2007-07-23 13:29:26 · 14 answers · asked by tinkerbellfairygurl 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Don't know, but when my cat "Smokie" died of kidney failure, he just crawled into the space between the wall and the bookshelf.
It was really sad, but I think he showed a little more dignity than some people do.
2007-07-23 13:40:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. Spooky is an indoor cat and we just went through a crisis with her. Though she is almost 17, the vet guessed she was only about 7, that's how healthy she is/was before kidney infection set in about two weeks ago. We've had many cats...3 right now...and you notice changes in behavior. With Spook: getting unsteady on her feet, not eating right, unsociable (when I'm on the sofa or at the computer she usually stuck like glue) and toward the end preferring to be left alone in one spot. Fortunately we got her to the vet in time. Just came home today after spending the weekend at the hospital. She's a bit shaky, but her personality is back with chances of a good recovery. Tough little cat. We have never had one run away and die. They always found a quiet, dark, cool (temperature-wise) place and expired though my daughter's first kitty died on her lap from old age (22) and was being stroked right up till the end. You can visit Spook's web page geocities.com/pookie_kuehl
2007-07-23 14:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends on the personality of the cat. I believe that cats can sense when they are dying, just like humans can. Most of the older cats that passed on simply just laid down their bodies and died. I'm not sure if this common or not in the wild.
I had a mama cat who was about 15 years old and she was an indoor/outdoor cat. A few days before she passed away, she was acting really anxious and wanted to get outside and didn't want to come back in whenever she was called. Finally, the day she died, she went out in the backyard and went behind the barn where nobody could disturb her and laid down and died.
2007-07-23 13:34:00 · answer #3 · answered by ms_attention 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My cat is eighteen too. Cats do no longer run faraway from the individuals they like to die. My buddies cat died and confirmed no warning signs of attempting to run away. He probable exchange into in simple terms curious and located an commencing in a fence or something.
2016-09-30 13:13:07 · answer #4 · answered by cris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of times they will actually hide. I've had a cat who crawled under a car in the garage and went to sleep and never woke up. It had been sick for a while. But sometimes they are in pain and no longer want to be touched. It's a stressful time.
2007-07-23 13:32:46 · answer #5 · answered by Sarah 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
NO, pain can cause a cat to hide. Both of mine died in their favorite spots. As long as you are arware of its behavior and do your best to manage any pain or discomfort, it will not hide or run it will want to be with you.
2007-07-23 13:36:43 · answer #6 · answered by tutis000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I have one that's 16 years old - her brother died in April without running away, hiding, etc.
2007-07-23 13:33:03 · answer #7 · answered by mattgo64 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes cats do and sometimes they hide and just pass away.
2007-07-23 15:36:10 · answer #8 · answered by kittens 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually they go to one of their favorite places. Then they die there.
2007-07-23 13:33:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ya, they think they can hide from death by running away and never returning. And they die I guess....:(
2007-07-23 13:45:06 · answer #10 · answered by Kagomey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋