Help Please, bracing myself Options

[samhaincat]

My sweet silver shaded persian kitty, Nymph is not doing well. She is 18 years old and she has kidney failure and she is hyper thyroid. She is still well hydrated and hasn't required subcutacious fluids but last night I sat up with her until 2:00am thinking that she was dying. her breathing had become quite laboured and she went under the bed so far I couldn't reach her. After awhile she came out and I gave her some rescue remedy. I kept checking on her all through the night and she seemed to be sleeping peacefully. When i awoke this morning she was on the bed with me. She also ate her breakfast and her dinner tonight, but despite all this she is deteriorating, I can see it in her eyes.

I'm so sorry if this brings back sad memories but I plead with anyone who has been there when a pet passes naturally to share with me what to expect so I can be prepared and can be calm and try to make those final moments as peaceful as possible. I have Rescue Remedy and Arseni%% Album to hopefully ease the discomfort but aside from my sweet Spicey who died peacefully in her sleep 2 weeks ago I have never had a pet die naturally, without a vets assistance.

I would be so grateful to anyone who could share with me what I need to brace myself for.

Thank you...

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[Meow's Mom]

I was in your position 8 years ago with my Tabitha cat, who also had kidney disease, and my heart goes out to you. She had some of the same hiding behaviors, but eventually came out from under the bed. She started getting very cold, so I held her and wrapped a blanket around us and that seemed to comfort her. She ate and drank, but got to the point where her legs just collapsed out from under her in the litter box. She couldn't get up on the bed that night, so I slept on the floor with her, wrapped in lots of blankets despite the fact that it was May. I held her and stroked her and told her how much I loved her, trying to keep the tears out of my voice, but that's nearly impossible. She continued drinking, a little at a time, from a juice glass (at that point, she was too weak to get to the water dish). As I told her that it was okay to go, she did, and she shuddered terribly when she went. It was very alarming and haunted me for a long time.

We lost our Meow cat on August 19. She too had kidney disease, but this time she stopped eating and drinking and the fluids really weren't helping. We made the very difficult decision to put her to sleep because her eyes seemed to be pleading with us to do so. The experience was far more peaceful for her, and I think she suffered a lot less than Tabitha did.

You and Nymph will be in my thoughts and prayers.