Scrappy, in your shoes I would have a serious talk with the cat, asking what he wants, and asking that he give a clear sign. I know Harvey would try to hang on until we were ready to let him go, which in so many ways will never happen. So we would have to find some eay to communicate that it is ok for him to go. But every cat is different, and no two animal/human relationships are the same.
I've seen honest faces before. They usually come attached to liars.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
WindSparrow - Sep 15, 2013 1:29:32 pm PDT #5327 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
beth b - Sep 15, 2013 1:31:10 pm PDT #5328 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
My line for the kitties has been - are they eating.If special foods make him eat - ok. but if he really isn't into food, it might be time .
but it is very hard
Burrell - Sep 15, 2013 2:14:16 pm PDT #5329 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
There are very conservative annual and lifetime limits on the amount of exposure people working with radioactive materials are allowed to receive. On the unlikely event he reaches his yearly limit, he'll be pulled out of there and not allowed to work anywhere he could be exposed.
Thanks Ginger, that's very reassuring.
Connie Neil - Sep 15, 2013 2:15:28 pm PDT #5330 of 30000
brillig
I'm so grateful I never had to make that decision, our cats have expired on their own, at home where they were comfortable. But I knew on Koogie's last night that it was time, that I would need to make a phone call when morning came.
Theodosia - Sep 15, 2013 2:15:55 pm PDT #5331 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Feline Quality of Life scale: [link]
Linking here because I'm going to need to consult it myself sooner or later.
Burrell - Sep 15, 2013 2:16:25 pm PDT #5332 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm sorry Scrappy, that's hard. Has he always been a "please don't pet me" kind of cat? Or is that new?
Scrappy - Sep 15, 2013 2:26:51 pm PDT #5333 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
He's always been a Lovey. Never a lap he doesn't want to be on. He purrs if you just look at him, let alone petting him. His favorite spot was on your chest, staring into your eyes and often reaching out one paw to touch your face. He slept on my pillow, wrapped around my head, every night. Now he's almost stopped purring and doesn't want to be petted at all. He was a big one for licking hands and faces and that's also stopped altogether. Poor guy.
Amy - Sep 15, 2013 2:30:41 pm PDT #5334 of 30000
Because books.
Do you think it might hurt when he's petted? Is he very thin?
I'm sorry.
Scrappy - Sep 15, 2013 2:38:37 pm PDT #5335 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
He's very thin. I don't think it hurts, though. The vet said he's just going to keep getting less aware--so he's in a half-dream most of the time.
Scrappy - Sep 15, 2013 2:40:43 pm PDT #5336 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
He eats a little bit-the vet said when he stops altogether we would have to force feed him, but Jason and I are agreed that is NOT an option.
Sorry to hijack the thread to talk about my kittycat.