Sunday I made the decision to put my cat to sleep. I rushed him to the vet because he was crying and in obvious pain. They had to fully sedate him to even do the exam. It was determined that he could not urinate at all (his bladder would have eventually burst) and he would die without treatment. He had a 50/50% chance of recovering, chances are it would happen again and damage may have already been done to his organs. He was 10 years old. We would be looking at $800.00+ for a 3 day stay. The vet said that the first 3 cats that she ever treated with the same thing as Max, all died. I have been so sad ever since I made the decision and feel so guilty that I did not try and save him. Everyone is telling me that I did the right thing but it sure does not feel like it.
Max was born to a feral Mom and although he and his litter mates were so young they were already very wild. I kept him and bottle fed him for a few months. This cat was so mean to me and I believe that in ways he hated me. He would wait under my bed and night and then attack me as I walked by. He did some pretty painful damage to my legs. After I had him for a year I told my family that I could not take it any longer and would take him down and put him to sleep. I knew that no one would want him because of his behavior. The doctor that neutered him said that he was the worse cat he had ever worked on. Anyway my family wanted me to give him another chance. After time he actually mellowed a bit. We could never pet him with our hands but for some reason he allowed us to pet him with our feet. He was also a cat that one dared not to try and pick up.
The last few years he has been such a sweet cat and we actually grew to love on another. I had to quickly take everything into consideration and one was the fact that he would have hated for me to leave him there for three days. They would have had to insert a catheter, and keep him on fluids and antibiotics. I feel like I let him down and I miss him so much. Has anyone else had this problem with their cat did they survive and what was their quality of life. Anyway thanks for listening. Camille
Max was born to a feral Mom and although he and his litter mates were so young they were already very wild. I kept him and bottle fed him for a few months. This cat was so mean to me and I believe that in ways he hated me. He would wait under my bed and night and then attack me as I walked by. He did some pretty painful damage to my legs. After I had him for a year I told my family that I could not take it any longer and would take him down and put him to sleep. I knew that no one would want him because of his behavior. The doctor that neutered him said that he was the worse cat he had ever worked on. Anyway my family wanted me to give him another chance. After time he actually mellowed a bit. We could never pet him with our hands but for some reason he allowed us to pet him with our feet. He was also a cat that one dared not to try and pick up.
The last few years he has been such a sweet cat and we actually grew to love on another. I had to quickly take everything into consideration and one was the fact that he would have hated for me to leave him there for three days. They would have had to insert a catheter, and keep him on fluids and antibiotics. I feel like I let him down and I miss him so much. Has anyone else had this problem with their cat did they survive and what was their quality of life. Anyway thanks for listening. Camille