Truth: I agree with your point of view.
It's sad, but natural for animals to seek solitude to pass away-
One of my cats, Silke, nearly passed away twice, and each time she was
hiding from me and the other cat. I took her to the vet for treatment.
She was suffering from bronkitis and the vet said she wouldn't live long.
That was more than two years ago.
But Silke is a tough little one and she survived:
they are both 13 years old now and thankfully they are both very well.
Connie x