Reply #21: I don't think 16 is all that 'young'.

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We've had countless cats over the last 25 years or so, and I've never had one live past 18. I've heard of cats living to 20 or even a little longer, but unfortunately, none of ours has lived that long.

I'm really sorry about your baby. I'm sure you have thought of this already, but in case...ask your vet if they will take payments. I KNOW that anything is too much these days (we currently have a vet bill of several hundred dollars - but we only pay $25 each month, sometimes less!), but it may help if you can pay just a little each month. If your vet won't do this, there may be one in your area who will.

Lastly, as someone said downthread, 'stinky' food does help sometimes. It helped with our baby kitteh - of course, she just had a bad cold, but she wouldn't eat ANYTHING. We finally heated some tuna in the microwave (make sure it's not too hot by 'stirring' with your fingers thoroughly!), and she ate that.