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This is way too far down. This is your answer, or at keast a path and not immediate euthanasia. Bloodwork isn't super expensive and the meds are pretty cheap.

Jackson Galaxy did a video on YouTube about this. My Siamese started yowling and meowing a lot after she turned 15 and we thought it was dementia. We tried keeping lights on at night for her to help, and kept everything as same as possible.
It had turned out she had an undiagnosed brain tumor that eventually took her. I would suggest trying out the dementia tips Jackson Galaxy suggests, and further testing with your vet to address whatever you can. Sometimes the yowling is your cat trying to tell you they need medical help.
My personal experience, as long as your baby is eating, drinking, using the bathroom, and has an okay quality of life overall (do they enjoy playing, spending time with you, etc), they can have a good few years left. Sorry you are going through this, it’s really hard to watch our baby’s health decline as they age :(

Me too! The worse day of my life the day my dog was put down. I’ll never forget it!

My dog had to be put down, I wish I had down it at home with her. I had such a hard time leaving her at a vet to have it done!

I just quickly did the test for my 20 y/o boy and scored about 50/55. It says 80 is a happy and healthy pet and 8 is bad and you should end the suffering. I thought he was doing pretty bad but it's a little reassuring that even though he is starting to look very weak, apparently it isn't as bad as it looks. I think when he scores 30/40 we will let him go as he has had a very long and loving life with us and I would hate to see him suffer. Thanks for the link

If someone’s presence at work is literally dictating when you take vacation time then maybe you should look deeper into this lol

... So sit in an empty office by yourself during the holidays doing nothing, why?

All these are great suggestions at managing time. I’ll talk more about the stress aspect. I used to have many sleepless nights.

1. When you leave work, try to turn the switch off. If you need to check email at night. Do it the same time each night.

2. Try to get in a workout right after work. Yoga or a punching bag in my garage worked the best for me. Running, body weight exercises, and just long walks work wonders when you’re tight for time. I didn’t get group classes until I tried them and they’re great for the social and physical aspects.

3. Look up some meditation techniques and how to let intrusive thoughts “pass-through.” This is key for when you’re laying in bed restless. Just remember at this point of the day, there’s nothing more you can do.

4. Avoid drinking/weed during the week or Sunday. You think it helps you calm down but it doesn’t. You’ll be much more energized and clear headed from a good night sleep.

5. Overall, don’t be so hard on yourself. It sounds like you’re in the early stages of your career. Keep that learning spirit that brought you here and you’ll be cruising along crushing it.

I think you're supposed to chug a bunch of coke or something

And to those who put it under tables, I hope a bird shits in your eye and you get an infection

When we sneeze, ozzie gets his big head in our face and licks our face until hes pushed down. I call him nurse ozzie when he does this

If it helps, when it was time to put our cat down, they administered the first dose (relaxant) and the cat looked so relaxed. We didn't realize how tense she had become in her later years. That helped us to reliaze we were making the right decision.

If you are a homeowner you should know property taxes go up over time with new bonds being passed and just that’s how taxes work. But most are regulated to no more than 3% year.

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This! Also a common cause of weight loss. Let your vet do labwork to rule out treatable disease.

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Completely disagree.

I always take off around holidays to maximize connective days off. For instance, every company I've worked at gives Thanksgiving and Black Friday off. I always take the Mon, Tue, and Wed off that week. It only costs me 3 days from my bank, but I get 9 days off in a row.

Then sneeze at the dog while wearing a 3 piece suit. Is that professional enough for you?

So my 16+ year old kitty is going through something similar. We have found a thyroid issue to explain the weight loss. she also has been staying in a different room much more lately, she is also spending more time standing on the heat exhausts.

Its my understanding that as cats age, they need to be in a better lit environment, staying warmer, and on softer surfaces. I've adjusted those things and it's made a pretty decent difference.

Hope this helps and I'm sorry you're getting to that point where you're questioning on how best to care for your friend.

Our vet said with our cat, (and our previous dog- who did the same thing except with barking,) that she did not appear to have any pain, but she was confused and frightened and weak, so did not feel safe alone and was probably crying out for comfort. My dog had his first episode of confusion and weakness last month. He's fourteen, and again, the vet said there's no signs of pain. I did get painkillers, just in case, but they had no effect. He just wants to be held. So I second checking it out with a vet, but it seems to be pretty common for animals to cry for help towards the end of their lives when they are probably not in pain.

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counterpoint, when you take vacation days around holidays off you reap the benefit of longer time away from work.

That's a tough call as I can tell it sounds like she perks up when she's around people but is miserable otherwise. In this case I would think of the miserable hours outweighs the positive interactions it's time. If you sleep 8 hours and work another 8 with no one home to sit with her that's 16 hours out of the day. That's over half the time miserable. This assumes someone sits with her at least 8 hours. I wonder if you could have a cat sitter to sit with her all day and see if she's happy at least 8 hours of the day.

If you are struggling to breathe please go to the emergency room. No homeopathic remedy will cure inability to breathe.