Old man cat is getting slower and creakier even on his meds. The boys feed him every evening and say he's not eating as much. He has not confused himself or the kittens lately by jumping on them in play? get off my lawn?, no one really knows. I think this is one of the hardest parts of pet ownership, trying to gauge pain and/or quality of life for a being who can't actually speak to tell us. Which may be for the best, as I'm sure half what he'd say would be cursing us minions for getting pate instead of shreds (and like missteps), but still....