The part about a "good death" really resonates with me.

I've had to put two of my cats down in recent years; one was 13 and the other was 15. Both had had strokes. It was clear that, in addition to being in pain, they were both scared of what was happening to them. When I brought them to the vet and was told in each instance that the only kind thing to do was euthanize…

it's better a week too early than a day too late.

I'm right there with you. I literally grew up with my cat...we got him when I was three and I had to have him put down when I was twenty-three. I miss him every day but in the last month of his life he just went downhill so fast (I didn't know there was such a thing as feline dementia and I wish I still didn't…

I am with you. We just had to put our 18 year old kitty, Millie Bubbins, to sleep last week. It was terrible struggling with the decision but we knew we had to do right by her. We had a mobile vet come out to our house and do it at home, in surroundings familiar to her, so she wouldn't be afraid. It was so, so hard…

The vet office gave us paw prints when we had our cat Boo cremated. It was very hard and we only had him for 2 years of his (at least) 11 year old life. I cried so much that my head felt like it had been hit by a baseball bat.

I also felt that bit of guilt, like what if there was something that could have been done. Fortunately, the vet told me that it was the right decision and the right time, that helped to hear it come from a professional.