I love her, but she’s diabetic, has kidney problems, and is arthritic. Heck, she’s 18, in people years. She’s getting really creaky, and she needs a catjack to make it onto my lap.
I hate this. One day she will look at me and tell me to put her down. I can do that, but it sucks.
Had that late last year. One of our cats just became very odd, then very weak. He went from an eating machine to more fur than substance.
Vets helped, but didn’t cure him. In the end he had to be put down. In a way would have liked to have perhaps brought him home for a day and then go back, but… not sure any of us could have handled that.
The last night I saw him he was just flat. Even the other nights when he was not well he meowed and perked up. That was when I knew he’d given up. That was the worst bit.
So yeah, as long as she wants to keep going, good for her.
But I think it is one of those ‘hate the thought, but once done it is done’.
All you can do is do the very best for them, and think of how much better their lives were with you than without you. 🙂
It’s very sad watching her, but I’m not going to off her until she gives up, and lets me know.
That’s the best way to do it. Doesn’t make saying goodbye any easier.
Yeah we had one bad week for fourteen years of good times, so easy trade.
Well, fourteen years of fur, catfood. smells, more fur, meowing for any reason and eating my food.
But still worth it.
Poor kitty, I know it’s hard, but you will know when it’s the right time! I had to put down on of my cats once, it just broke my heart…
She’s hanging in there, but she is soooo not right.