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Saying Goodbye
Overview
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Although
hopefully this site will be able to help you to buy a lot more quality
time for your cat, eventually your precious cat is going to have to leave
you.
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This can be a
very difficult thing with which to come to terms.
Many people
find the idea of losing their cat too distressing to even contemplate; I
know when Tanya was ill, I would try to read books on this topic but I
would end up in floods of tears, so I do sympathise.
But if at all
possible, you must try to give some thought to these matters while your
cat is still alive; because if you wait until the moment is upon you, you
will probably not be able to think clearly and may make decisions which
you later come to regret.
This section
helps you consider some things in advance, when you are more emotionally
capable of making the decision.
It also
provides information on making the decision, what to expect at the end,
and how to cope with your loss.
The Final Hours
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Because it can be so terribly hard to know when
the time has come, particularly with a CKD cat who will probably be having
good days and bad days, I have created this page. It describes the symptoms which you may see in the final stages of CKD,
and discusses whether to choose euthanasia.
It also explains what happens during euthanasia,
and has information about resting place options.
Other People's Losses
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Several members
of
Tanya's CRF Support Group have bravely
described here what happened during their
cats' final hours. These pages may help you decide what would be the
criteria which matter to you.
Coping With Your Loss
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Grieving hurts.
This page explains more about what to expect, and gives tips on how to
cope and where to find support. It also discusses how to help other family
members, including other cats, and whether to get another cat.
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"I have felt perpetual
gratitude to heaven for having given me, in you, a source of so much pure
and unmixed happiness."
Thomas Jefferson
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Links on this page last checked: 27 April 2012
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