Love you, Floppy, just continue improving!

Thank you!

I've been away from my desktop and only just found out about Floppy's diagnosis. I'm so sorry Mark and even though he's eating and is fairly steady right now, I can't help the tears. Kisses to that handsome trooper and, by the way, he looks gorgeous on that quilt. xxoo

I hope you get a little orange devil!

Yes, I remember that Ivan passed shortly after Paulinchen and Robocat a few months after Willi. And I just found out that your Daisy went about a year after my Donna and both became 10 years old. Maybe it would be really better to get a hamster. ;-) No, I hope to get kittens this spring.

cynthia - my Italian grandmother made that quilt as a Christmas present to my parents over 40 years ago. doerscheln - Yes, I've been amazed at how shiny his coat is still. You reminded me of the thyroid meds. I'd taken him off him, because, what was the point? But I've put him back on them tonite. Also, he gave me a scare that was lifted a few minutes ago. I took that picture after he'd been up on the bed about 8 hours. And that was about 20 hours ago. He was in that spot, doing very little, all that time. I had to bring him food and water, and thought this was about it, although he was in good spirits and pretty happy. Well, I just turned around afew minutes ago and he was at the water fountain in the kitchen taking a drink. Then he went downstairs and pooped in his usual spot under the oil tank after peeing in the litter box, then came back upstairs and had 1/2 a can of food. He's just milling around now. And yes, Moritz and Floppy are tied together. Don't know if you've noticed the pattern, but you'll see that everytime you've lost a cat, I lose one soon after. Please get a hamster! Just kidding!!! But when Moritz went, I was pretty sure Floppy was up next, though he's been showing the signs for over a year now.

xoxoxo

Love the blanket Floppy is laying on. My grandmother (from Italy) use to put together the same beautiful quilts...My prayers are with you during this never know whats going to happen next time.

Great that Floppy is still doing fine. As I wrote before, when they are eating, drinking and sleeping then there is no need to let them go. I forgot grooming , very sick cats don't groom themselves anymore and Floppy's fur looks so shiny. Very different from my Moritz in his last weeks. What about the thyroid meds ? I think you wrote that he doesn't get the pills anymore. Could be the reason that he is losing weight although he is eating lots of food. Please give Floppy a big kiss from me, somehow it feels like Floppy was Moritz's old friend here on Picato.

Floppy doing fine tonite, 2/17/18. Gingerly daring to say maybe better than a couple weeks ago. Good appetite, grooming himself, which he's doing here, and in good spirits, no apparent pain. No more drooling or running eyes. The only concerning thing is he's eating lots of food, but I can feel his ribs and backbone. Not alarming in itself considering his old age. He's doing pretty good.....