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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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, [b]I let live too long.  I realized it after the fact.  It was hard to forgive myself.[/b]  I will not make that mistake again.[/quote]

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.  [/quote]

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. [/quote]

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