Reply #21: You don't know for sure

[spinbaby]

I still wonder if we did the right thing with the 19-year-old coon cat we had put down three years ago. He was still eating well, comfortable, and not dying of anything, but he was also deaf, blind, and had difficulty getting around because of a hip he had dislocated in his youth. What made us decide to do it was his mental state. Because he was so impaired, he was fearful and disoriented most of the time. We decided after a few weeks of giving him near constant attention, trying sedatives (a disaster), and having to lock him in a bathroom while we were gone because he was also incontinent (he hated it and cried). He only felt safe if we were physically holding him and was so distressed when we had to leave , that we finally made the decision to let him go. I still miss him.