Raki's Mom, I can sympathize with what you are going through. Just after Mother's Day this year, we found out that our Classic Tabby, Collin, has cancer and that it was already spreading, so there was not much we could do. We have been making him as comfortable as possible and I cry every night wondering if the choice we made is the right thing to do or not. We decided to have him put to sleep and the vet should actually be here any minute. I am writing this as some kind of therapy for me and those of you have or will have to go through this. I am devastated to lose him. He is everything to me. I can't imagine going to bed tonight without him by my side! He came to us from a shelter when he was just about a year old. We weren't even looking for a cat, but rather a newborn kitten at the time, but something in both of us knew he needed to come home with us. He has been in our home for 10 years and he along with his brother's and sister (2 cats, 1 dog) are spoiled rotten! :-) We were not able to have children of our own, so our kids have four legs and tails! RM, pray for Raki and pray for yourself. You can never prepare yourself for the end, I think that you can just have the peace in knowing that they are not suffering any longer. We lost our Mane Coon, Candy, while we were away on a trip...so, to have Collin with us and know that he will be passing with all of us here is such a comfort. I have talked to Collin every night since we found out his condition and last night I told him that it was time, it was okay with us for him to go and to be with Candy. Candy needs him now and he seemed to have a look in his eyes as if to say, thank you. I wish that I would have found this site earlier, but what I have read in the past 24 hours and helped more than ever. Thoughts go out to everyone who has or will have to go through this .....it isn't easy and we need one another to get through it! Take care, ~Collin's Mom~
