My little Samcat was ill before Anthrocon and I thought it was a typical cold - which he's gotten in the past and pass relatively quickly - but when we came back he had lost a lot of weight and was barely eating. I took him to the vet today and, while he tested negative for FIV/Feline Leukemia, the vet said that she rarely sees cats in his condition recover from the state he's in. He has some ulcers on his mouth and is dehydrated, as well. She suggested putting him down and said that it may come to that even with aggressive hospitalization (which i cannot afford, it's something like $400/day) and/or antibiotics.

So I brought him home with some vet prescribed painkillers and antibiotics in hopes that maybe there's that slim chance he'll bounce back and put on some weight and be okay, but I'm anticipating the worst outcome because at least then, I'll be prepared.

I'm open for commission stuff (and i may do other stuff aside from what's there - like inked/colored full body things and stuff like that) in hopes I can maybe get him full bloodwork done (it's $100) and see if maybe we can narrow down what's wrong with him and if there's any hope of getting him healthy again.