Putting an elderly pet down

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would put him down before you leave so you could be with him. No animal should die alone and scared.

The cat is 18 and in pain with a condition that will kill him. It is time. No one should be forced to suffer.

My first dog, I let live too long. I realized it after the fact. It was hard to forgive myself. I will not make that mistake again.

This is the hardest thing to know. Our first pet, we waited to long. The second, we were better, but I still feel like a little too long - just a day or two, but I still feel so guilty, because I should have known better.

I had to double check to see if this was one of my old posts, because the exact same thing happened to us as well. I had made the euthanasia appointment for a Wednesday, and she suddenly got worse on Monday.

OP, I let my cat go under similar circumstances. He was a lot younger than yours, but had stomach cancer, and liquid diarrhea/vomiting. He was losing weight, despite eating well. He was a really dog-like cat; very friendly until the very end. We were moving, and I decided to not subject him to that. At the euthanasia appointment, the vet pointed out that he was actually very dehydrated, and it was just a matter of time before his body shut down. He was the best cat.

[Anonymous]

It's past time. I'm sorry.

[Anonymous]

It's time. When we had to put our dog to sleep last spring, the vet told us better 2 days too early, then 2 days too late. Our boy was 15 and went downhill so fast. He was not himself and we went to vet, had bloodwork etc. The Vet kept saying "I'm here until 7 tonight." After getting him home that day, we knew it was over. The next day at the appointment the vet said his bloodwork showed kidney failure and liver issues. Afterwards we wondered how hard was he working to keep us happy until he couldn't do it anymore. Animals are really good at hiding their illnesses and pain.