Jordan Harbinger

I'm not going to tell you to poison your mother-in-law's cat.

That's psycho.

I would also never tell you to, you know, have it secretly catnapped or given up for adoption.

You do realize the way you're saying it sounds like you're suggesting that that is.

Won't someone rid me of this turbulent pity?

Yes.

That said, I do want to prepare you for the possibility that euthanasia might be a solution down the road.

But based on what I've said, Gabe, I'm not saying euthanasia with a shovel.

It doesn't have to be that bad.

And based on what I've read, euthanasia really only happens when there are repeated severe attacks causing serious injury or the cat is not getting better with treatment and is really suffering or the cat doesn't get better with treatment or the vet decides the cat is experiencing profound suffering or has a neurological disease or it's living in constant terror or distress and just can't be safely handled or housed.

If that turns out to be the case, as much as I love pets, cats included, I have to agree with you that it might be the best outcome.

I mean, people do this with dogs who attack people.

We had a dog that had a serious back problem.

He was in pain all the time.

We euthanized him.

It was really sad, but sometimes it's necessary.

And even then, I'm quite sure that euthanasia is considered a last resort.

It's probably not even necessary yet.

Also, you might want to tell your mother-in-law that in almost all cases, the owner gets to decide.

The vet generally doesn't have the authority, as far as I know, to euthanize somebody's pet just because they're aggressive.