Putting my cat down - WW R3v Do?

[u3b3rg33k]

OD it on Sevoflurane. Quick and painless.

[rturbo 930]

If you do not have the dedication or are able to care for her at all times and she is unable to clean herself/walk/urinate/or have regular bowel movements, chances are she isn't very comfortable. How are her stools and urine? If her urine is extremely strong/yellow her kidneys are probably starting to fail and that is extremely painful for any cat.

She's able to clean herself (I think), she just kind of... doesn't. Her fur is matted/knotted, though I've seen it worse. She doesn't have diarrhea, and her urine doesn't seem to have a strong stench. She just doesn't really use the litter box anymore. She can walk, and she'll follow me around when I'm there, but her movement is a bit slow and labored, as you'd expect of a cat 18 years old. Honestly, she seems fairly healthy in that she doesn't show any signs of disease (relatively, and from what I can see), she's just old. Honestly, it wasn't until she suddenly went blind a month ago that I even considered putting her down. I thought she was going to last for a few more years.

If she still has an appetite, but has all the other ailments at her age, I would take a weekend and spend as much time loving on her as you can, and give her a big hearty tasty meal. Make her very comfortable, snuggle and pet her, and just love on her. If one of my dogs were in that situation, I would do exactly that. I have seen thousands upon thousands spent on animals trying to keep them alive while the animal suffers. She is an old girl and lived a very long and productive kitty life. I do ask though, that when you take her to be euthanized, you stay with and pet her and let her know you are there. (Your scent is enough, you mentioned she is deaf and blind?) and she will be more at ease. The worst part of my job was seeing owners leaving the room and the animal cries, whines, and shakes, because they know what's coming. The best thing you can do for any animal is be there when they are put down.
I will never forget a very masculine country back woods grown man sobbing and looking his Shepard in the eyes as he was being put down. It is extremely hard to do, but the dog was much more at ease with his dad there, verses when he considered leaving the room and walked away. I am sorry for having to go through this, as its extremely hard.

Unfortunately, I don't really have a weekend unless I find out tomorrow that she's actually just fine and not in any pain which I don't think is likely. The appt is 9am tomorrow. I wasn't originally planning on going when we made the appt a few days ago, but she knows me best since I take care of her, so I'll be going. I'll give her some quality catfood though before we go.

Appreciate the input. Thanks.