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About 6 weeks ago, our cat of 13 years had a lumpectomy to remove a growth from her cheek. All of her blood work came out clean and she appeared to recover well. Approximately, 3 weeks ago, she appeared to be having difficulties breathing; we took her to the vet, they ran all sorts of tests, could not find anything wrong with her. She lost some weight too. They gave her some Prednisone, and some antibiotic. We took her home and in a few days, she still wasn’t getting better so we returned her to the vet. The stress of the vet office was rough on her. They ran more tests and said to continue to monitor her and if she continues, they recommended an ultrasound. The next day, we took her to a Cat Specialist that diagnosed her with a severe respiratory infection. The cat was weak and not eating anymore. We were given more medicine and a large syringe to feed her for the next few days while the meds took effect. Last night, we fed her. About 10 minutes later, she jumped off the couch, mad a horrendous sound, vomited and started panicking and gasping for air. I quickly put her in her transport and took her to the Animal ER. I was going to have her put down humanely. When I got there, she was DOA. I feel absolutely horrible that she left us like that. I cannot get the image of her last gasps out of my head…..I didn’t want her to suffer like that. At no time was euthanasia even brought up by any of the veterinarians. I honestly thought she was going to recover. Were we selfish? As I type this…tears are rolling down my face. I am hurting sooooo bad right now and I had to get this off my chest…..We love you and miss you Azzy
I'm so sorry! I lost my dog quite suddenly & unexpectedly too. He acted wierd one ordinary night...walking like losing his balance & looking disoriented in the face, was fine the next few days, but then downhill for the next couple in which I chose to put him to sleep, so him feeling fine to his passing happened in the course of one little week. In almost another month, he will have been gone 1 year & I still think about him all the time.
I was just numb the first couple weeks & creid a few times after his passing. It eventually gets better, but you'll never stop missing them!
I am so sorry for your loss and I can only imagine how horrifying it was to witness and to hear her struggling. You had absolutely no way of knowing this would have happened to her this way, so no, I don't think you did anything you could call selfish. You weren't expecting to lose her, and it sounds like your vets never gave you any indication that she wouldn't recover. I think you did the very best you could for her, and I know your heart is broken right now. Those last moments will be with you for some time, and you will need to forgive yourself before you can begin to truly heal. You had many wonderful years with your baby and you tried to help her when she needed you most - and I really think they know that. Continue to love her, miss her, let your heart heal, and remember her always with a smile on your face when you think about her.
Thank you for your kind and thoughtful words... I know inside we gave her a great life and much love and in return she gave us uncondtional love and many many smiles... She will be missed but will never be forgotten.
This board was a great way to put the feelings that are sometimes hard to say and put together aloud in writing and I truly am thankful for the sympathy and empathy in the responses from people I have never met....Thank you for listening.....
So sorry for your loss. I'm sure the vets thought she would be ok or they would have suggested euthanasia. I can't imagine that they would have wanted to prolong her life if they thought she wouldn't be able to survive but medicine is an art and we don't know how someone will respond and sadly sometimes our patients don't recover despite our best efforts.
It is always painful to lose a beloved family member and more difficult when it is a pet because they can't tell us that they're ill or how they're feeling. Try to remember that you did everything you possibly could for Azriell and she knew that you loved her even when she was in pain or frightened. Your being with her helped her even if it couldn't take away the bad feelings completely.
I hope that soon your good memories of Azriell give you comfort and allow you to move past the recent ones and that you find peace.
I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved fur baby. Please don't be too hard on yourself as you did everything you could for her. It had to be heartbreaking at the end but at least she was with you and not alone. I can only praise your efforts to help her and be assured she will greet you happy and well at the Rainbow Bridge. I know she had great humans and she knew it too.
I'm sorry to hear about your cat. You did everything you could; unfortunately, we can't predict or even be prepared for everything. But you gave her a good life and cared for her throughout that good life; take comfort in that.
You did everything you possibly could and should never feel guilty. I have lost pets that passed away at home and I have also had to make the painful decision to let some go peacefully at the vet's office. We were always there with them and they hurt equally the same.
I found this poem you might find comforting
Poem For Cats
And God asked the feline spirit
Are you ready to come home?
Oh, yes, quite so, replied the precious soul
And, as a cat, you know I am most able
To decide anything for myself.
Are you coming then? asked God.
Soon, replied the whiskered angel
But I must come slowly
For my human friends are troubled
For you see, they need me, quite certainly.
But don't they understand? asked God
That you'll never leave them?
That your souls are intertwined. For all eternity?
That nothing is created or destroyed?
It just is....forever and ever and ever.
Eventually they will understand,
Replied the glorious cat
For I will whisper into their hearts
That I am always with them
I just am....forever and ever and ever.
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