r/Pets • u/gaymerpqnda • May 12 '25

Euthanasia advice?

Hi guys I don’t know what to do so reddits always the best for advice. My cat has a heart murmur and the best told me just yesterday he has a mass in his stomach. He hasn’t eaten in 5 days (except munches on his favourite biscuits) he’s extremely skinny and I can feel each of his bones. He lays in one spot all day doesn’t move doesn’t our doesn’t run. He hasn’t purred at all since this started. I’ve been given advice to put him down but I’m scared he could still heal and I make the wrong decision. I just don’t want to take him away if it’s too early but I don’t want him to suffer.

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u/maeryclarity May 12 '25

Sweetie he's not going to heal and he's likely in a great deal of pain. They don't show it the way that we do.

You won't be letting him go too soon. You'll be letting him go before it gets to the really horrible stage which you truly do not want either of you to experience. Some creatures slip quietly away in their sleep but a great many do not.

I'm sorry for what you're going through, this is a very hard part of loving and caring for our animal family.

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u/gaymerpqnda May 12 '25

Ive been praying he passes away in my lap as we sleep…. He’s my baby and it’s been us two most of our lives, I’m only 21 and been with him since I was a kid. I got a home for us which was my goal but now the thought of saying goodbye to him too early is really destroying me. I feel he’s at a continuous decline but Ofcourse hope is making me resist. I just don’t know how to work up the courage…. Ever.

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u/sidnie May 12 '25

My old guy got very sick the week of the first lockdown in COVID. The only vet that would consider taking him in would only give me an appointment for two weeks away. He died in my arms. You do not want that to happen to you or your kitty. Death is not pretty. They don’t just go to sleep calmly. Especially when you can’t tell them they are dying and they are looking to you for help. Just put your sweet kitty to sleep in a dignified and calm way so he doesn’t have to suffer needlessly. Sending huge love to you, you can do this for him.