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My Old Kitty
12 years ago
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How can we be so different and feel so much alike? I'm afraid my 18 year old cat, Rascal, is nearing the last week or so of life. I have literally grown up with her; she was the first pet I ever had, and although she has outlived a hamster, several fish, another cat, a rabbit, and a dog, soon our house will be pet-less entirely. Old age has caught up to her horrifyingly fast. Just last week, she could jump up on the bed, and chase my dad around the house. Now she sleeps literally all the time, hasn't gone to the litter box in 6 days, and is not interested in being loved on or eating food. She won't even bug my mom when she has a bowl of icecream. I bought some catnip for her tonight to see if she'd be interested in it, which she was, she sniffed it and licked it up just like she used to, but tomorrow morning we are going to have a family chat about what we should do. I have come to terms with the fact that, regardless, she will pass very soon. What I'm afraid of is my mom will be too anxious to have her put down, like, within the next day or two, and I don't think we should. The cat doesn't seem to be in pain (I know it's hard to tell with cats, but still) and even though she's sleeping all the time, she's still... aware. I feel like either she will let us know when it's time, or it will just happen. Like with my grandma's old mini schnauzer. One morning, the dog just didn't get out of bed, and her eyes were glazed over. We just knew it was time. I don't feel right about bringing my beloved cat in to get put down just because she's acting old.
Sorry for the wall of text, I just needed to get my thoughts out there. I will miss this darn cat when she goes. </3
Sorry for the wall of text, I just needed to get my thoughts out there. I will miss this darn cat when she goes. </3
Starmuttani
~starmuttani
Damn, that's always rough to deal with. :/ I had to go through a similar thing with my family dog; the whole watching their behavior and health decline rapidly, it's hard and I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing it now. I do hope that your mom will take the time to let your cat live out a little longer if she doesn't seem to be in pain [admittingly, your cat not eating is worrisome]. Just know that your cat is very well loved and I'm sure she is very happy to be with you, very lucky to be in this family. Hang in there, 'possum
Spoosty
~spoosty
OP
Sorry this reply is so late >.< Yeah we ended up taking her in... It was the right thing to do. Now the house feels empty, and we keep "seeing her ghost" around, which is a pleasant thing. I still wake up thinking she's gonna jump up on my bed like she used to. We got her ashes back (this is morbid, but... I know she was a small cat (kitten sized her whole life) but I never imagined she could fit into such a tiny tin... XD) and they did paw prints for us in some clay (which we are disappointed with. There are deep claw marks in it, it doesn't send a "happy" signal, but it is what it is) for free. One of her favorite places to be was in front of the fireplace when it was on, so we put her on it with the paw prints and her mousy toy c:
