This is a terrible thing to deal with.
About 10 years ago, I had to euthanize a beloved orange tabby cat. He was everything one could want in a cat. I held his paws as the vet administered the toxin, and felt the life drain out of his body.
I took his body home and buried it in one of our flower beds. For years afterward, we planted orange or yellow flowers in that bed in his honor.
That cat lingered with us after death. He stayed in our house as a ghost cat for 9 1/2 years, until we moved away. We could hear him walking on our hardwood floor at night, feel him jump onto our bed, etc. I think he just wanted us to know that he was OK.
We still miss him. He was a great cat.
About 10 years ago, I had to euthanize a beloved orange tabby cat. He was everything one could want in a cat. I held his paws as the vet administered the toxin, and felt the life drain out of his body.
I took his body home and buried it in one of our flower beds. For years afterward, we planted orange or yellow flowers in that bed in his honor.
That cat lingered with us after death. He stayed in our house as a ghost cat for 9 1/2 years, until we moved away. We could hear him walking on our hardwood floor at night, feel him jump onto our bed, etc. I think he just wanted us to know that he was OK.
We still miss him. He was a great cat.