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I'm convinced that I did the right thing by taking my Sally to the clinic to have her put to sleep. What bothers me is my visit to the clinic. On the day I took her in, I gave her her favorite food, cuddled her and told her how much I loved her and thanked her for being such a good cat and good company, then I took the carrier to the car and went back into the house to get her. When I put her into the carrier, she went right in without any fuss and laid right down as if in relief, like she knew. On the way to the clinic, which is 7 miles out of town, I talked to her a little bit, but not as much as I should have. She looked at me from inside the carrier in such a calm relaxed way like she was comfortable in there. When I got to the clinic, the vet took her to put her catheter in while I was paying the vet bill. That's when I broke down. Then I went into the room where the euthanizing was to take place. I couldn't control my emotions, so the vet let me have some time alone with her. I only spent about a minute kissing her and telling her goodbye and thanking her for being such a good cat. I told the vet she could come in and then the procedure took place with me holding onto her shoulder and petting her. it only took a minute or two and then her heart stopped and she went limp. The vet told me that I could spend more time with her, which I did, telling her goodbye, but again I only spent about a minute because I was upset. I feel that I did everything right except spending a little more time with her before and after she crossed the bridge at the clinic. That's part of what's making my grieving process so hard, plus, I miss her so bad!