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I've been lurking around the forum for awhile now but have never posted before. I have a 16 year old cat, Peanut, with mouth cancer. I know that she's dying and there's nothing I can do about it. I've been showering her with love and trying to make her as comfortable as possible and making sure she knows how much she's loved and keeping her pain free. I've been feeding her by hand and up until yesterday she's been eating pretty good that way. She won't drink water unless I put a little bit of milk in it. I only put a tiny splash in, just enough to make it a little white. That seems to fool her into thinking it's milk and she'll drink it up. Yesterday she refused to eat. No matter how hard I try she just won't eat anymore. She's still drinking, but when she does she starts gagging. I've read that cats can't go without food for more than a couple of days. I know it's her time but the idea of upsetting her by putting her in a crate and taking her to the vet to be put down is killing me. I can't afford to have a vet come to the house to do it (I've looked into it and it's very expensive). I just went through an awful scare with my dog and it ended up costing over $2,000 to save him. So needless to say, I'm tapped out. I guess my question is, how long will she live without food and will she pass peacefully that way? I don't want her to be in pain or scared. Right now she just sleeps all day and night. If she were in pain I would have her put down, but she's not, so I just can't bring myself to put her through the torment of that last terrifying car ride. This picture is from last week. She just lays there and sleeps peacefully pretty much 24 hours a day. (I was washing her soft kitty blanket so she was laying on a sheet).
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