[seeker1950]

I had to have Kitty put to sleep, a Maine Coon cat of 15 years old. He had stopped grooming himself for over a year, was skin and bones, had dementia. When the vet saw him, he said, "this cat is far beyond needing to be put to sleep." I had nursed him for over a year. But, upon this, my dog, Fozzie, stopped eating, stayed in one position in the house, didn't want to eat. I was watching him, brushing him, but he seemed to be grieving. Fozzie was 8 weeks old when I brought him home after adopting him from the animal shelter. He and Kitty were always together. Three days after putting Kitty to sleep, I couldn't find Fozzie upon waking. He always slept beside my bed. He had gone out on the deck and passed away.