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My 16 yr old Cat was put to sleep today

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ATLCATMan · 15/11/2020 20:18

Please forgive me if this is lengthy but i want to help others who may have went through what i have. My cat Maggie 16 years old was weening off of eating for a while and was not sure if she was being picky b/c she does that from time to time. She was always a ravid eater and lately started picking at breakfast and not much at all during dinner. I took her to the vet on Nov. 2nd and they did blood work and urine sample. All good there. The vet prescribed Cerenia and a salve to put in her upper ear to enhance apatite. That was not working and she was losing weight. I could start to feel her backbone which was shocking. I took her back and the vet did an ultrasound and found masses on her liver and several in her entestines. He prescribed a steroid PRed and a pain medication to give by mouth. This mad her so "stoned" that she would not even do nothing but stare mindlessly into nowhere. I called the Vet and he said our last bet would be feeding by syringe with medicated food. We did 4 small doses and last night she vomited it projectiled all over. At that time i said it was game over and i would not subjicate her to anything else. She survived last night. She had not peed or pooped in over days and i called and said she and I can' do this anymore. I had her put down today at 2pm EST. I am devastated. Perhaps i should have done this earlier instead of all the other things. So very sad folks.... so very sad right now.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 15/11/2020 20:31

I’m sorry, but you weren’t to know it would be like this and you did what you could.

catfeets · 15/11/2020 20:49

I'm so sorry for your loss. Today is 3yrs since I took my own cat to the vets after she wasn't quite herself. I found out she had a tumour and after tests etc she was clearly not going to make it. She was PTS on 17/11/17 and I too feel I should have known something was wrong sooner and that she may have been suffering. She was 13.
Sending ThanksThanksThanks.

ATLCATMan · 15/11/2020 21:12

Thank You FlufflyCloud that really means alot.

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ATLCATMan · 15/11/2020 21:14

Catfeets - tonight will be the toughest time not having Maggie curled up under my right arm to sleep tonight. Empty BED.

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ATLCATMan · 15/11/2020 21:14

Thank You Cat feets for your support it really means a lot to me.

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ATLCATMan · 15/11/2020 21:17

CatFeets - did you adopt or find another and if so how soon or long? I feel that i can't love another quite i did this one. She was my soulmate.

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Cailleach1 · 16/11/2020 02:25

You did everything you could. Don't forget it is a short space of time with so much to take in. She was unwell. You took her to the vet, who prescribed something to encourage her to eat. The salve didn't work for your cat. You went back, they did the 'discovery' and they gave steroids and pain killers. They worked, but quality of life wasn't good and she couldn't take in nutrition. So, you sought to spare her any more.

That was all in a two week period. Also, at the beginning you did not know what would transpire and you helped her through that time as best you could. When you realised there was no possibility of prolonging her life with any quality, you acted in her interests so she wouldn't suffer any more.

You did your best for her.

MiddleOfTheRoad · 16/11/2020 10:36

OP, I have just lost my six year old cat and am grieving for her. I wanted to offer Flowers for the pain and loss.

I've also had to take two older cats to be put yo sleep in the past, both in similar circumstances to you.

You did your best. You did right by your old friend, to ease any suffering. You put her needs above yours and that is a pure love and kindness. I bet she had a great life. She was loved, and so were you. I'm feeling very emotional and my comments may be cliched, but love is what matters and when she needed it, you gave it freely by easing her passing.

I'm so sorry for this loss. I still feel bereft six days on, but there are moments when I smile just thinking of her. And I know in the months and years to follow that when you think of your girl, you will remember all those lovely times, as opposed to these last couple of weeks.

Beamur · 16/11/2020 10:41

Reading your post, you couldn't have known at the start how it would end. You've done the right thing.
Sixteen is a good age for a cat.
It's so sad when they go. My best boy was put down over a year ago following an undiagnosed kidney problem and I am still very upset about it.
I do have 3 other cats which have helped to fill the furry gap left.
Hugs Flowers

viques · 18/11/2020 14:02

Oh I am so sorry to hear this, you must be missing her terribly. It is a good few years since we lost our last cat but I still sometimes think I catch a whisk of a tail out of the corner of my eye, and never pass up the chance for a quick stroke of any passing mog.

I think it is such a hard decision deciding when enough is enough, especially if your vet is offering you alternatives. My DD had a terrible time with one of hers who had a miserable last few weeks of life in and out of the local vet hospital with kidney cysts. In retrospect she would have called it earlier, taken him home for a last bit of love and then had him pts. I think after that experience we have always veered on the side of caution , as someone up thread said better too soon than too late, you made the right decision for yours so well done, it’s not easy to make that choice.

Your cat had a long and happy life with you, I don’t want another one (46 + years of cat thraldom is enough) but sometimes look at the sad little stories of the Celia Hammond cats and hope they find happy homes.

OP, our cats have been the lucky ones , but it is a mutual relationship as they have paid us back in love and affection.

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