Lizard Lady, just how old is your cat if i might ask? I had a cat that was 4 yrs old but i had to put her down. She had rodent ulcers in her stomach. They entwined around her intestines. She was in pain and i did not know it. The Vet kept me going to line his pocket. 2 years later to a different vet and after 2K in $ i was told Lucy was in pain right along and i needed to put her down. I spent a fortune trying to prolong her life. I thought the stomach operation of removing the growths from her intestines and others was working but it wasn't. It was just prolonging the inevitable. I only say this cause sometimes our cats can become geriatric like people and they suffer also. I will pray for the cat and you and I hope that things get better. It is hard to let them go cause they are family and most people don't understand that but i do. tc and give the cat a hug for me. I am a cat person. Blessings.