Sigh. Luna isn't having a good night. She's been kind of miserable and throwing up today. You may recall several years ago that a vet told us she wouldn't likely live another year, but here she is.
A better vet told us she has something like Irritable Bowel Disorder. We had her on medications that really didn't do anything. I decided to stop giving them to her, and really ever since then she's been doing better. The frequency of her attacks is only two to four weeks, instead of once a week as it used to be. This is an unusual circumstance when her last spell was about a week ago.
It's kind of heartbreaking too, because when she feels really bad she howls in a way that almost sounds human. It's awful. This time it's just some minor crying, and she gets it over with and goes back to sleep.
Our cheap ass carpet (thanks Pulte, fuck you!) has not weathered her barfing very well, and I wish I could afford to replace it. Even without her barfing it's still so matted and dirty that it sucks. We replaced one room early this year and it made a huge difference, and it's very barf resistant too.
Yeah, it's inconvenient when she's sick like this, but it isn't all that bad. She's happy and nutty the rest of the time, and a real lover too. Luna is probably the most affectionate cat I've ever had. I'm sure she has a lot of good years left in her.
Be careful with the kitty. Please be sure to weigh the benefit to the cat in continuing to treat it. I read about your kittens illness a couple of years ago and it made me think of the effort I made 10 years ago in keeping my first (20 years) kitten alive for another two years. It was selfish of me. Anyway give it some thought.