Hi everybody. I need some "what would you do?" advice here on whether or not it's time to put my cat to sleep. She is almost 12 years old and she has a rare neurological condition because she's a Manx (no tail.) Just over a year ago, she became incontinent. For the last 13 months, we've tried every kind of diaper and pee pad and cleanup spray but she's pretty much been peeing everywhere all of the time--but we've just been dealing with it because we love her. She's losing control of her bottom half which is what we think has caused the loss of bladder control.
She's been walking with difficulty for a long time, but about a week ago she lost the use of her back legs completely and now just drags herself by her front legs.
Over the past year, three different vets have said: "No no no--it is NOT time to put her down." All of them said that because she's still eating and seeking affection, she still has some quality of life.
So, at this point, she's incontinent and can't walk and we have to get her an enema about once a month, BUT she still has a huge appetite and wants to snuggle.
Finally, last week the vet said although she wouldn't make the recommendation to put her down, she said that at this point she would no longer try to talk us out of it because it's a borderline judgment call.
Would be grateful for any thoughts or outside perspectives. We don't know what to do.
She's been walking with difficulty for a long time, but about a week ago she lost the use of her back legs completely and now just drags herself by her front legs.
Over the past year, three different vets have said: "No no no--it is NOT time to put her down." All of them said that because she's still eating and seeking affection, she still has some quality of life.
So, at this point, she's incontinent and can't walk and we have to get her an enema about once a month, BUT she still has a huge appetite and wants to snuggle.
Finally, last week the vet said although she wouldn't make the recommendation to put her down, she said that at this point she would no longer try to talk us out of it because it's a borderline judgment call.
Would be grateful for any thoughts or outside perspectives. We don't know what to do.