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[quote=Anonymous]So sorry for you.We just went thru the same thing with our 18 year old cat. We'd had since he was a kitten. We had been treating him for thyriod issues but when we could see the end was near we spoked bringing him to the vet. Our decision was if we felt he was in pain we would put him to sleep but we were going to let nature take its course and stop treating. Its a good long life and I felt that had he been younger I would have tried more options but the writing was on the wall, we weren't going to extend his life by much and I'm currently unemployed so the vet bills were adding up. I had a very frank conversation with our vet and they finally backed down. They also gave me a name of a mobile vet that will come to your house and put your cat to sleep. We had used them for his sister when she was ill. Nature did take care of itself and he died naturally at our home. Personally I feel that the vets use too much a guilt trip when it comes to our pets. Don't get me wrong I loved him dearly but the practical side of me just couldn't spend all that money when he was 18 years old. Good luck.[/quote]

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