Caring for an elderly cat

Friday morning did not start well. I swung a leg out of bed, and made gentle contact with our 18-year-old cat Bianca, who was crouched miserably by the side of the bed. Then I noticed spots of blood. Lots of them. I checked her and the clues in the blood-spattered environment over carefully, and — long story short — the blood was coming from her urinary tract. Like many older cats, Bianca has…