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Hi all,
A few months ago my 19 year old cat was put to sleep after he rapidly deteriorated with cancer over the course of a few weeks. The diagnosis from the vet and the decision to put him to sleep happened extremely fast. As he was absolutely petrified of the vets, we called the vets out to our home and it was as stressfree and as peaceful as it could have been which I am grateful for.
However, these days were the saddest days of my life. Whilst it has become slightly easier without him being here, I am so overwhelmed with feelings of guilt. I look back at his life and realise there were so many signs that I missed. I realise now that there was a lot I didn't know and more that I could have done. The thought that he may have been in pain without me realising is terrible. The happy memories that I have are completely overshadowed by the guilt I feel.
Can anyone relate?
A few months ago my 19 year old cat was put to sleep after he rapidly deteriorated with cancer over the course of a few weeks. The diagnosis from the vet and the decision to put him to sleep happened extremely fast. As he was absolutely petrified of the vets, we called the vets out to our home and it was as stressfree and as peaceful as it could have been which I am grateful for.
However, these days were the saddest days of my life. Whilst it has become slightly easier without him being here, I am so overwhelmed with feelings of guilt. I look back at his life and realise there were so many signs that I missed. I realise now that there was a lot I didn't know and more that I could have done. The thought that he may have been in pain without me realising is terrible. The happy memories that I have are completely overshadowed by the guilt I feel.
Can anyone relate?