I love the Russian Blue. Yes, she is at a good age. I would not let her suffer. I wish you luck on the vet appt. Please, keep us informed.

I'm so sorry you have to make that decision. It sounds like she has had a good long life with you and that's something to be happy about. I think you need to consider what's best for her. The poor dear has lost almost half her weight, vomiting, and can't eat much. I always think about quality of life. Does she still seem to enjoy the things she has in the past? Can she still get around ok? Does she seem to be in pain? I agree with you about not treating cancer or renal failure at her age. You don't want her last memories to be the vet's office and needles. Please let us know how the vet's visit went. You're in our thoughts and prayers.

Thank you both for you kind words. The blood work came back much better than any of us expected. No signs of diabetes, cancer or renal failure. Her pancreatic enzymes were twice as high as they should be. We are going back here in a couple weeks to investigate this further. The vet trip just to get the blood work done was traumatic enough, so she gets a few weeks to recover. The ornery lil monster scratched the vet and bit the vet tech before they could even get a weight or temp. They had to sedate her to collect a sample and even then she was still fighting. this just confirms my thoughts that heaven doesn't want her and hell's afraid :) But she's my crancky lil monster and I'm glad to have her for as long as I can. The bloody stool was attributed to impacted anal sacs and the vomiting has stopped. She has no issues getting around and she attacked her sleeping brother (Jordan) this morning to start a game of tag, so I think she still has some life left in her. Thanks again, Lynn