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It's one of the most difficult things you can do in your life.
When I was born my parents had a cat. She was born right before I was born. She became older and older and when she was 19, she was blind and deaf. She still wanted to sleep on my lap, getting petted and she purred so loud. She went crazy when you put her in front of her favorite wet food. She loved it. She had kidney issues and sometimes lost some urine on the floor but she was still able to find her litter box for her normal business. We did block the stairs otherwise she would go up and fall back down. My father wanted to get her put down when she went blind but she was so happy. So she lived about half a year being a happy blind kitty. In the last week I saw she went bad. She wouldn't come out of her basket anymore. On Saturday, even I saw it was best to put her down. We were planning to go to the vet on Monday morning at opening time of the vet. On Sunday evening, hours before the vet appointment, near her 20th birthday, she died in my arms. That was a bit over 10 years ago. I still have her picture hanging on my wall.
I seriously hope she will get better. Seeing a loved one in pain is very very difficult. It's the worst feeling in the world if you have to make a decision like that. It's not a pet. It's your friend, your family. Sometimes, putting a cat down can prevent pain and misery. I hope you make the right choice, no matter what it is.
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Roo was taken to the vet yesterday. She has various neurological and physiological symptoms, probably caused by a few strokes.
It's what we thought it might be, and entirely unsurprising given that she's over 20 years old.
The vet has counselled to have her put down, but the ex (who she lives with) and myself are not ready to pull that trigger.
She seems happy, still purrs (and hisses) and appears comfortable enough for the moment.
Her main problems are occasionally falling over, not bothering with the litter tray , and needing to be taken to food occasionally, but we don't want to get rid of her just becuase she's an inconvenience though.
I think that once she stops feeding, though, it will be time to take her back to the vet for the last time.
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