Four weeks
So, the cat got a few mentions, but she never actually made it into the sidebar profile text there, or the post labels or anything.
Given what we know about her--that I first got her 15 years ago and she'd had at least two litters by then--the vet figures she's maybe 18 years old.
When she was given back to me, she had infections that weren't healing, a really really bad smell, and some other conditions that don't even bear treating in a cat of her age and condition. There was no question of her lasting for a very long time, but I figured we might be able to keep her comfortable for a time yet. And we did, for four weeks.
As with any pet (and, in a perfect world, any human), it's all about quality of life, and for a while it looked like she might gain/maintain some of that, but today it became apparent that that was not the case. Fortunately, I'm still off work for a couple more days, so we can take her in tomorrow morning.
B'bye, li'kitty.
4 comments:
Oh kitty - go to your rest in peace.
Sending thoughts and wishes your way Jen.
Oh.
You're stronger than me.
. . what Fran said . .
You all gave her the gift of love and genuine comfort in her remaining days. That's a treasure we all should be so blessed with.
I'm so sorry your kitty couldn't stay a bit longer, but she is on to her next life as a cute, healthy and playful kitten! :)
We should all be so fortunate.
It's hard, so hard to put them to sleep..even when we know it's the right thing to do. Saying goodbye hurts when you love them so much.
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