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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 518508" data-attributes="member: 6533">Looking at the advice you've gotten already, I think the only thing that I can add is that the fact that you have always given Linus a good life and any decision you make will add to that.No cat can give itself a painless death, and no cat can give itself a last few moments of life in the presence and care of a human with whom it has spent its life.  Cats in the wild don't lead miserable existences, but you have added a level of life to his existence that has enobled and exalted him beyond what nature could provide for him.You are everything to Linus, and either way you are giving him something that exemplifies the best aspects of the relationship between human's and their pets.I wish you and Linus well, and hope that the decision you make brings you some small measure of comfort as you cherish him.</blockquote>