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I arrived home for Christmas break a little over a week ago to a fairly healthy (if slightly thinner) 15-year-old cat. Over the course of the time I've been home, he's made a rapid decline, likely due to a series of small strokes. The last one, which he had this morning, has vastly reduced his ability to walk, since his back legs have become nearly completely paralyzed. It's quite unlikely that he'll recover from this, despite any false hope I'll be holding out on for the remainder of his life. My guess is that he doesn't have very much time left, and even though I'm trying to be happy for the time I've been given with him, I can barely see the computer screen since I'm crying so hard.

I'm just going to be with him, since he's always been there for me when I've been sick. It's time to return the favor...they'll likely be his last memories of me.

If you IM me and I either don't respond or am extremely pissy/depressed-sounding, this is more likely than not the reason why.