Bob many vets will come to your home to do this for you.

And you don't want to do it yourself for you may cause the last moments to
be painful.

And  many of us have our friend buried in a special place.  Many of mine are
buried in a special area of our property

We have a roving vet that has a van full of fancy equipment and drugs, and
she will come to my house and evaluate my animals and if necessary, put them
to sleep. We had her do this to Missy a few years ago, when we found out
that she had jaw cancer that had progressed too far to be cured, and she had
stopped eating from the pain. but, it did cost us $100. We buried her in our
front yard under some trees, and my wife marked her grave with a concrete
angel.
   I know of no pill that you could be sure wouldn't cause your cat pain to
take. Poisons are generally a painful way to go. The vet gives them two
shots. The first is usually a pain killer, such as morphine. The second one
kills them by stopping their heart.

For me, the $100 was probably the best bargain I have ever had for that much
money.....We loved that cat very much. I would have paid thousands had I
been able to restore her to a normal life.

Bob many vets will come to your home to do this for you.

And you don't want to do it yourself for you may cause the last moments to
be painful.

And  many of us have our friend buried in a special place.  Many of mine are
buried in a special area of our property

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:35:24 -0600 from Bob Young
<difdrummer@webtv.net>:

You're basically talking poison. I don't know if there's a fast-
acting poison that doesn't make the victim suffer *at*all* and can be
taken in pill form, but I suspect there isn't or it would be used
instead of gas chambers or electrocution for state executions.

And if such a poison *does* exist, I would expect it to be at least
as tightly controlled as addictive narcotics, to prevent people using
it on themselves or each other.

For the cost, talk to your vet (in advance if possible). Many people
doctors and animal doctors will cut you a break for necessary care
that is a financial hardship.

For the uncomfortable settings, I don't have a good answer. But from
my own experience and from those of people I've talked to, when
euthanasia has become appropriate, the pet knows it's time and is
pretty passive about the whole thing. What matters most is your own
calm and loving presence, IMHO.

Check local laws.