Poor King Purrcival

That King Purrcival, he is one awesome cat. The more he has to deal with, the more I wonder what must go through a cat's mind when they feel like he must feel.

KP now has an infection going on somewhere in his body. After struggling to gain .75lbs and feeling good enough to have free reign of the house, he came down with some type of illness. He's lost 1.2 lbs and is getting steroids to encourage appetite, and fluids to keep him hydrated.

He also has terrible diarrhea, so we had stopped the thyroid meds to see if that would help, but then his thyroid is going back out of whack. So now he has to restart his meds, endure being hooked up to an IV every day, and being injected with stuff to encourage him to eat. Once the infection is gone, if he doesn't bounce back, it might be time to let him go.

It just sucks, because I can't imagine anyone loving this guy and letting him get this bad without trying to find a way to help him, even if money was an issue. I wanted to be able to give him an awesome home to live out the rest of his days, and it's just proving to be a real struggle. All pet owners can tell you that it's the hardest decision to have to make, whether or not to end an animal's suffering, or keep them alive. KP still purrs for me almost constantly - not when he's getting his fluids though. We're going to give him another chance to kick this infection, and fight long enough to get him the surgery for his thyroid.