Down to One Cat - Need Input

[Gugny]

Six years ago, I shared my house with my wife, my son, three cats and a dog. 
 

Wife left me 5 years ago. Dog died shortly thereafter. One cat passed away three months ago … a few weeks after my son moved out. Another passed last week.

 

So now it’s just me and one cat.
 

Her name is Lazy.  She’s 14. 
 

Since the last cat passed, Lazy has been clingy and noisy. 
 

I can’t watch Jeopardy. I can’t enjoy Mets games. I might lock her downstairs tomorrow night so I can enjoy the Bills game. 
 

I feel like I’m down to two choices:

 

1. Get another cat to keep Lazy company

2. Bring Lazy to the vet to have her euthanized. 
 

I’m on a fixed income, so I’m leaning (heavily) toward euthanasia. 
 

I’ve been saddled with these animals for the last 20+ years. I get another kitten now and I’m stuck until I ***** retire. 
 

Just throwing it out there to see what you guys would do.

 

I love Lazy, but I think I’ve paid my dues.
 

Thanks and Go Bills!

 

 

[That's No Moon]

So you want to put the cat down because it wants your attention and love?

[Gugny]

2 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

So you want to put the cat down because it wants your attention and love?

You have no idea how over the top this is. Seriously. 

[peterpan]

Drive far away and let the cat out the car. 

[stevestojan]

Putting a pet down because it’s being a pet is a new one. 

[That's No Moon]

1 minute ago, Gugny said:

You have no idea how over the top this is. Seriously. 

Feel free to explain. All you gave us is that since the cat is the only cat it's clingy and noisy.

[Simon]

Does it still have claws?

Could she become an indoor/outdoor cat with a cat door into the garage or something like that?

 

Just now, peterpan said:

Drive far away and let the cat out the car. 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/21/us/california-cat-found-yellowstone-national-park/index.html

[billsbackto81]

2 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

So you want to put the cat down because it wants your attention and love?

Dude, how bout a little sympathy. The Mets are in a playoff hunt. Oh, just as I type this they just beat the Phillies! Oh Yeah!!

 

Anyway, Back on topic. How attached are you? Cat is 14 yo and I don't know it's health. I love pets but I can also understand it's not for everyone. 

[Nick the Greek]

The cat is 14, doesn’t have much time left anyway. Put it down. 

[BigDingus]

5 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Six years ago, I shared my house with my wife, my son, three cats and a dog. 
 

Wife left me 5 years ago. Dog died shortly thereafter. One cat passed away three months ago … a few weeks after my son moved out. Another passed last week.

 

So now it’s just me and one cat.
 

Her name is Lazy.  She’s 14. 
 

Since the last cat passed, Lazy has been clingy and noisy. 
 

I can’t watch Jeopardy. I can’t enjoy Mets games. I might lock her downstairs tomorrow night so I can enjoy the Bills game. 
 

I feel like I’m down to two choices:

 

1. Get another cat to keep Lazy company

2. Bring Lazy to the vet to have her euthanized. 
 

I’m on a fixed income, so I’m leaning (heavily) toward euthanasia. 
 

I’ve been saddled with these animals for the last 20+ years. I get another kitten now and I’m stuck until I ***** retire. 
 

Just throwing it out there to see what you guys would do.

 

I love Lazy, but I think I’ve paid my dues.
 

Thanks and Go Bills!

 

 

 

If you're in the Dallas area, I've got a few young cats you could pick from!

 

My mom rescues cats & gives them to her teacher coworkers, but asked that I watch one of them at my place. 2 weeks later I come home & there's 4 newborn kittens in my damn closet!

 

That cat was pregnant, but nobody knew because she was rail thin & only about a year old herself. Well the vet said can't separate the kittens from the mom for 7 weeks, so we raised them at my house. 

 

Got 2 of them adopted, but 2 are still here. And that's not including the 1 cat I already owned (similar story, wife left & I got stuck with 1 dog & 1 cat) or the mom. They're super sweet & absolutely adore each other, so I've been hesitant to let them go unless someone can adopt both together. 

 

Soooo, whatcha think? 😁 

[qwksilver]

Not a fan of cats but this seems extremely cruel. Euthanasia is for sick animals.  

[f0neguy]

Is there a chance a local shelter could re-home her?  I imagine that senior pets are harder to place.

[MJS]

Maybe just ride it out. The cat is already pretty old, so it doesn't have a long time left. Plus, maybe it will chill out once it gets used to the new normal. It has only been a week.

[That's No Moon]

1 minute ago, MJS said:

Maybe just ride it out. The cat is already pretty old, so it doesn't have a long time left. Plus, maybe it will chill out once it gets used to the new normal. It has only been a week.

My wife's cat lived to 21.

[ExiledInIllinois]

Get a kayak!

 

😏 

[Buffalo716]

17 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Six years ago, I shared my house with my wife, my son, three cats and a dog. 
 

Wife left me 5 years ago. Dog died shortly thereafter. One cat passed away three months ago … a few weeks after my son moved out. Another passed last week.

 

So now it’s just me and one cat.
 

Her name is Lazy.  She’s 14. 
 

Since the last cat passed, Lazy has been clingy and noisy. 
 

I can’t watch Jeopardy. I can’t enjoy Mets games. I might lock her downstairs tomorrow night so I can enjoy the Bills game. 
 

I feel like I’m down to two choices:

 

1. Get another cat to keep Lazy company

2. Bring Lazy to the vet to have her euthanized. 
 

I’m on a fixed income, so I’m leaning (heavily) toward euthanasia. 
 

I’ve been saddled with these animals for the last 20+ years. I get another kitten now and I’m stuck until I ***** retire. 
 

Just throwing it out there to see what you guys would do.

 

I love Lazy, but I think I’ve paid my dues.
 

Thanks and Go Bills!

 

 

Maybe a friend or acquaintance would like lazy

[benderbender]

Quality of life is paramount. If she’s suffering and medical intervention won’t significantly increase lifespan, it’s a kindness. 

 

Notice the critics haven’t offered to take her in.

[MJS]

1 minute ago, That's No Moon said:

My wife's cat lived to 21.

Yeah, but 14 is still old.

[That's No Moon]

Just now, MJS said:

Yeah, but 14 is still old.

Yes, the point is that indoor cats can live a long time. Hard to say how much longer it will live on its own. If it's sick it's sick and it's a different conversation, but I didn't get that impression.

 

I'm still trying to figure out how my question was out of line. On a scale of 1 to 10 with where I could have taken that I give it about a 1.5.

14 minutes ago, peterpan said:

Drive far away and let the cat out the car. 

Putting it down is more humane than that.

[Saxum]

Was it your wife's cat?  Maybe if she knew you were going to euthanatize it she might want to take it. Let your son know about your decision and he might tell her.

 

Alternately compromise - get another old cat needing a home and rename it after your ex-wife.