Well Shit.

Todd and I visited the vet today.

Not good news.  He has kitty leukemia. And roundworms.

Emily loves Todd with a double D.  I love Todd with a double D.  But this does not look good.

I brought Todd home with his dewormer, and now have a tough decision on my hands.  If he was going to be an only cat it would be easy.  But we have Thomas the man cat, and kitty leukemia is contagious and killer in cats.

Todd is now locked in my bedroom to separate the two cats (not really necessary since Thomas really wants nothing to do with Todd) but it breaks my heart.

We can see if Todd can beat the virus (retest in 3-6 wks) but the odds are not in our favor and the vet doesn't want to give us false hope.

I don't know what to do.  My animal saving skills are seriously lacking this month.

Bummed to say the least.  Shit.  I don't want to make the smart decision.

Update:

Family Decision - We are making the office/storage room a kitty room!  Bryan and I feel like if Todd with a double D was lucky enough to find a family that didn't mind too much that he had worms and diarrhea up the wazoo (okay he was lucky that Bryan and I didn't kill him) that he could be lucky enough to beat this virus.

(I am about 100% shocked that Bryan was in agreement and there really was no need for a discussion, as much as B grumbles about animals and my need to save anything and everything I can I think he actually finds this an endearing trait of mine - that is what I am going with)

We are going to give him that chance, and if it does go the opposite way we will be ready for it and do the humane thing, but until Todd with a double D gives us that sign we are going to fight this thing.

 My mom has a cat name Dusty - who was on the brink of death from god knows what -  the vet had totally written him off ... but the miracle of deli cut roast beef brought that pisser of a cat back and he is now a behemoth of a cat.  We are going this route with Todd.

So Todd will be getting the royal treatment:

1. Roast Beef Diet (once we get his stomach in order)

2. His own room (to protect Thomas the man cat)

3. Stress free unconditional love

Wish us luck, we know we will need it, but if we are just another statistic at least Todd will have had a family and some love in his short life.