This weekend I have the unenviable task of sitting my friend's 5 cats
again, well going in twice a day to feed them, they don't really need
sitting as they're 75% outdoor, only come in to eat and sleep at night.

I am worried about George, he went on the missing list last time cos he
hates taking his tablet.  I can't keep him in as they have a cat flap
and he'd go mad if I tried.  The way they do it is push it down his
throat, which I hate, it obviously stresses him out, he's not always
getting ther right dose I'm sure as they sometimes find bits that he's
coughed up again.  I always crush Otis's tablet in with his food and
he's fine and doing really well (TG), but they say they can't do that
cos they all eat out of each others bowls and when they tried to feed
George separately he wouldn't eat.  I am going to attempt this myself,
and take some special food (i.e. human) with me and try and get him on
his own, and if I can do it, I'm going to nag and nag them until they
try again, he used to be the fattest cat, squeezing his bum thru the
catflap but he's shrinking at a rate of knots, he looks terrible and I
don't think he's long for this world.

I've even offered to take him, they have a small baby and I don't think
the cat's getting the normal amount of attention, which is of course
totally understandable, but he's on the same meds as my cat so it would
be easy in that respect, although my cat would go bananas I think if I
brought George home, but he'd just have to get used to it, at least
until I could nurse him back to health.

I dunno, they get grumpy (the humans) with me when I try and talk about
it, but it really upsets me.  Sorry about getting this off my chest but
he was my favourite cat and it hurts me so much to see him waste away,
and not be the leader of the pack any longer, I think it's just a
matter of months before he doesn't come back one day at this rate.

Wish me luck!