Originally Posted by Peaches

I'm putting my 18 year old cat down Wed - had her since she was 6 months old. Her breathing is labored, her heart is beating too fast and she's not eating as much as she should be. She's never been to a vet since her 1st year shots and to get spayed so even the trip there is going to be traumatic (she's 100% single indoor cat and the vet said she'd be fine with no followup vaccinations - and she she made it to 18, I guess he was right).

As hard as it is to put down our animals, I really wish it was an option for very sick people too.

RIP Whitey and Silver