Claudia is 17 (or 18, depending on who you ask). She won't hardly eat anymore and is getting even thinner, and those of you who've met her know that's pretty damned thin.
She's not sick or in pain, but she has kitty dementia. Not messing outside the litterbox or anything like that - she just sleeps all day. Then she wakes up and cries for food that's sitting right in front of her face. I point her toward the food, she nibbles, forgets that she's hungry and walks away. I tried her on scrambled eggs and milk, but she just nibbles a bit and meh.
She does still have enough in her to #####slap the dog when he gets too crazy.
I just took her to the vet last month for her annual checkup/shots, and the vet was shocked to see her again. Said she's looking good for such an old scrawny cat.
Like I said, she's not sick or in pain, but she's wasting away - slowly starving herself. Should I have her put down or keep her around until she croaks on her own? I want to do the right thing by her - she's been a good cat - and I'm torn as to what exactly the right thing is.
She's not sick or in pain, but she has kitty dementia. Not messing outside the litterbox or anything like that - she just sleeps all day. Then she wakes up and cries for food that's sitting right in front of her face. I point her toward the food, she nibbles, forgets that she's hungry and walks away. I tried her on scrambled eggs and milk, but she just nibbles a bit and meh.
She does still have enough in her to #####slap the dog when he gets too crazy.
I just took her to the vet last month for her annual checkup/shots, and the vet was shocked to see her again. Said she's looking good for such an old scrawny cat.
Like I said, she's not sick or in pain, but she's wasting away - slowly starving herself. Should I have her put down or keep her around until she croaks on her own? I want to do the right thing by her - she's been a good cat - and I'm torn as to what exactly the right thing is.