When I had to get my Timmy-Cat put down I arranged for her previous human-friend to be there as well (I was only supposed to have her for a short time, but she ended up staying with me for about 10 years). It was over so quickly. She just went to sleep very suddenly and was gone.

I cannot imagine even considering doing it myself. There are so many things that could go wrong, and then the suffering could be so much worse. A trained professional, with a caring manner, is the only way I would consider doing it.

I brought her home, put her on my lap, played her some music on my Celtic harp - a tradition I started with my last cat - and buried her in the back yard under a beautiful bright pink geranium. The geranium is going like a rocket now, so I tell everyone that she is pushing up geraniums and doing a great job of it.

Helen