When do you call time?

[garythesign]

Big Nanas said:

We’ve had to take the decision to get the vet to visit Saturday morning to put my gorgeous ginger cat Jarvis to sleep.
It’s all happened so quickly, I can'’t really get my head around it all.

On Monday we took him to the vet as his breathing had become heavier. Other thank that he was the same cat, tail up, purring, eating etc. Not really any change.
The vest told us to get him to the hospital as it was life threatening. Crikey.
Overnight he had X-rays and bloods, which showed a large shadow on his chest, and a couple of other things in the bloods.

But when we picked him up 24 hours later, he was completely different. Mouth breathing, zero interest in food and wouldn’t move much.
On Thursday we had a check up at the vets, with a steroid injection and some food via a syringe we could give him. Hopefull that this would perk him up, we took him home.
But now? Every time he moves he lets out this heartbreaking, pained meow, it’s horrible to hear this from our friend.
The vet is booked at 9am, but we’re not sure he’s even going to make the night. My wife is going to sleep next to him in the lounge. He’s done so much for us.
I feel like I’ve let him down, but this has happened so quickly.

Thanks for listening.

Fingers crossed that he has an easy night.

If only our pets lived longer

[jules_s]

garythesign said:

Big Nanas said:

We’ve had to take the decision to get the vet to visit Saturday morning to put my gorgeous ginger cat Jarvis to sleep.
It’s all happened so quickly, I can'’t really get my head around it all.

On Monday we took him to the vet as his breathing had become heavier. Other thank that he was the same cat, tail up, purring, eating etc. Not really any change.
The vest told us to get him to the hospital as it was life threatening. Crikey.
Overnight he had X-rays and bloods, which showed a large shadow on his chest, and a couple of other things in the bloods.

But when we picked him up 24 hours later, he was completely different. Mouth breathing, zero interest in food and wouldn’t move much.
On Thursday we had a check up at the vets, with a steroid injection and some food via a syringe we could give him. Hopefull that this would perk him up, we took him home.
But now? Every time he moves he lets out this heartbreaking, pained meow, it’s horrible to hear this from our friend.
The vet is booked at 9am, but we’re not sure he’s even going to make the night. My wife is going to sleep next to him in the lounge. He’s done so much for us.
I feel like I’ve let him down, but this has happened so quickly.

Thanks for listening.

Fingers crossed that he has an easy night.

If only our pets lived longer

Same here

Our second cat was a bit off key (very old though)

We took him to the vets and left him there for tests - one hour later they called to get there asap as he needed help to stop him suffering.

You have my sympathies BN.

[Big Nanas]

Thanks for the kind words, guys.
Wife slept next to him in the lounge last night for company and reassurance, and he had a fairly quiet night, but could barely move or stand, bless him. He had even lost interest in drinking water.

Vet has just left. He didn’t make any fuss, no meowing just let them get on with it. My wife held him whilst I stroked him, it was lovely and peaceful.
We are a right mess.

[Marcellus]

Of course you are BN, but take comfort that you did everything you could for him throughout his life to show love and affection to the very end.

So don’t think for a moment you let anyone down, far from it….. it’s still sh@@ though, just remember the happy times.

[garythesign]

We are all a mess when the time comes.

You and your wife take care of each other.

There is no time limit on grieving

[bazza white]

Sorry for your loss BN. It will get easier just remember the good times which im sure there were plenty.