18 year old cat seems miserable and I don't know what to do.
I have had my sweet boy <PERSON> since I was 10 years old. He's my best friend, and I would hope that I know that I'm making the best decision for him and his well being.
In the last week, his health has seemed to tremendously decline, he seems to have a uti but still pees a decent amount and drinks his water. He eats his food, but mostly pukes it up. The last 2 days, he has been pacing around the house yowling all day and night, and he goes in and out of his litter box wheres he has peed the smallest amount. He has also been dribbling all over the house and wants to pee everywhere as if hes forgetting where his box is. When he tries to poop, it seems painful for him and he ends up falling on top of it and I have to wash it off which causes him extreme stress and anxiety. 954
The times he's had to go to the vet before, he pees in the car and meows loudly the entire time and just seems stressed out. He sometimes will come sit by me to get pets and will purr, but otherwise seems confused most of the day and paces and doesn't show interest in anything else. He's been climbing to hide in cabinets and wants to hide in shelves and i feel like he's just overall confused all the time.
I have looked everywhere for advice about when the right time is to make the decision to let him go, but I hate seeing him confused all the time and suffering. I feel like a terrible cat mama even just thinking about putting him to rest. But I also feel it's selfish of me to keep him around so I don't have to deal with the sadness of him passing on. If anyone can please give me some advice on your situations and what I should do. It feels all the negatives in his life greatly outweigh the positive and he just seems to getting worse day by day. 954