Unveiling the End-of-Life Signals: Is Your Cat Saying Goodbye? | Is My Cat Dying? |

My last black long-haired cat declined very quickly. She was already 17 but we had to move homes, and I think she couldn't handle the stress of a new place. It started with just a couple of hair mats forming on her chin, but combing them out left the spot bald instead of soft and shiny like previous combs had. Then she started losing control of one of her hind legs and didn't walk so much as lurch to get around. She then lost control of her body functions, and stopped eating, not even taking tuna. It was just about 2 weeks before nearly all of her once gorgeous coat was almost completely gone, with only the top part of her face and head looking the way it should have. She had also lost a bunch of weight, so we knew it was time. As a last gift, we put a soft towel in the dryer for 20 minutes for her before wrapping her up in it for her final vet visit. She purred the whole way over as well as during the visit itself, right up to the moment that injection took her forever. That was 14 years ago and I still miss her.

my 14 y/o cat stopped eating for a long time the vet made me feed him this expensive special cat food that he kept throwing up until he lost about 8 lbs and just refused to eat anything, i thought he wasn't gonna make it. so i just bought a brand name over the counter cat food for sensitive stomachs since he kept throwing up, and he started eating again. no more throw up, and he's back to healthy weight again.

Well done. I remember the last days of my Misty and Shiloh and being with them to the very end. I look forward to seeing them again.

My beautiful Silver/Grey Tabby Musya passed a few days after Thanksgiving 2021. Although I didn't want to admit it I knew the signs were there. Moosh was 19- 14 of those years were spent with me. I still look over my shoulder to talk to her! (I miss you so much, my little Mooshcat...!)

Yeah. Knowing your pets normal behavior and noticing marked changes in it is a sign to make a vet visit sooner rather than later. 🎉

I had to say goodbye to my darling OREO 2mnths ago! 💔😢🐱 it was renal failure,( kidney & liver),.....happened in 5 days.Most of these signs that our purrbabies are sick,are absolutely true in this post! MISS YOU BABY! 🐱💋🙏

Thank you for not playing sad, depressing soundtrack music.

Our cat just passed and was a feral stray that took over our house and had always been a bit scrawny and a picky eater. She grew to love affection, but only on her schedule and would stay in her own room, or a couch most of the time. She always stayed out of my room and bed because it was her son's territory and he'd chase her out. The week before she passed however, she started staying with me the entire day, on my lap at my desk while i worked, or on the bed behind me, even pushing her son out of his spot so she could lay there. Her son, would get a bit agitated, but obliged, which was strange for him. We could all see she was getting very weak and had several trips to the vet in the months prior. She had hyper-thyroidism but her liver couldn't take the medication. Other than that she was healthy and wasn't suffering at all so we made sure she was comfortable and gave her all the attention she wanted until she eventually passed.

Not necessarily so. A trip to the vet and diagnosed with an inflammation and nausea. And with a bit of patience, treatment for dehydration and some meds he bounced back to life in a couple of weeks. I got my first head butt to say thankyou and knew he was getting better.

A lot of this just happens w/age & an older cat that still has years to live.

Thanks for addressing the issue. Music a bit too giddy.

When i moved my cat had balding spots and lost weight i had to work overtime to make it comfy for him it took a month and he turned completely around hari grew back and gained his weight back. The moving stressed him out so much

The Video is quite informative & well presented. Though everyone knows, Death is a certainty & cannot be prevented but still it was very Painful to watch being the owner of two Cats apart from a few other animals. There is nothing wrong with the Video though but emotions & feelings of sadness & sorrow were inevitable. Not easy having also lost a near & dear one recently.

Great information

Dogs are not just loyal companions, but also my mental healers on gloomy days.

🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ . . 👇 You’re amazing,I hope you have a great life with a lot of happiness ❤

I'm with u !!! But I can't print what I think...

My mctrouble died from uti two.weeks Ago😅

My one feral got to the point of the look of what are you going to do to me now mom I could no longer force feed him I just put food down for the weekend but continued mes and sub q until the following Mon and took him in and told Dr that if there's nothing else we can do it's time to let him go. She told me that the mass in his intestines hadn't shrunk that week he wasn't stable enough for surgery yet I chose to let him go that day. He had just turned a year old but he showed me he didn't want to fight it anymore. It was hard to do tho he passed in my arms the same as many others. Including my felv fellow he waited until I told him he could go and mommy would be fine. Less than 30 minutes later he took his last breath. That was at home

Sad.