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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When they wander around because they are looking for a place where their bodies won’t hurt. When they won’t make it through another winter/summer etc. without huge measures by you.[/quote]

I never realized that is something they do - on the day we put one of our cats to sleep, she went to each room - rooms that she hadn't been in for a week as she got sicker - and we found her in an upstairs bedroom when the vet arrived.  We figured she was saying goodbye to each room, but of course she could have been wandering to try to get comfortable.

I think we waited too long with one of our cats, which is why we were very careful with this most recent cat.  It's a hard decision - but it honestly will NOT get any easier with each passing day.  If you know your animal is in pain, or isn't eating or drinking, or incontinent (which animals hate just as much as we do), then it's time.

It's a gift we can give to our animals - but it's hard, hard, hard.

To explain to children:  the animal has gotten very old and isn't happy or comfortable any longer, so she will die soon.  We can help her along, which we believe is a gift to her, although it's hard for us.  So we will take her to the vet to put her to sleep - do you want to come or not?  (with younger kids you may just say "she's going to die soon" and then take to the vet and put her to sleep, saying she died - not telling them that you had her put to sleep.  But at some point, I do think children should learn your morals - that you do this, and it's for these reasons, and why you believe it's important.  Not sure when that would be - I think each parent needs to make that decision based on their child's age, developmental stage, maturity, etc. [/quote]

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