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Anonymous
Y'said she wasn't comin' back til January right? *sigh* It's a tough sit. My mom had to put my kitty down while I was gone and it sucked.
The thing was, and is, he may not be suffering now but when an animal dies, it's not pretty nor painless (not most the time). The cat they put down we had held on to as long as we could. When mom made the decision it was after he was shitting blood and curled up in a tight ball, obviously hurting. In short, you might save the animal true pain with a simple paw prick. Moreover, all the time we held onto him and wouldn't let him go, looking back we realized how miserable he must have been. Aberrant litter behaviour, creaking hips, and probably cancer growing inside him... I actually feel more guilty in some ways for not putting him out of his misery sooner...
That he isn't going to the toilet is a REALLY bad sign. Honestly, he might make the decision for you and pass away on his own if he's at that stage already...
Moreover, you're leaving. One thing that probably DOES keep him alive is the attention you do give him. Loneliness and the stress of no people there (if that is the situation) might kill him anyways at this point. Between the agony of dying alone and your own trouble coming home to a decaying body, though I hate to, I would strongly recommend euthanasia.
Oh... And the "mother" wants him to be put down? As it is her cat, I would abide by her wishes. If she was against it the story could be different but as it is...
Don't envy you, hon.
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