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Fur & claws looked good. He wasn't losing hair or anything like that. He was always a physically strong cat and I didn't notice him getting weaker. I read that with kidney failure a cat only needs about 30% function to lead a normal life, so by the time they start showing symptoms they've already lost 70% function or more...
A couple days before Poe passed, my brother called a vet at the University of FL to ask about a kidney transplant, but she thought from the loss of mobility it was something called a "saddle thrombosis". Apparently it's a blood clot in the aorta that cuts off circulation to the legs. She said that was treatable with surgery, and if the cat is otherwise strong they can recover. Just an FYI in case anyone has a cat that suddenly loses control of his legs.
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