Putting your cat to sleep

What do you do when your veterinarian says that they can do no more for your cat. A friend of mine faced this only two days ago. Her cat, adopted from another family three years ago, had been acting quite strangely for two or three days. She was not eating, which in itself was worrying, and then in the morning she was found with her head in the water bowl. On investigation the Veterinary Hospital did some tests and found that she had kidney failure and diabetes. Meg was an older cat and had enjoyed good health until the previous week. Athough failing kidneys and diabetes can be treated the veterinarian said it would involve a long hospital stay which would be stressful to the cat plus owing to her age there was no guarantee that her quality of life could be sustained. My friend took the brave decision and agreed to have her put to sleep- her pain and sufferring were over and I like to think she is jumping through the clouds chasing imaginery birds and rays of sunlight. Rest In Peace, Meg.

Getting rid of Cat Fleas

The cat's have fleas and have brought them home. I really am having problems getting rid of them.
We tried treating the cats with spot on anti flea treatment which did not work.
Last week we bathed the cats and killed many of them- my poor little ginger cat was infested with them.
This week we have been spraying the carpets with anti flea spray and vacuuming but my daughters and I are still being bitten. The weather is so warm and muggy I am sure that they are breeding.
Reference sources seem to think that the fleas will be killed by very cold weather- we are hoping for a freeze up. If anyone knows a sure fire way of killing them, please let me know. (the fleas that is)