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BeanBandit posted:Right, I misinterpreted what the vet originally said before about my cat not eating. She meant that if a sick and old cat doesn't eat anything for three days in a row, that's typically a sign that they're not going to get significantly better and that it's time to start thinking about euthanization. The alternative is almost always a protracted death by starvation, which would obviously be inhumane and unnecessary. Yes, this is a major difference in philosophy between human and veterinary hospice/end of life care. In a human they'll do some more invasive things often to supplement so people don't die of starvation. We can certainly do these types of things in dogs/cats but typically it's not the best option for long-term if the animal isn't going to improve on its own, since we have the option of euthanasia.
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