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This is my first post here so I'm a little nervous. My husband and I have a 23 year old cat with ckd and diabetes. He's lost a lot of weight and muscle mass but he still can get up and down the stairs and can get up on the bed and still loves to eat and drink. Last night for whatever reason, his sugar went way down and he had a seizure. We were able to rush him to the emergency vet and they were able to stabilize him. He stayed overnight and the doctor said we could either keep him another night or take him home and monitor. The doctor also brought up quality of life, that his body score wasn't good and that we needed to think of the humane thing. This upset my husband and I because we feel that he's still able to get around, use the litter box and eat and drink. I obviously don't want to be selfish but I don't want to jump the gun either. We brought him home and he ate and drank and he seems much brighter being home. We feel that when he's ready, he will let us know. Am I doing the right thing?
This is my first post here so I'm a little nervous. My husband and I have a 23 year old cat with ckd and diabetes. He's lost a lot of weight and muscle mass but he still can get up and down the stairs and can get up on the bed and still loves to eat and drink. Last night for whatever reason, his sugar went way down and he had a seizure. We were able to rush him to the emergency vet and they were able to stabilize him. He stayed overnight and the doctor said we could either keep him another night or take him home and monitor. The doctor also brought up quality of life, that his body score wasn't good and that we needed to think of the humane thing. This upset my husband and I because we feel that he's still able to get around, use the litter box and eat and drink. I obviously don't want to be selfish but I don't want to jump the gun either. We brought him home and he ate and drank and he seems much brighter being home. We feel that when he's ready, he will let us know. Am I doing the right thing?