What would you do?

[Avalon1984]

Sorry to hear about your kitty

 

[Mahonri]

All vets should be so wonderful!

So sorry for your impending loss.

 

[dainerra]

I agree that, even if he doesn't appear to be in pain, that helping him would probably be best. I would rather ease his final moments than wait for him to starve or die of dehydration.

I'm glad that your vet is willing to come to your home.

 

[mstricer]

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We live in a small town and are friends with our vet. He did the same for our neighbor whose forties had bone cancer and was getting real bad, and they wanted him to be at home. It's the worst just knowing it will happen.

 

[yomama]

Has your vet seen him already, to determine he is dying? I would hate for you to agonize over this, if he in fact had something that was easily curable. I (unfortunately) have been in this boat many times. If it were me, and I could afford it

, I think I would have the vet find out what is going on first, before I decided to euthanize or not. I have a few kitties that are getting to the geriatric stage. One has arthritis in her hind end, so we have to baby her a bit. I worry whats in store with her and the others. Sorry you have to go through this. Good luck.

 

[redhen]

So sorry..

 

[Johndeere96]

A lot of people couldn't do this but I'd put it out myself.

Sorry

 

[Mattemma]

That is nice that the vet will come to you.It was so hard to make the drive to and from the vet when I would euthanise an animal. I read it does not take long once a cat stops eating.Mine had stopped for whatever reason.She was bones and yellow from jaundice. Thankfully force feeding her saved her. $300 later I still have no idea what happened.

Given your cats health issues and pain I am guess it is not something you can remedy with a syringe of food hourly,but knowing me I would probably try anyway. Prayers for the little one to pass on peacefully if it is his time.

 

[sonew123]

First Im so sorry

Its never easy. Have you checked its teeth for infections-causing it pain when it tried to eat???-blockages of some sort? ALso for me-I would put my kitty down- I could not bare to watch it not eat or drink and die of starvation..I know animals, and humans for that matter, reach a point where they aren't even hungry in the final stages but I couldn't let it get that far...I did it with my lab and it sucked Im still not over it 7 years later but I did it before he got to those stages Again, Im so sorry...ps my vet came and put him down as the office made him nervous...

 

[Linn Bee]

As long as I knew my fur-friend was in no pain I would keep him at home. I agree with some others that letting him starve is a bad option, and would assist in his passing before that point.