They are so focused on being who they are, they will often act as if nothing is wrong even when they have a painful injury.
Many years ago my housemate had a cat that was very old, that he’d raised from a kitten. On the night it died, he was out with his girlfriend.
I saw the cat, literally breathing her last breaths, drag herself from her cat bed to her litter box. Once done, she scraped litter to cover her leavings. Then she stepped out, settled herself on the floor next to the box, and closed her eyes.
The cat coming home to die is just so “cat”.
They are so focused on being who they are, they will often act as if nothing is wrong even when they have a painful injury.
Many years ago my housemate had a cat that was very old, that he’d raised from a kitten. On the night it died, he was out with his girlfriend.
I saw the cat, literally breathing her last breaths, drag herself from her cat bed to her litter box. Once done, she scraped litter to cover her leavings. Then she stepped out, settled herself on the floor next to the box, and closed her eyes.
She was gone, but a cat to the end.