Deciding to Euthenise my cat

it is an extremely difficult decision. My thoughts are with you, and if
it is that time, may it be as easy as possible on the both of you.


"Jules" wrote in message
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My cat is very sick. Blood tests last week showed infection, low
immunity, and FIV+ status. He's lost lots of weight. He's at the vet
right now on an I.V. drip.

Tomorrow we get the results of further blood tests and x-rays. If they
don't turn out well then it's time to think about pulling the plug.

****. I don't want to do that, but I don't want him to suffer either.

"Jules" wrote in message
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My cat is very sick. Blood tests last week showed infection, low
immunity, and FIV+ status. He's lost lots of weight. He's at the vet
right now on an I.V. drip.

Tomorrow we get the results of further blood tests and x-rays. If they
don't turn out well then it's time to think about pulling the plug.

****. I don't want to do that, but I don't want him to suffer either.

Exactly. The decision about when to euthanize is often fraught w/ worry,
IME. It's a highly personal one, between your own thoughts about it, the
vet's input, etc., etc. I don't envy you this decision. BTDT.

Otoh, perhaps it'll turn out that your cat's condition will be treatable &
that he'll recover - the best possible outcome. If not, then whenever it
happens, I hope it'll go as well as can be expected for both you & your cat.

Cathy

"Jules" wrote in message
...
My cat is very sick. Blood tests last week showed infection, low
immunity, and FIV+ status. He's lost lots of weight. He's at the vet
right now on an I.V. drip.

Tomorrow we get the results of further blood tests and x-rays. If they
don't turn out well then it's time to think about pulling the plug.

****. I don't want to do that, but I don't want him to suffer either.

Exactly. The decision about when to euthanize is often fraught w/ worry,
IME. It's a highly personal one, between your own thoughts about it, the
vet's input, etc., etc. I don't envy you this decision. BTDT.

Otoh, perhaps it'll turn out that your cat's condition will be treatable &
that he'll recover - the best possible outcome. If not, then whenever it
happens, I hope it'll go as well as can be expected for both you & your cat.

Cathy

****. I don't want to do that, but I don't want him to suffer either.

I'm sorry about your cat. Most of us here have had to face that decision. I
most recently faced it in March with my 18 year old cat. It was very, very
hard to decide when to do it but I didn't want him to suffer and he wasn't
getting any better. He, too, lost a lot of weight and lost interest in eating
and was withdrawn. You have to take comfort in knowing you are helping your
cat and showing him your love. He will feel that. It's a very peaceful
passing. Stay with him and let him know you love him. It's very quick and not
at all scary to witness.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

****. I don't want to do that, but I don't want him to suffer either.

I'm sorry about your cat. Most of us here have had to face that decision. I
most recently faced it in March with my 18 year old cat. It was very, very
hard to decide when to do it but I didn't want him to suffer and he wasn't
getting any better. He, too, lost a lot of weight and lost interest in eating
and was withdrawn. You have to take comfort in knowing you are helping your
cat and showing him your love. He will feel that. It's a very peaceful
passing. Stay with him and let him know you love him. It's very quick and not
at all scary to witness.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

Tomorrow we get the results of further blood tests and x-rays. If they
don't turn out well then it's time to think about pulling the plug.

****. I don't want to do that, but I don't want him to suffer either.

I've been there quite a few times. It's always painful. When you look in your
cats eyes and you see that he's in pain and unhappy, you will know that it's
time and you'll want to do what's best for him. It's the last loving thing we
can do for them. I wish one day euthanasia will be legal for we humans as well.
He is a very lucky cat to have someone who loves him as much as you do.

Tomorrow we get the results of further blood tests and x-rays. If they
don't turn out well then it's time to think about pulling the plug.

****. I don't want to do that, but I don't want him to suffer either.

I've been there quite a few times. It's always painful. When you look in your
cats eyes and you see that he's in pain and unhappy, you will know that it's
time and you'll want to do what's best for him. It's the last loving thing we
can do for them. I wish one day euthanasia will be legal for we humans as well.
He is a very lucky cat to have someone who loves him as much as you do.

I will be dealing with this with my cancer striken cat Willi in the coming
months - I am hoping longer. Remember that euthenasia means "good death" in
Greek. Note the variety of resources on the internet on the subject and a
number of great books on amazon.com. It's been a great comfort for me doing my
own research and reading. The more you understand the process - the more piece
of mind you will have IMO.

Magnus

I will be dealing with this with my cancer striken cat Willi in the coming
months - I am hoping longer. Remember that euthenasia means "good death" in
Greek. Note the variety of resources on the internet on the subject and a
number of great books on amazon.com. It's been a great comfort for me doing my
own research and reading. The more you understand the process - the more piece
of mind you will have IMO.

Magnus

How is Willi doing Magnus?

Karen

"MJohns7861" wrote in message
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I will be dealing with this with my cancer striken cat Willi in the coming
months - I am hoping longer. Remember that euthenasia means "good death"
in
Greek. Note the variety of resources on the internet on the subject and a
number of great books on amazon.com. It's been a great comfort for me
doing my
own research and reading. The more you understand the process - the more
piece
of mind you will have IMO.

Magnus