Just sharing my late cat...
Here is Sox a few months ago. I don't know exactly how old he was but he was about 18 years old. He was originally a rescue, and then I took him when some friends moved to a place that didn't allow pets. I had him about 10 years. He hated being picked up, and would never sit on your lap, but was always incredibly affectionate to anyone in the house, and would happily spend hours sat next to you getting stroked and purring loudly.
He had already started to get a bit thin, but after this picture he started to lose a lot of weight, and began losing interest in his food. He had a blood test and found very low vitamin B12. Initially tried some B12 and special food, but he never regained his appetite, and he kept losing weight, so made the decision to take him back to the vet last night and we decided to let him go. He passed very peacefully.
Very sad to have lost him and he will be missed, the house feels very empty now, but I am thankful I decided to take him when I did and not leave it any longer and gave him a peaceful end.
Edit: Wasn't expecting so many lovely replies. Thank you you all.
