Originally Posted by
Catlady711
I totally understand your decision not to put Sunny through aggressive treatment options.
My grandpa had cancer, can't remember which kind though. They gave him 6mo-1year. He underwent a treatment which had him right down in bed. He didn't eat, didn't do anything he enjoyed doing, and basically had to stay in bed, that really stinks when you're an outdoor kinda person. He'd just start to feeling better in time for the next treatment and the cycle would repeat. He decided that was enough and stopped treatments after only 2. He lived about a year after that and most of it he was in good health and spirits. He got to travel, spend time at his place at the lake, go fishing, ride on his pontoon, and visit with the family. He was only in bad shape the last week or so of his life. He didn't regret a minute of it. He said he'd rather live a shorter time doing what he liked to do and spending time with people, than to live a long time and be sick and not enjoy a minute of it. Sorry for the long story, but I really do understand.
Sunny is a beautiful kitty and has a wonderful meowmy looking after him. You're actually fortunate that you know in advance that his time is shorter so you can spend alot of time with him now. I found that with my Dusty I was able to 'pre-grieve' which helped a bit when she did pass, and I wasn't left with any guilty feelings. I always worry more about losing a kitty suddenly with no time for goodbye's. Maybe that doesn't make much sense, but for me the 'pre-grieving' did make things a bit easier when the time came.
I hope you two enjoy whatever time you have left together, take lots of pictures, and remember you are doing what is best for Sunny in the long run. He's had a happy life with you and I'm sure he has no regrets about your decision.
I'll stop here because I'm getting LES typing this.
