Animals are not like us in that they have no concept of the future. They live fully in the present. My inclination is that when an animal is approaching the end we do not need to "time" things just right. They are not thinking about tomorrow and are not trying to squeeze the last bit out of life as we humans often want to do. Cats often are very place bonded. I question whether it makes sense to board the cat down that she so old and has so many issues. I think you can let her go without guilt.
I understand the difficulty, we struggled with this with two of our dogs. Our current dog is 16 and deaf and crabby. Someday I may very well have to make the decision for her too.
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06-18-2012, 02:37 PM #6
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