is it time to put my cat to sleep?

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She turns 19 this month so she's only awake for about half an hour per day.

She has no bladder control and so has to live in the bathroom almost always. *Her old owners kept her as a breeding machine making her birth 42 kittens which has caused this, she's been to 3 vets and nothing helps so please no hate comments, i've tried to help her with it*.

She's only interested in coming out of her bathroom for a few mins before wanting to go back in to sleep again.

She sleeps so long and deep she'll wet herself and keep sleeping in it.

She get UTI's all the time, maybe 6 times per year, i take her to the vet each time where she stays the night. *this again is from all the birthings weakening her muscles and letting bacteria in*

I dont want her to die, i've had her for 12 years and even writing this makes me tear up but i'm worried that she's not enjoying life at all. The vet says she's not in physical pain but i'm worried that she wouldn't be happy at all

Ocimom · Answer

IMO the quality of life is not good.  Why keep her in a bathroom locked up?  I know you've had her a long time, but she is not happy and it will only get worse.  I would say my goodbyes to her and have a nice spot in your yard for burial.  You can have her cremated and put the ashes in an urn if you want.

magix151 · Answer

Yes. It's time to let her go. Give her a great last day, then take her in. Stay with her until she's gone, talk to her the whole time. Give her a proper burial. She deserves that much at least.

Manny · Answer

No do not put you cat to sleep. God will make her better.

Elaine M · Answer

Her quality of life is so low right now that it sounds like it really is time.  I'm sorry.  If she has no interest in life, or what's going on around her, you can make her last day nice by grooming her, talking to her and spending goodbye time with her.

rose · Answer

Yes, sadly it is time to let her go, she has had a good life,

Richard · Answer

Yeah she's waking up the neighbors.

Tavy · Answer

Yes it is, she is very old and ill and you are being selfish.

Satan · Answer

Yes, put it out of its misery - it's only a cat.

catrin l · Answer

Yes, I think so. I had to put my cat down at the same age, it was hard, but he started to "cry" in the night because he was confined to the kitchen because of his incontinence. I took him to the vet, and stayed with him and talked to him while he was injected. It only took a few seconds to work.

Anonymous · Answer

It would free her from a life of suffering. Don't you try to do it; let the vet put her down.

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