He's feeling a bit better today, but BB is going to talk to the vet about his innards, and I'm researching various things like high fibre diets, etc. We just want to make sure he's comfortable; he's 14 and a large cat, and cats of that age and build are generally close to the end of their lives at that point, so comfort and a sense of dignity become what we're looking to provide him.

Poor kitty indeed. He's a little bit better today, seemingly more comfortable, but this has clearly become a recurrent problem that could have a great deal to do with his age - 14 - so we need to consider when veterinary intervention actually makes him feel comfortable and when it's just needlessly prolonging his pain. This is the problem with falling in love with short-lived creatures.

Yup - much better; he had another steroid shot, which seems to be helping.

Thanks; hopefully we can get him feeling better.

He's doing much better now (my fingers are still crossed, mind you, since things can go so wrong, so quickly, with an old cat), and is a much happier Alex. Thanks for the hugs; I shall bestow cat-sized versions of them upon our senior partner. Heh.