I don't know if he's sick or if he's really old... He's about 10-11 years old and over the past 6 months has lost a ton of weight and some of his strength. I've had him since the 4th grade and while most of the time he's a chirpy happy cat. He has bouts where it seems as if he loses his balance. About 4 months ago he was sleeping on one of our kitchen table chairs and basically just fell off the thing and I don't know if his head, neck, or back hit the metal bar supporting the table but he was thrashing around almost seizure like. Scare the shinguard out of my and my dad. Then a few minutes later once he regained composure he was fine and has been for the most part fine since then.
Anyhoo this morning the same thing happened, and it looks like he's not walking totally straight so he must've hit his head again.
As I said, i've have him since the 4th grade... and anyone with a pet knows that when you basically grow up with the animal it becomes like a family member or even a brother of sorts.
I've never had to put a family pet down, but I know it's only a matter of time... that's just life. At what point do you know to do it? Also this is a pet we don't want the Vet to just garbage bag and toss into the garbage can. We'd want to bury him somewhere out in the country. Any advice?
thanks
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