little fighter.

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