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My cat Maple has been sick for around 2 years now. She is prone to UTI's and it seems like it never fully clears up with meds. She's almost died on me twice. She would stop eating and drinking. I had to take her in for an IV and then she would get better and go back to eating/drinking. It's come to the point that I know she's always in pain and discomfort... And now she's not even caring for her fur anymore and wont let me do it for her. I'm tired of force feeding her medicine that never fully helps her.
I feel so sad that she was dealt a terrible hand in life. She's such a sweet cat. I really love her.
I feel like if I keep going how things have been, she would eventually pass anyway. I would be selfish to keep this up. I don't want her to suffer more than she has. So yesterday I made an appointment to have her put to sleep today. I'm crying on and off and feel terrible that I'm setting her death up. I feel kind of evil for it. But I also feel terrible if I don't do it. She was born December 27th 2016..so she's not that old. It's so dam frustrating. I feel like I'm frustrated for her..
I'm planning to put her to rest toward the back of our land. There is a meadow back there and it's pretty. I go back there on walks weekly and sometimes daily. There are lots of wild flowers that grow, there are butterflies and dragonflies too.
I'm going to miss her so much... My other cat Tula will probably be lonely for awhile too.
I have so much anxiety right now and I just want to call and cancel. But I know that I would just be doing that because it's hard for me.
I'm just going to go cry some more and try to get my mind off it.