Weird you asked, Nancy.....we actually have a cat dying right now. It's my middle DS's kitty and he at least was here this weekend to say good-bye to Kippie.
old age........still hard. His decline has been rapid this last week. Having the talk with DD when she gets home from work tonight. He is technically her cat, but has been with us his whole life even when she has been away to school
Gosh....that's exactly my "cat" story! Kippie is 15 and just suddenly got sick. Hasn't eaten for 2 days; labored breathing and hardly acknowledges anyone....except my son, Michael (26) who adopted her from the humane society on his 12th birthday. It was sadder for me to watch my son say bye.........
Stormy is 19 1/2. We've had him since he was 2 months old.
He hasn't eaten much in 5 days and can hardly walk. He just sleeps. Still so hard
Good luck with yours