Time to say goodbye ?
Discussion
We have a cat which came from Cats Protection about 5 years ago and is believed to be around 18 years old. She is a real character and although being quite small she keeps the two much bigger male cats in their place. She can be quite loving but it has to be on her terms and stroking her without permission will result in a swipe A few months ago she was diagnosed with an over active thyroid which tablets have been controlling. Recently I noticed that she was drinking a lot of water and she has now been diagnosed with kidney failure. The vet advised putting her on a low protein diet as there isn't much more they can do. I don't know if it is connected but in the last couple of weeks the she has started weeing in the house despite the doors being opened and a clean litter tray being available. Already the living room carpet has had to be replaced and 3 rugs dumped. She is starting to look quite scraggy and keeps mooching about as if she is confused. We feel awful but are coming to the conclusion that euthanasia may be necessary. Sorry for rambling on but this is a hard decision to have to make and I wanted some opinions as to whether or not we are being reasonable in deciding to part with her. Thanks for reading.
Twig62 said:
We have a cat which came from Cats Protection about 5 years ago and is believed to be around 18 years old. She is a real character and although being quite small she keeps the two much bigger male cats in their place. She can be quite loving but it has to be on her terms and stroking her without permission will result in a swipe A few months ago she was diagnosed with an over active thyroid which tablets have been controlling. Recently I noticed that she was drinking a lot of water and she has now been diagnosed with kidney failure. The vet advised putting her on a low protein diet as there isn't much more they can do. I don't know if it is connected but in the last couple of weeks the she has started weeing in the house despite the doors being opened and a clean litter tray being available. Already the living room carpet has had to be replaced and 3 rugs dumped. She is starting to look quite scraggy and keeps mooching about as if she is confused. We feel awful but are coming to the conclusion that euthanasia may be necessary. Sorry for rambling on but this is a hard decision to have to make and I wanted some opinions as to whether or not we are being reasonable in deciding to part with her. Thanks for reading.
Sorry for your predicament, but only you can make that decision. Others with more vet knowledge may have a different opinion.It is definitely a bloody hard decision, but you have to do the right thing for your beloved animal.
Feel for you. Good luck
If you're asking yourself the question, you already know the answer...
I'm firmly in the camp of 'rather a week too soon than a day too late' however it is well worth asking the vet if there's anything that can buck her up for a bit to make the most of the remianing time she has left. This may well be weeks.
Have 'the deed' done at home please. It is so much kinder.
I'm firmly in the camp of 'rather a week too soon than a day too late' however it is well worth asking the vet if there's anything that can buck her up for a bit to make the most of the remianing time she has left. This may well be weeks.
Have 'the deed' done at home please. It is so much kinder.
Mobile Chicane said:
If you're asking yourself the question, you already know the answer...
I'm firmly in the camp of 'rather a week too soon than a day too late' however it is well worth asking the vet if there's anything that can buck her up for a bit to make the most of the remianing time she has left. This may well be weeks.
Have 'the deed' done at home please. It is so much kinder.
Once again, I'm in full agreement with MC.I'm firmly in the camp of 'rather a week too soon than a day too late' however it is well worth asking the vet if there's anything that can buck her up for a bit to make the most of the remianing time she has left. This may well be weeks.
Have 'the deed' done at home please. It is so much kinder.
She's been your friend, now be hers; hard though it may be.
We are going through the same today.
Tiger, our beautiful boy was ten this year. In the last fortnight he has experienced sudden weight loss and loss of appetite. Whilst I thought he had a worm as had been scraping his bum, blood test results in today showed creatinine and urea levels off the charts by orders of magnitude
He is now on an IV drip at the vet hospital and we await the outcome over the next couple of days but are preparing for the worst. Gutted.
Here he is with his sister in the background.
Tiger, our beautiful boy was ten this year. In the last fortnight he has experienced sudden weight loss and loss of appetite. Whilst I thought he had a worm as had been scraping his bum, blood test results in today showed creatinine and urea levels off the charts by orders of magnitude
He is now on an IV drip at the vet hospital and we await the outcome over the next couple of days but are preparing for the worst. Gutted.
Here he is with his sister in the background.
ali_kat said:
Mobile Chicane said:
If you're asking yourself the question, you already know the answer...
I'm firmly in the camp of 'rather a week too soon than a day too late' however it is well worth asking the vet if there's anything that can buck her up for a bit to make the most of the remianing time she has left. This may well be weeks.
Have 'the deed' done at home please. It is so much kinder.
Once again, I'm in full agreement with MC.I'm firmly in the camp of 'rather a week too soon than a day too late' however it is well worth asking the vet if there's anything that can buck her up for a bit to make the most of the remianing time she has left. This may well be weeks.
Have 'the deed' done at home please. It is so much kinder.
She's been your friend, now be hers; hard though it may be.
There is no rule for this, people and animals are all different. I feel we have lost so many friends this last 12 months that it is hard to rationalise. Given the history that you tell, your puss is beginning the spiral down. You have to balance the unpleasantness of increasing decrepitude in a pet with what is acceptable, there should not be any guilt or criticism associated with where you draw the line. We put a special lab down a couple of months ago which my wife bred, but she was faecally incontinent for months, certainly had doggy alzheimers and had got to the point of falling so often it was painful to watch. I still dont know what the right time was but I am comfortable with what happened. So, many people will offer advice, but it is very much up to you and what you can deal with. If your pal gets to the point of no little enjoyment then it is time.....you are the ones watching and doing the caring. Sorry not much help but there are no absolute rules.
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