This is Mr. Tumness. He is my very lovely cat who I have had for 11 years. Today we went to vet with him and discovered that he has not got very long to live. He has an irregular heartbeat and his tummy has swollen up with fluid. The vet said he has about a month to live.
We had the option of taking him to an animal hospital to have to it investigated further but it would involve a whole day of tests and giving him a general anesthetic. His heart is so week that he probably wouldn't get through it and he was so scared just going to the vets that he weed all over the cat carrier. I just don't think I could put him though that for what could be only a few months more of life.
I'm feeling very sad and I'm wondering if I have made the right choice.
I am going to make his last bit of life really nice. He's going to have tuna and cuddles and love...as much as I can give him. Then I know I will have done the best for him.
I can feel I am going to cry a lot of tears for the next few weeks.
Neil Gaimen said "When you fall in love with a kitten, one day you will bury an old cat"
5 comments:
So sorry to hear that :-/ It sounds a bit like what happened with my cat Sandwich, who died last year.
What a beautiful cat Mr Tumness is!
Oh no! :(
I'm so sorry to hear that.
He is indeed a pretty kitty.
So sorry Erika.
Fwiw I do think that you've made the right decision because it felt right for Mr. Tumness you and your family. A full day of 'test's' on a dying cat seems a tad pointless. What better way to honour your cat's life than to nurse him through his last days with lots of love and good food.
xxx
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Jess and Bunny welcome to my blog it's nice to have you comment and thank you because I know other people love their pets as much as I do.
Sparks...I really appreciate what you have said, I value your opinion.
Please don't put him through any added stress.
One of my little boys died almost 3 years ago, and he had congestive heart failure. The last day was spent with him sorrowfully crying and trying to take some deep breaths. His lungs were filled with fluid. Had I to do it over again, I would have taken him to be put to sleep that morning; rather than that evening. I could not keep him comfortable and it just prolonged his suffering by waiting till the end of the day.
God bless.
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