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DualGemV2 Knowflake Posts: 209 From: Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario Registered: Aug 2016	posted March 09, 2017 06:46 AM My friends cat is slowly dieing, he doesn't eat as much as he use to, he hides most of the time and he doesn't clean himself as much as he use to. He's suffering from a bloackage thats very difficult to get out. In 2007 he was poisoned from bad cat food, I'm sure most of us remember the Menu Foods cat food recall. We were fortunate to take him to the vet immediately and although the vet saved him his kidneys don't function as well as they use to. He's a very smart cat, when it was time to pick him up he refused to leave the vet and felt completely comfortable with her. My friend has kept him alive by feeding him meat broth via a syringe. He's been more active since the first time I've seen him but were just delaying the envidiable. None of us want to see him go, my question is when do you make that decision? Its an older picture when he was healthy. He's the bigger cat on the right, thats his daughter on the left. He is a father of 6 cats. ==================================== Gemini Sun, Capricorn Rising Aries Moon Gemini Mercury Venus Taurus Mars Cancer IP: Logged
Dee Moderator Posts: 3821 From: Registered: Apr 2009	posted March 09, 2017 12:11 PM That's a difficult one to answer as I have been through this to many times with dogs and cats...Some I waited to long and they passed in the house..So the way I decided for myself is as long as their eating drinking and not in any pain or discomfort I hold off as long as I know I can take them to the vet on fast notice if need be IP: Logged
Dee Moderator Posts: 3821 From: Registered: Apr 2009	posted March 09, 2017 02:45 PM One time I had to take my dog Sally to be put down she was back and forth to the vet for cancer..I was in denial bringing her to the vet for the last time and suffered much guilt feeling I didn't say a proper goodbye to her...So now when I know it's time I talk to them more and prepare both of us, so on the final trip to the vet we both know what's going to happen./ IP: Logged
Dee Moderator Posts: 3821 From: Registered: Apr 2009	posted March 09, 2017 07:11 PM This article just turned up on facebook Its about dogs, but the same feeling apply. THINGS I WISH YOU KNEW BEFORE EUTHANIZING YOUR DOG http://pupjournal.com/5-things-wish-knew-euthanizing/?utm_content=buffere4982&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer IP: Logged

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