Did we do the right thing?

My cat has been sick for a while now and he kept wanting to go outside, which was strange because we had just had him fixed and he wanted to stay inside all the time.

He kept laying under a bush and when we tried to get him to come back inside, he just looked at us with a blank stare. We picked him up and brought him in, thinking he would be better with us, but he wasn't happy and his health got worse. It was the week-end and the Vet was closed. So, we let him back out.

We thought he was close to dying because he had surgery recently to remove his eye, had a limp in his left leg, may have had Arthritis, he had stopped eating and drinking, was lethargic, wouldn't and couldn't move. He would change places but, eventually, we couldn't find him anymore.

We've been dealing with this for several days. We love him very much and just wanted to know what was best for him.

This morning my son thought he saw him running and jumping and acting as if he were catching butterflies, but he wasn't able to get up, much less run and jump. Could it have been his ghost? Last night, a kitty friend of his came to visit. He was the only cat that Toonces liked and they were buddies. Do you think he has gone to his other life? We haven't seen him since last night and there is no sign of him.

Were we right to leave him out where he seemed to want to be or should we have brought him in so we could hold him and, maybe, postpone the inevitable? Those aren't leading questions, but just the truth.

No, you were right to let him be where he wanted to be.
animals need certain freedoms, and they know whats coming more than humans. Letting him outside was right
an animal knows when its time to go, let him be free the last moments in life.

that's sad... are you sure the inevitable happened, or do you think he is still alive?do you know how old he was?well... what ever you thought was the best thing for him was the best thing for him, just my opinion.

I think you did the right thing. I think your sweet baby was trying to tell you for some time now he wanted to leave and cross over the rainbow bridge but he couldn't go as long as he felt you all needed him to stay. He stayed as long as he could.

If you do find him give him a good burial.

I do want to add that if he showed back up I wouldn't be surprized either. He may have even went off to heal. But I really think he has moved on.

I'm sure you've done the right thing. I worry a lot about my cat, and my son's new dog, every time I'm depressed. When they actually are hurt or ill, the worrying gets worse, of course. But I think you have to recognise that they make their own choices (especially cats) and that to have kept him in when he felt it right to be out would have been cruel. Well done for having the courage to let him make the choices, instead of you. I know how hard that is.

My heart goes out to you. You very clearly love your cat very deeply and you have and are doing everything right. You know this in your heart. It is your love that has you questioning so deeply what you know is true.

I know and can tell as we all can that you love this cat deeply. Someday you will met up again. A love like this will continue on the other side

awww... I noe how much you must miss you cat!!... but I think it was the right ting to let it go... and yes... maybe what you son saw was your cat's spirit... it's better now... in the hands of god... as it freely leaps and plays among the butterflies =)