Dying pet

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I found out this week that my cat has terminal cancer. The vet said she might live for a few months but she could quickly deteriorate at any time, and we’d probably have to have euthanasia then. She’s very important to me because we have a really close bond, she keeps me company, stroking her comforts me when I’m upset, and being with her isn’t difficult or stressful like it is with most humans. She is my best friend. I think life without her would be very lonely and empty.

And I’m sad that she’s only 10 and I’d hoped she’d live longer than this.

Does anyone know how to cope with this?

i am so sorry
(((hugs)))

I'm sooooo sorry. My suggestion is to make the most out of your time together. Pet her a lot and give her her favorite treats. Let her do her favorite things, It'll make her happy and you happy.

I also recommend looking into a hospice that'll come to your home when she's getting worse. My friend did that with her cat and the hospice care made her cat really comfortable and put her to sleep in their home with everyone around. They were happy their cat passed away in her favorite spot on the back of the couch and in a non scary environment.

I'm sorry to hear about it.The suggestion above about pet hospice sounds good.We don't have anything like that here,but there is a vet that will come to the house so the pet doesn't have to pass away in a strange and scary place.

I'm so sorry this is happening. I've gone through similar things with beloved pets and it is always deeply heartbreaking.

As has been suggested, try to make the most of every minute you have with her, doing anything she wants to do. Give her tons of loving, although you probably already are doing that.

Take pictures!! Take video!! One thing that still makes me sad, even though I now have another cat, is that I don't have more pictures of my two previous cats, and I have zero video footage of them. I shoot lots of video of my present kitty now.

I really love the pet hospice care idea. I have never heard of that, and I really wish my one kitty I had to put to sleep for kidney failure, on a cold steel vet table, could have passed in the comfort of home instead. It sounds like a much better idea and I wish there'd been a service like that when my darling had to go.

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I would suggest keep your cats welfare utmost in your priorities, and do not delay euthanizing once it seems the cats life is noticably distressed from pain and discomfort. Mourning a good pet is natural and allow yourself to do it... but the get a new one as soon as you feel up to it. By the way the shelters are full of sweet adult cats. You can visit and take them out and sit with them. This way you can find a good match for you as far as finding one that likes to be handled in the way you prefere. Btw, they always need volunteers to come in just to take them out and pet them. I don't know if that might be a possible help softening your loss, but its worth considering I guess. You can also get a kitten, which of course has its own positives (and negatives) but will almost certainly turn out to be a good cat under your care.