How to deal with putting to sleep??

[ger87410]

If the cat is that old your probably fighting against the grim reaper as it is. Something that we found helps the hurt is sometimes the vet will give you a little cardboard coffin afterwards. If you take the coffin and bury him/her somewhere close you can go and visit the grave whenever you want. It helps the pain. It will be hard to get used to but you will adjust. Don't let it bother you too much. I believe in reincarnation for animals. Maybe after you move out you'll get another cat that has the same personality.

 

[3fsh]

1st of all... is there a Humane Society or some other place that you can give the cat to? I'm sure there are people out there who would have time to take care of the cat if your family isn't able to. If not, then make sure she gets extra love and attention before she gets put to sleep! You will regret it if you don't. Our dog was put down when I was younger, and I have always regretted not spending enough time with him. Also, make sure you are holding her, petting her, and talking to her when she gets put down. Veterinary hospitals can be frightening places for animals. (I work at a Humane Society, and when animals are put down the thing that helps the most is holding them and talking to them with a calm, quiet, confident tone of voice.) Tell her how much you love her! That is the most important thing. You will hurt for a little while, but what I've found helps is remembering all the positive things about the time you got to spend with them.

 

[Sorrell]

I don't think it has anything to do with her family not wanting to take care of the cat. She's old. They are a wonderful family to her and going to a new home at this point would be more traumatic for her then anything else. I don't think Julie needs to give the cat any extra love or attention at this time...because I know that she loves the cat more than anything right now.

 

[steppy104]

decisions decisions....hate em! hate em to death. especially ones like that.

at least you will be knowing when your cat is going down, and you will know that she lived a long happy life. when we had my cat put down, i didn't even know about it. she was still considerably young, but was peeing on the floor all the time....she just wouldn't learn. my dad took me to the store one day so i could get some guinne pigs. when we got home, i wanted to show them to my cat, and my dads like "no...she'll eat them" or something like that. i looked all over for her that night...never found her. my mom told me they took her to the humane society to put her up for adoption...put an add in the paper and everything. for the next 5 years i always wondered "does she like the people she's with? do they like her? are they treating her good?". well, just last year, my mom mentioned while talking to someone about when they *PUT HER TO SLEEP*! and how she stayed with her while they did it. it still ticks me off till this day. especially since i TOLD them before...if they had to put her to sleep, i wanted to go with them. BUT NO!

i'm just gonna stop there....just talkin bout this cracks me

i'm very sorry you have to have someone so close to you go...i know for that long, it can be very hard to let go. make her last days happy...feed her nothing but ham, and treats....throw out the old cat food crap....feed her things she normally has to beg for. once again i'm sorry you have to go through this.

 

[SailfinGirl]

Poor steppy! I had tears in my eyes! how old were you when they did that?

My parents did that to my rabbit. I didn't particularly like her, because I got her to replace my beloved Ebony who also had to be put to sleep because of an abcess which had reached the bone.

My new rabbit, Willow was horrible, she used to attack us and we couldn't go near her. I was only about 12 at the time, so she was too dangeorus to keep. Me and my sister went to our friends house and while we were there mum and dad took Willow to the vet and had her put down.

 

[steppy104]

i was 10.

i don't see why parents have to lie about things like that. we find out eventually any way, and they end up losing trust in the end.

i'd like to have parents i can trust.