I havent been on here for a while but yesterday I had my darling Dillon put to sleep at home. He was diagnosed with kidney failure at 12. He would have been 20 on April 9th.
He probably could have been on a drip again and antibiotics, I didnt ask as I dont believe it was fair to keep him going any longer. He was skin and bone, he was half blind, went in the wrong direction to the water bowl, could barely get up on his cushion, staggered when walked and struggled to lay down with his bones. It was tempting to try and get him to 20 but he was distressed, wailing every time he went for a wee, jerking when he drank water (I couldnt get his teeth done as he was too old to go under). It was the hardest decision of my life. I dedicated every day looking after him, I washed him, cleaned his ears, cleaned his bum and I feel as though my heart has been ripped out. He had become my life.
The only medication he was on was istin tablets for blood pressure, otherwise I left him alone. He kept going on love and attention, tit bits all day and fusses. It has made me think though, that, how long should you keep your cat going because you cant let him go, when his quality of life gets so bad. I got distressed watching him struggle and I knew I had to let him go. The pain is unbearable, he was my life for 20 years. Just a thought that distressing injections and forcing pills into a cat are not always the best way. I gave Dillon the will to live with love and treats and being there. For those struggling with a very sick cat, my thoughts and best wishes are with you, I know, you feel everything your cat feels. Long may they live, they give us so much.
Best Wishes
Chris
He probably could have been on a drip again and antibiotics, I didnt ask as I dont believe it was fair to keep him going any longer. He was skin and bone, he was half blind, went in the wrong direction to the water bowl, could barely get up on his cushion, staggered when walked and struggled to lay down with his bones. It was tempting to try and get him to 20 but he was distressed, wailing every time he went for a wee, jerking when he drank water (I couldnt get his teeth done as he was too old to go under). It was the hardest decision of my life. I dedicated every day looking after him, I washed him, cleaned his ears, cleaned his bum and I feel as though my heart has been ripped out. He had become my life.
The only medication he was on was istin tablets for blood pressure, otherwise I left him alone. He kept going on love and attention, tit bits all day and fusses. It has made me think though, that, how long should you keep your cat going because you cant let him go, when his quality of life gets so bad. I got distressed watching him struggle and I knew I had to let him go. The pain is unbearable, he was my life for 20 years. Just a thought that distressing injections and forcing pills into a cat are not always the best way. I gave Dillon the will to live with love and treats and being there. For those struggling with a very sick cat, my thoughts and best wishes are with you, I know, you feel everything your cat feels. Long may they live, they give us so much.
Best Wishes
Chris