Cats
Recently, a friend of mine has been updating me on a cat he's found that's met with a tragic accident (I think). Seems that it has a fractured hip & will not be able to poo or pee for the rest of it's life. It's now with his vet & he is hoping to be able to save it's life, hoping to find someone to adopt it. But the caregiver will need to help the cat pee, by massaging it's kidneys to release the urine, and poo, by physically digging the faeces out from the anus, it seems. I honestly don't think he'll be able to find an "adopter" for this as we are talking about for the rest of the cat's life & it's probably going to be lying around most of the time due to the fractured hip, though it is not paralysed. Plus it's not been eating & is losing weight. The last I heard, it may just be put to sleep if the condition doesn't improve.
Another case is my cousin's cat. It seems their favourite tomcat is now suffering from kidney failure, condition aggrevated with acute gum problems. At least if the kidney condition is not too bad, the cat can still be treated with fluid infusion & he may still live on for a few good years. But the gum condition.. Sigh!. I've thought that the gums problems should be more easily treatable but it appears that that's not the case. So the last time I heard from cousin's wife was that the cat's having problems eating & vet said gums condition is very bad liao. He & his wife have been very affected by this. Sigh! This is what happens to catlovers all over.. It's heart-wrenching to see your loved one suffer & yet nothing much can be done. I've cried buckets over my cats' demise..
My vet would NEVER suggest euthanasia. However, I can't speak for the rest of those out there. To many, this is really the easiest way out. My vet would tell me that I should just do my best to spend the last days with my darling until he goes naturally.. Well, I guess it really depends on the state of health of the cat. Then again, we'll never know because the animal can't speak. Although it's called mercy-killing, killing is killing, regardless.. Euthanasia should really be the final resort. To date, I'm still rather affected by the decision of putting LanLan to sleep although sensibly I know it's really for the best of everyone.
Another case is my cousin's cat. It seems their favourite tomcat is now suffering from kidney failure, condition aggrevated with acute gum problems. At least if the kidney condition is not too bad, the cat can still be treated with fluid infusion & he may still live on for a few good years. But the gum condition.. Sigh!. I've thought that the gums problems should be more easily treatable but it appears that that's not the case. So the last time I heard from cousin's wife was that the cat's having problems eating & vet said gums condition is very bad liao. He & his wife have been very affected by this. Sigh! This is what happens to catlovers all over.. It's heart-wrenching to see your loved one suffer & yet nothing much can be done. I've cried buckets over my cats' demise..
My vet would NEVER suggest euthanasia. However, I can't speak for the rest of those out there. To many, this is really the easiest way out. My vet would tell me that I should just do my best to spend the last days with my darling until he goes naturally.. Well, I guess it really depends on the state of health of the cat. Then again, we'll never know because the animal can't speak. Although it's called mercy-killing, killing is killing, regardless.. Euthanasia should really be the final resort. To date, I'm still rather affected by the decision of putting LanLan to sleep although sensibly I know it's really for the best of everyone.
posted by blurrblob at 5/01/2007 09:51:00 AM
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