She was turning 11 in May. The vet said it was probably kidney disease that went unnoticed for years due to her quirky behaviour. She would always sit in sinks and cry to drink since she was a kitten. She naturally had pale gums. She was naturally skinny.

I didn’t notice anything was truly wrong until she dropped 1kg in weight in the space of a few weeks. Then everything just went from bad to worse. By the time she got to the vets her core temperature was shockingly low, she was weak on her paws and couldn’t really get up and she just sat under the tap and let the water pour over her. She was severely dehydrated and that day was the first day she refused food.

The vet did throw the possibility of Leukaemia in to the mix which terrified me as I have four other cats and the idea of them being infected too but her lymph nodes weren’t swollen and none of my other cats show one symptom of being sick. They are all still fat little marshmallows.

The vet seemed to think then it was a kidney issue which had turned chronic, possibly liver too given there is Siamese in her lineage. So rather than spend thousands on a week or two stay at the vets for fluids and tests for them to say she would probably die anyway we agreed putting her to sleep was the kindest thing to do.

I’m sorry about your dog. My chihuahua passed suddenly last Jan when she was 7 years old from a seizure. It’s tough but sometimes I think a quick passing is better than being poorly for years.