Reminds us that my old cat, Tyger, hasn't much left to live. :(

13 isn't really 'old'...its kind of like a human in their late 50's to late 60's....roughly.
Some cats can live to be 20.

Actually, my cat's older than. Family has had her since '95.

:c
They all must go one day.

Indeed. Nobody lives or survives forever. :c

im so sorry :( RIP sweet babita

aw poor kitty. THank you for being kind enough to put him down though. my mother in law let their 19 yr old just keep suffering until she finally died. she was 19 and just old but i'm pretty sure since she'd still eat and drink she wasn't able to take in nutrients anymore because all she was was skin and bones. it was horrible but she couldn't bring herself to take her in even though her cat was in essence starving to death :( she passed while we were visiting this spring/summer. he was a very handsome boy <3

I explained to my mom that it was much easier on him to be put to sleep than to slowly starve to death. And that finding him dead under my brother's bed (which is where he was chilling out in his final days) would be much harder than letting him go peacefully.

And I went with her because he was as much my cat as he was her's...I'll miss him, he was a good cat. :c

yeah I tried but she just couldn't accept it. she had it in her head that she was going to just go to sleep and not wake up on her spot on the couch. Which she did but I still felt horrible. that poor cat. I know she suffered :( I know it was hard for her though, they found her in a dumpster when she was 2 weeks old and bottle fed and raised her. She almost took her in a couple times but just couldn't do it.

Starving to death is not a good way to go...even if she was still eating, the food wouldn't be giving her anything...And I doubt the cat had a peaceful end... :c
Some cats just do get to the point where they are just too old. My grandmother had a pair of cats who I spent the first bit of my life with until we moved (she took the cats because they were old and bonded with her). They lived to be about 17 and 18 years old.

I didn't want to see Snickers deteriorate any more, and I knew my mother didn't want that either. He was six months old when we adopted him and lived to be over 13 years old. I'd say he had a good long and loved life.

We buried him with his favorite toys, so he can carry his sparkly-ball across the rainbow bridge.

yeah thats what I told her but she just kinda didn't wanna hear it I think. she had her idea in her head of how she was feeling and she'd go peacefully on her own even though it wasn't nearly as peaceful as she thinks it was :( broke my heart to see her everyday while I was there barely able to walk she was so weak :( poor baby

Its difficult not to anthropomorpize beloved pets...but the cat probably wasn't thinking about her past, or thinking about a peacefull end...All she knew was she was in pain and terribly weak...

I wish more people would realize that its not the -quantity- of life a pet has...its the -quality-...I'd rather have a pet who lives a happy, yet short, life than a pet who is in constant discomfort, but lives with me longer.

exactly. Even if she could think about it i'm sure at the age she was she couldn't even remember. and I agree she seemed to just want to go I'm glad she finally did was sad my husband didn't get to see her one last time he was in Cali for another week for schooling for work before he met us in AZ :( same thing happened last year when he was back in the states in schooling for work his grandma passed away a week before he was in AZ. very sad

Most pets live in the moment. Their memory for specific events spans maybe a week, or a month...They remember human = friend, food, and cuddles. and will seek those things out. So a sick cat only really remembers being sick and uncomfortable. Not a good thing for its last moments.
Snickers' last hour of his life was spent in my arms and with me and my mom at the vet's...showering him with love and kisses even as the drug to knock him out took effect. Those are the last things he felt, love and being really sleepy....which for a cat is normal.

But it sucks when you can't be there when a family member passes away, even a pet. You don't get quite the same closure.

When we buried Snickers' body, I knew he wasn't in it anymore. We were simply returning his shell to the earth. His spirit will probably linger around my mom for a while before returning to the 'mothership'. :3
(because cats are actually aliens who brainwash us into feeding them nomz, cleaning up their poo, and cuddles)

hahah yeah. its hard to explain that to people though sadly. oh well she was spoiled and she got lots of love in the end but I wish it hadn't been so drawn out and miserable at the same time. Yeah I felt really bad for my husband when his grandma passed because he had no one with him. Myself and our son were in Germany at home and he was in Texas for classes. he was going to visit afterwards too so he almost made it. Same thing with my grandmother I hadn't gotten to see her in a couple years and got a phone call she was diagnosed with cancer and in the middle of planning an emergency trip up she passed less than a week after the diagnosis.. was really hard :( Hubby and I were just dating at the time I miss her like crazy :( best grandma ever

I agree kitties totally are aliens. anything that can trick us into doing the things we do for them has to be. and they make us enjoy it too lol

Losing loved ones sucks in general. Human or animal... :c

Adorable fuzzy aliens who are taking over the world...one cat-person at a time. XD