Well,
the saga of the cat is coming to a close. My poor kitty was acting
better this week and eating more and staying inside more. But tonight
when I came home, Peter told me her anal area was inflamed. When I
looked, it wasn't inflamed, but open to the bone. It looks like there is
a tumor in there at the base of her tale. Or she had a small injury
that became very infected and burst open. She is in
a lot of pain (if you touch her tail), but still sweet and purring
otherwise. She wasn't like this yesterday. I think this is the
something I couldn't put my finger on. I don't' see how she can recover
from this. I'm going to take her to the vet tomorrow. She's not an
"old" cat, but she isn't a young cat either. She's at least 11, perhaps
older. She's the best cat I have ever had. I will miss her. I just wish
I knew what had caused it, though I don't think that would change the
outcome. It would be nice if I found out it was fixable, but i just don't see how. I wish that I had seen it earlier to have ended her suffering already. poor thing.