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Posted by PHMadameAlto on February 04, 2003 at 21:08:26:

In Reply to: Smokey has diabeties posted by stormgirl_lp on February 04, 2003 at 20:01:58:

What is your vet's opinion about holding back treatment? My parents had a cat with diabetes and for some reason decided not to treat him. I wasn't living at home so I didn't see the effects of not treating the cat were like, but from what I understand he did pretty well until the end.

The decision to euthanize is a painful one, and also very personal. Most people generally use a quality of life guideline. If the cat is content and doesn't seem to be in any pain or suffering, then they feel that euthanisia is not needed yet.

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