#quality of life over quantity for our pets
Well, tomorrow is the day I say goodbye to my last senior cat. Hawthorn’s nasal tumor is blocking most of his ability to breathe through his nose and that was one of my Quality Of Life cutoff points. I could, possibly, keep him going for several more months but cats aren’t meant to breathe through their mouth and his appetite is down again for his normal food.
He is not in any way suffering at this moment. He’s probably not even in much of an appreciable level of discomfort. He’s still actually happy- he harasses me for lap time, leans into my chest so I’ll rub my chin on his head, and would spend hours in my arms drooling on me if I let him.
And that’s why this is the correct time to let him go.
