Hello,
I have a kitty, Fizz, who is 14 years old. She has been diabetic for 4.5 years. We never put her on insulin because we did with her sister, and she had seizures and almost died twice from insulin shock.. that's another story.. Anyways she has 2 impacted molars. I talked to the vet and pretty much the long and short of it is they probably won't be able to do much. I love my cat deeply she has been there for a good chunk of my life. I am having trouble making the final decision. I know that she is starting to deteriorate quickly. I keep hoping that one day I would wake up and she passed away but she is hanging on. Some days are better than others. I mean she isn't suffering that we can tell. But I know that she is acting differently, very similar to Snoops before. When we took Snoops in to put her down, she looked at me as if to say thank you and didn't even fuss when the vet started to give her the injection. Just in case anyone thinks this isn't hard for me, I am having trouble seeing the keyboard through the tears.
I really wish that she would die on her own, I don't like thinking about what if she still was enjoying life and I cut it short on her. She still loves snuggles and likes to sit on my shoulder. How long should I wait? Should I wait until she can't move? Can't eat? Can't go to the bathroom by herself? My husband tells me it is up to me when we should take her in, but I am really having a hard time. When her and Snoops were babies, I used to wake up with one kitten on each eyelid sucking on it. Fizz helped pick out my husband. He was the only person she ever sat on other than me. That was the first time she had even met him. Mind you when he moved in she peed on his coat...
Sorry.. I am not used to being able to talk to people who feel similar about their cats like me. Most people don't hesitate too put an animal down, or give it up. I always said that if my kids were allergic to my cats I would give the kids away.
Thanks for listening.
Shannon
mom to 5 children, 10 cats, 3 dogs, 8 sheep, 7 goats and 20 chickens.
I have a kitty, Fizz, who is 14 years old. She has been diabetic for 4.5 years. We never put her on insulin because we did with her sister, and she had seizures and almost died twice from insulin shock.. that's another story.. Anyways she has 2 impacted molars. I talked to the vet and pretty much the long and short of it is they probably won't be able to do much. I love my cat deeply she has been there for a good chunk of my life. I am having trouble making the final decision. I know that she is starting to deteriorate quickly. I keep hoping that one day I would wake up and she passed away but she is hanging on. Some days are better than others. I mean she isn't suffering that we can tell. But I know that she is acting differently, very similar to Snoops before. When we took Snoops in to put her down, she looked at me as if to say thank you and didn't even fuss when the vet started to give her the injection. Just in case anyone thinks this isn't hard for me, I am having trouble seeing the keyboard through the tears.
I really wish that she would die on her own, I don't like thinking about what if she still was enjoying life and I cut it short on her. She still loves snuggles and likes to sit on my shoulder. How long should I wait? Should I wait until she can't move? Can't eat? Can't go to the bathroom by herself? My husband tells me it is up to me when we should take her in, but I am really having a hard time. When her and Snoops were babies, I used to wake up with one kitten on each eyelid sucking on it. Fizz helped pick out my husband. He was the only person she ever sat on other than me. That was the first time she had even met him. Mind you when he moved in she peed on his coat...
Sorry.. I am not used to being able to talk to people who feel similar about their cats like me. Most people don't hesitate too put an animal down, or give it up. I always said that if my kids were allergic to my cats I would give the kids away.
Thanks for listening.
Shannon
mom to 5 children, 10 cats, 3 dogs, 8 sheep, 7 goats and 20 chickens.