Here is an e-mail that my mom sent me just now. I talked to her on the phone after, and she said he has months.

Here are some of the pictures that we have taken recently.
 
When I spoke to the Vet, she said that Shadow's thyroid was fine so the reason that he is still loosing weight even though he eats all the time is that his kidneys are faling.  His BUN is now 106, it was only 41 in May.  His creatinine is now 3.2 which is also up.  She gave us some medication that should make him more comfortable, but she said that when he will not get up to eat the end will be near.
 
She said that when we decide that he has had a good life, but he is too uncomfortable to keep going we can bring him to the office and they will euthanize him.  She said that we can either stay with him for the procedure, or we can say our good bye's and leave him.  After that, we can send him to Napa were they will cremate his remains and they will either keep them there, or return him to us.
We should start to decide what we want to do so that we are ready when it is necessary.  Thankfully we do not have to decide immediately, but the end is definitely coming.
 
The good news is that he still gets up on the couch, so he's not hurting too much, and he certainly eats still. He bugged Dad several times today to go out.. go in.. feed me..go out.. go in, etc.
 
Enjoy the pictures,
Love Mom
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I'm trying so hard not to cry right now. I just want to be left alone and eat lots of chocolate. I can't believe this.
 
   

 


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hobbit5 on
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no!!!    i've never met shadow but brian says he's cool!  i'm so sorry!  i hate when my kitties get sick....  i'm so sorry
blackmamba on
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brian said he's cool? Brian always tells me how annoying he thinx he is and he even hit him once! i can't believe that!
hobbit5 on
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lol well he says THAT all the time too....  i guess he just thinks he's annoying but i'm on your side!
blackmamba on
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yeah. i'm still super pissed that he actually hit the cat, and i'm even more pissed that my parents aren't doing shit about it!
hobbit5 on
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STILL super pissed?  wasn't that like in august?  no offense, but not even grudges last that long in my family...
blackmamba on
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i found out about it last month, and you know what? FUCK YOU!!!! HE'S JUST A FUCKING CAT!!!! OF COURSE I STILL HOLD A GRUDGE, MY BROTHER HIT MY FUCKING CAT AND MY PARENTS AREN'T DOING SHIT ABOUT IT!!!! IT'S BULLSHIT!!!! do you even know why he hit my cat? it's the stupidest fucking reason ever.
hobbit5 on
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geez i'm sorry!  i know it's the stupidest fucking reason ever.  don't go all explody on me please!!!  my brothers have done that shit to my animals AND ME so please!
blackmamba on
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ok, i'm sorry, it's just that it's really different from holding a grudge. for fuck's sake, he's just a cat, and you should probably kick the shit out of ur brothers for it, too.
hobbit5 on
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i would if they weren't twenty years older than me and 6'5....  and i'm sorry about all of this
blackmamba on
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damn, that sux. it's cool, i'm just really against animal cruelty shit.
blackmamba on
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damn, that sux. it's cool, i'm just really against animal cruelty shit.
hobbit5 on
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it does suck.  so am i!  i'll be firm with the horses, smack them on the butt if they won't mind, but i can't stand it when animals are actually beaten

blackmamba on
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same here. its just such a load of horseshit. it pisses me off!
fyreph on
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your cat looks a lot like mine...

blackmamba on
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i'm sorry. i can't believe how skinny he is. you can see it when you look at the pictures i have on selfncreativity.
fyreph on
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aww
blackmamba on
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it makes me so sad. i'm still trying not to think about it. i'm in denial that the end could really be near.
sayhedgehog on
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Damn... I'm so sorry...
blackmamba on
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it's alright. i just really hope i can be there to say good bye....
sayhedgehog on
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I hope so too.  <3
blackmamba on
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thank you. <3
captainnemo on
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I'm really sorry to hear about all of this. Try to keep Shadow going as best as he can. If you're going to SF, I think seeing him will make him feel a lot better. It is said that a person reverts to a child-like manner as they get older, and should be treated as such. If that is so, then, like a newborn babe, Shadow will appreciate your touch and your graceful warmth. Best of luck to Shadow. 
blackmamba on
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thank you Nam. It's interesting, my mom put the phone by his head and i called his name and started talking to him. She said he turned his head, but it's possible it's just because there was noise coming from the phone, so i dunno.
lankylizards on
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I love your cat he is so cute though he bit me twice but that was brians fault for not teling me he doesnt like his feet touched. sorry about this though it makes me sad. though i have not connected to him like u have so i dont know how u feel. well i hope you take this alright and shadow lives longer then they think.
blackmamba on
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me too. i want to find a place so i can bring him up here so brian will stop beating up on him. i'm sorry that he bit you. it probably wasn't very hard, i know how he bites when he gets mad. i'm sorry brian didn't tell you he doesn't like to have his feet touched. his back thighs are also very sensitive, and so is the skin and the base of his tail. 

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