My cat is 18yo and dying.... the vet says he is in no pain, but he has now
stopped eating and drinking, after tests he said his kidneys are
malfunctions and blood tests showed Urea levels off the scale. He has tried
to re-hydrate him, but it has had no effect. He has stopped his toilet
functions and he is so weak he cant get up. We are giving him love and care
in his last few days (hours?) He is being kept warm and comfortable, we talk
to him a lot, stroke him, we think he can hear us, but his eyes are
unresponsive. We don't have the courage (or cowardice) to have him put to
sleep (if he was in pain our decision would probably be different though).

We (me and my family) cannot live without a cat in our lives..... please can
someone in my region suggest local cat homing/rescue centres where we can
look to replace him once he has gone. Right now, as I type this, I feel I am
being disloyal to my cat in his final hours, but the thoughts of not having
a cat in the house would be unbearable. I am about to lose a member of the
family, maybe we should have a grieving period and not rush into things, but
it isn't like that. The house would be empty with him or his successor.
A kitten, or young cat are the options...preferably a male tabby (the black,
brown, grey type of tabby as opposed to ginger, for example).

Hope that made sense. I know, from reading the NG there are obviously lots
of genuine cat lovers out there. So I hope you understand my request.

thanks in advance

temor