The topic of euthanasia is really hard for me to deal with, especially with my only cat being elderly and knowing that I may have to put her to sleep eventually, so thank you for talking about it and putting some of my fears I had to rest. I'm still uneasy and it makes me sad to think about it, but I feel a lot better having this knowledge and I think it'll also help me through when the time comes to put my girl down.
It does suck and no one likes having to euthanise a pet. My old man cat is 17 and losing muscle mass so I’m definitely eying him every day measuring quality of life. This makes me sad, because he’s such a sweetheart and he’s the first cat I ever adopted purely because I wanted him. But I also have seen firsthand the results of not being able to let go at an appropriate time when the animal is having a long, slow decline and I know that it is much kinder and more loving to let him go a little bit ‘too soon’ than even a day ‘too late’. I want to look back on my time with him and know that he was happy and comfortable right through the last day.
