Every year, 4.7 million cats age, go into decline & die in the United States. In each case, one or more people must make a decision: to keep the cat alive, to put the cat down or to do nothing. 12,800 of these decisions are being made every day of the year. If your cat does not eat for two or three days, irreversible & irreparable organ damage begins. No one knows the behavior of the feline member of your family as well as you do. If your cat is past finicky to no eating at all, it is time to visit the vet. There are often simple things you can do to extend the cat's life beyond the average of 16 years. (It was just 8 years in 1930).