~ This article may be helpful to those making a decision to euthanize and those who may face caring for a dying cat when euthanasia is not available .
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Caring For The Dying Cat
- Thread starter JamesCalifornia
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Thank you very much for posting this!
From an accompanying article on that site:
The Last Battle
If it should be that I grow frail and weak,
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
then you must do what must be done
For this, the last battle, can’t be won.
You will be sad, I understand,
Don’t let the grief then stay your hand,
For this day more than all the rest
Your love and friendship stand the test.
We’ve had so many happy years,
What is to come can hold no fears.
You’d not want me to suffer so;
When the time comes, please let me go.
Take me where my needs they’ll tend
And stay with me, if you can, to the end.
Hold me firm and speak to me
Until my eyes no longer see.
I know in time, you will see,
It is a kindness you do for me.
Although my tail its last was waved,
From pain and suffering I’ve been saved.
Don’t grieve that it should be you,
Who must decide this thing to do,
We’ve been so close, we two, these years;
Don’t let your heart hold any tears.
Smile, for we walked together for a little while.
Author Unknown
The Last Battle
If it should be that I grow frail and weak,
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
then you must do what must be done
For this, the last battle, can’t be won.
You will be sad, I understand,
Don’t let the grief then stay your hand,
For this day more than all the rest
Your love and friendship stand the test.
We’ve had so many happy years,
What is to come can hold no fears.
You’d not want me to suffer so;
When the time comes, please let me go.
Take me where my needs they’ll tend
And stay with me, if you can, to the end.
Hold me firm and speak to me
Until my eyes no longer see.
I know in time, you will see,
It is a kindness you do for me.
Although my tail its last was waved,
From pain and suffering I’ve been saved.
Don’t grieve that it should be you,
Who must decide this thing to do,
We’ve been so close, we two, these years;
Don’t let your heart hold any tears.
Smile, for we walked together for a little while.
Author Unknown
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And, if you are providing end of life/hospice care, do understand how you can and usually are being affected: Your Mental Health Suffers When Your Pet Is Sick | petMD
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And, if you are providing end of life/hospice care, do understand how you can and usually are being affected: Your Mental Health Suffers When Your Pet Is Sick | petMD
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This can sometimes be of help as well.
Cat Pain Scale - Powers Pet Emergency & Specialty
Cat Pain Scale - Powers Pet Emergency & Specialty
Knowledge is power and can bring comfort in knowing what you are experiencing is expected. Don't let the one you love suffer because YOU are not ready, it is only prolonging the inevitable and our little ones deserve more than that.
It is hard, it is one of the hardest things you ill ever go through, but with comfort from your friends and the knowledge that the love you have shared will forever be a part of you, as close as a prayer, you WILL get through this. May God help us all.....
It is hard, it is one of the hardest things you ill ever go through, but with comfort from your friends and the knowledge that the love you have shared will forever be a part of you, as close as a prayer, you WILL get through this. May God help us all.....
Personally I didn't like the article, it's too much on the writer's experiences, rather than on objective points of view.
