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{{Softwoman}}--( you just got back, right?) I know it is hard to watch a parent slip away. We grew up thinking they would never leave us or that we would nver be without them. It's tough and then there are all the memories that come to you, which those can be good. And now your kitty too. What makes it harder is you probably need kitty for companionship right now and don't want to lose her too. It may be time to have a talk with the vet about options. My Sadie was 19 and she started to follow that path. You hate to see them suffer, even though they don't seem to have pain. I have heard it is hard to tell because they don't show they have pain. Eventually, if she is not eating, she will become very weak, and that is difficult to see. I made the choice of having Sadie euthanized only after serious discussion. It was terribly painful thing to do, but she was 19, had thyroid and kidney issues. I'll keep you in my thoughts.
Music touches every key of memory, and stirs all the hidden springs of sorrow and joy; we love it for what it makes us forget, and for what it makes us remember.~~L.E. Landon