goodison wrote:Whilst working in Northern Territory Australia. Travelling with an Aussie pal, he was driving and as many know, Kangaroos are fond of hopping towards the headlights of a vehicle. having hit the Roo pal jumped out as did I, he realised the Roo was dead and felt in the pouch and found the Joey. He took the Joey out and lay it on the tarmac then stamped on the Joey's neck, "wouldn't survive without its mother" was his only comment. Pretty sure I couldn't have carried out such a callous act. Then again what would a pom know!!!

Instant death vs dehydration and having crows and eagles pick the eyes out of the joey whilst alive.

Sounds horrible. Agree but humane.

Directly across the road from the old Carefour which is now the little Big C. There is a row of small shops and they are toward the middle. Usually has a poster out front with dog and cat. Two vets that I know of, he/she and both seem knowledgeable and speak some english. My dashie was 17 years old and her back finally went out and she (vet) didn't hesitate to put her down. Did an ultrasound as well and total cost was 1,000 baht.

Always a pleasure to visit the AEC vet across from Big C, Nadee. Very clean, very professional, very modern, service with a smile, and fair prices. We brought our dog today for a cleaning, hair trim, vaccine check.
Closed on Wednesdays and busy on weekends.

Update on my OP.
The cat hasn't been put to sleep and is living at home with us. Looking after him is hard work. I've flatly refused to get involved in the pamper changing but my wife is an excellent nurse and looks after him very well. We try to keep the pampers off him as much as possible and let him explore the garden as much as possible. Unfortunately, having no feeling in his hind quarters he is prone to sores on his rear end where he drags himself along. We have to make sure he's not burning his privates when sitting on a hot paving slab.
He's nearly doubled in size and seems happy. He plays a lot, purrs when stroked and even climbs up the odd tree. He can move quickly when he wants to. He thinks he's normal but you can see he's sometimes a bit confused when he sees our other cat jump up on top of the wardrobe.
Is it right to keep a cat alive in these circumstances?. The jury is still out as far as I'm concerned. You don't euthanize paraplegic humans. You give them the best quality of life you can. Maybe the Thai way is the correct way?

Andrew Biggs on the subject:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/s ... ust-suffer

My advice to owners of pets who are getting on in years: Do your homework before the time comes to put down your pet (if you choose to do so). Not all vets are the same.