I'm doing some late night topic bumping, since there are so many new members

OOhh now i know where to put some piccies when my puddytat goes pop in the next week or two!

Tonight i was talking with my son about my elderly cat Clemmie and realised for the last 3 weeks or so i've been putting off the inevitable....final trip to the vet. So I am going to steel myself and ring them for an appt tomorrow.
She was losing alot of weight a while back and had taken to peeing and pooping all over the place. Vet reckoned she prolly has bowel cancer, and arthritis. Gave her a painkiller jab which seemed to cheer her up a few days, better appetite, but she's now back to being totally incontinent and before she used to sleep most the time, now she dont seem to be able to get comfy and wanders around miaewing forlornly wandering around the flat keeping me awake half the night and she's a bag of bones so no wonder she cant get comfy. When you stroke her if she's standing up, she falls over.
I know its the right decision, but i still feel horrid and am dreading it.
But she's 16 and had a good year or so with me.
Here she is:

Some friends are on holiday and I have been asked to dogsit. Three labradores,aged 8, 11 and 13, the latter have rheumatisim, the oldest chronic. The cat is 17 yrs. My boys are with me aged 7 and 9, with the three dogs the cat and my two boys,I'm left with washing the dishes. On walks, the oldest dog, Ollie, still wants to play stick, he runs as fast as he walks and when turns fast enough falls on his side, then he's up again playing stick,he's an old soldier.

It's fun enough,all five are inseprable. The cat meowes for food at 6am.

I hope you are having a smashing time with your kids (and menagerie).

Clemmie died today.

Sorry to hear that Alice....Big massive hugs for you

Dog walkers are a friendly bunch, saying hello and nodding, unlike dogless people who are in a perpetuant state of confusion after you greet them in public. My days of dogsitting are almost over and will miss bieng part of the community once more. Last evening was a wonderful sun in the park to walk through.

You're absolutely right TW. Dog walkers tend to avoid you if you have a cat on a harness/lead, but try a couple of ferrets, or pot-bellied pig - the whole world wants to stop for a chat then.

PS thanks Claudia.