my girl has terminal cancer and I don’t know how to prepare her brother
My cat (Luna (the all grey one) 12F) just got diagnosed with a nasal tumor and only has a few months to live and i really don’t know how my other cat (Blue 10M) is going to react. She’s technically his aunt but he’s known her since birth and has been bonded to her for his entire life. They sleep together every night, groom each other, play with each other, cuddle nonstop, etc. I have a dog too (beagle 5M) that grew up with them but they’re no where as close as my cats are to each other. She had to be separated for a few days after an MRI and Blue stayed outside her door almost the whole time. How do I help him as we get closer to losing her?
Edit: Thank you all for the overwhelming support and responses, I’m crying as I’m reading them. I’m 100% going to be doing at home euthanasia, I had no idea that was an option so I really appreciate everyone who brought it up. It’s heartbreaking hearing your stories but it does give me hope that your pets recovered from the grief. I’m hoping he bonds with his dog brother because I really don’t know if my heart could take getting another cat. I’ve had Luna since I was 15 and I’ve loved her with every ounce of my heart for the past 10 years. If he has too much trouble adjusting or stays mourning for an unhealthy amount of time, I’ll look into fostering to adopt. For now I’ll be giving them a hug for every person who sent one and spoiling my girl until I can’t anymore. Thank you all ❤️ And for everyone who was wondering, they are both Tonkinese