We had taken in a stray pregnant cat. She gave birth to four lovely babies, and then we found out that she has lymphoma. The babies are now 9 weeks old and have long been weened.
The momma cat has been given chemotheraphy for a week. Yesterday she stopped eating. She also stopped moving around earlier today. She just lies there. She does not respond even to her babies and she seems to have given up. We took her to the vet for some fluid injections, and we are force feeding her with a syringe.
Here is my problem: I don't know what to do. A vet we had consulted recommended "euthanizing" her when her quality of life started to go downhill, but how can I decide that? I would love to try to keep her alive as long as I can, but is that what she wants? I wish I could communicate with her somehow to find out what she would like. What is the right thing to do? Please help.
The momma cat has been given chemotheraphy for a week. Yesterday she stopped eating. She also stopped moving around earlier today. She just lies there. She does not respond even to her babies and she seems to have given up. We took her to the vet for some fluid injections, and we are force feeding her with a syringe.
Here is my problem: I don't know what to do. A vet we had consulted recommended "euthanizing" her when her quality of life started to go downhill, but how can I decide that? I would love to try to keep her alive as long as I can, but is that what she wants? I wish I could communicate with her somehow to find out what she would like. What is the right thing to do? Please help.