thank you for the reassurance--about it being better to euthanize too early than too late. i waited too long with my dog, and have always regretted his last 24-48 hours. afterward, the vet who euthanized him (in my apartment in fremont--she's the same vet i called to come euthanize jester) said...once an animal gets a fatal diagnosis, any life she helps them to live after that point is purely for the owner's peace of mind. today on the phone she said it's a completely personal decision (when, how soon, to euthanize), but she said what you said too--he's probably in pain. she *also* said what you said about the valium. just so happens, i have some on hand--the other vet wrote a prescription to cover him for several visits. i have to check to see how much i have.
thanks, too, for mentioning your bitter angry old aunt. lol. everyone has a relative like that... i am *very* worried that i am rushing jester to his end because i am tired of living with him. ask any of my friends who have been around him for more than a few minutes (ask crash, for example): he is a major pain. but i don't want his last days to be bad, or painful, or whatever either. i will say, too...there is some ex-husband "junk" wrapped up with this cat too. my ex spoiled him rotten when he was a kitten, and jester always loved him more than he loved me (they were like peas in a pod), but when we split up my ex wouldn't take him. i ended up with all 3 of our pets (another cat is presumably still alive and living with a former boyfriend in vermont, who also wouldn't keep jester because he couldn't stand him).
today i bought a bunch of little cans of wet cat food--8 different flavors to get us through the week. i also bought a little catnip thingy that the pet food store person swears is the best catnip ever. (she has 3 cats, so i guess she'd know.)
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Date: 2005-11-01 07:44 pm (UTC)thanks, too, for mentioning your bitter angry old aunt. lol. everyone has a relative like that... i am *very* worried that i am rushing jester to his end because i am tired of living with him. ask any of my friends who have been around him for more than a few minutes (ask crash, for example): he is a major pain. but i don't want his last days to be bad, or painful, or whatever either. i will say, too...there is some ex-husband "junk" wrapped up with this cat too. my ex spoiled him rotten when he was a kitten, and jester always loved him more than he loved me (they were like peas in a pod), but when we split up my ex wouldn't take him. i ended up with all 3 of our pets (another cat is presumably still alive and living with a former boyfriend in vermont, who also wouldn't keep jester because he couldn't stand him).
today i bought a bunch of little cans of wet cat food--8 different flavors to get us through the week. i also bought a little catnip thingy that the pet food store person swears is the best catnip ever. (she has 3 cats, so i guess she'd know.)