Both of mine reached that point within a year of each other, and both were miserable, so hard as it was, when the time come I took each to the Humane Society to be euthanized. They might have died soon on their own, but they wouldn't have been happy or comfortable. The calico, in particular, her body language said she felt bad; I took her home to bury her, and her face looked so much younger and peaceful - I hadn't seen that look for a long time. Poor thing.

Take care of yourselves and your kitty; it's equally painful whether you wait or do it now. Hugs all around.

My vet charges a small fortune for this procedure and disposal isn't cheap either. When the first cat was so ill it needed to be done that day it was a Thursday afternoon and no one was in and the emergency vet wanted a horrendous fee to check her first before they would do it. I called the Humane Society to see if they could recommend a vet open that afternoon and she said they do it for whatever I could donate. They understand that the last act of kindness we can show a pet is to give them a peaceful death, so they don't charge.

SRS