It is with the proverbial "Heavy Heart" that I want to report that our little Tia from the #1 post in this thread is passed on.
Very quickly, over the last 3 or 4 days she became increasingly lethargic, not eating, not drinking water. The vet examined her and he determined that her kidneys had failed completely.
The options for her had run out. Hydration was not going to work because her kidneys could not process any fluids we could have tried to force into her.
The vet estimated her age at "more than 10", when we first got her from the Humane Society. She was with us from 11-28-08 until yesterday. We are grateful for the time she gave us. She went from a scared and damaged cat to a loving and loved family member.
Please let her story remind you to look hard at the older and compromised animals when you consider adoption. Even if the time you have with them is short, you and that animal will be far better off for the time you give each other.
