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Message: <blockquote data-quote="boxstop7" data-source="post: 518494" data-attributes="member: 8804">I'm too tired to read all the posts, so I'll probably just be restating a bunch of stuff that has already been said.  Having made my initial statement of lethargy, I am truly, truly sorry for you.  My family just put our 12 year-old Doberman to sleep last month.  He was old, and was having seizures that were crippling him more and more each day.  After the last one, he couldn't walk.  At that point, my family decided to put him to sleep.  We viewed it as selfish to keep him alive in such a state just so we could have him for a bit longer.  We decided to put him to sleep to spare him any further pain and suffering, and it was one of the hardest things we've ever done.  We got him when he was 5, and he was near dead.  Our family (mostly credit to my mom) nursed him back to health and he was the best damned dog I've ever had.  My mom had to call me at college to let me know what had happened.  I cried like a baby for over a week, and to this day it KILLS me that I didn't get to say goodbye to my puppy.  I still don't like going home, b/c the house feels empty.  And when my other dog finally dies (he's 15...I've had him since I was a little kid), I know I'm gonna lose it, and I know it's gonna be really hard to get over it.  My advice to you, friend, is to heed your vet's advice, whatever it may finally be.  If your cat is really sick and is dying quickly (I'm sorry for sounding morbid), it's in your and his best interest to end things quickly.  Would you want to drag it out and watch him suffer through some long disease or ailment, just so you can have him around longer?  Is that how you want to remember him?Losing this cat will be like losing part of yourself.  It's gonna hurt, and it's gonna leave a hole in your heart.  But it's not just about you.  If your kitty is no longer able to enjoy his life, or is any pain whatsoever, you owe it to him to make the situation better.  If that means putting him to sleep, he deserves it.  Linus won't be upset with you.  He'd probably thank you for being compassionate, understanding and loving enough to put HIS best interests above yours.  I know it's a stretch, but think of him as a brother.  Would you keep your brother on life support forever, just to have "here"?  Ultimately, only you know how to judge his quality of life, and only you know if his lifestyle involves any pain or suffering at the moment.  As a last word of advice, I'll say this:  I don't know what ailment dear Linus is suffering from.  But if it's feline pneumonia, put him to sleep before it gets worse; save him the suffering.  My favorite kitty died of F.P. when I was a little kid, right in our arms in the vet's office waiting for an available doctor.  Make it easy on him, and keep him in your heart always.My deepest sympathies,~BoxEDIT:  atrocious grammar</blockquote>

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