lezzpezz
December 19th, 2005, 11:11 AM
I am grieving today for my lovely cat, Oscar. We rushed him to the emergency veterinary clinic on Sunday morning at 3 a.m. as he was having a difficult time breathing. This started around 12:30 a.m. as was discovered by our tennant, whose room the cat liked to sleep in. The tennant moved the cat and just thought he was snoring as he was in a certain position. At 2:30, the tennant was awakened by the cat's laboured breathing, at which point he woke us up.
I palpated the cat's abdomen but it was fine. When I felt his chest it was rock hard and distended, so I knew we had a major problem. I could also see that he was not himself and taking very short breaths and making noise with each breath. He was absolutely a-ok in the morning: eating, bright eyed, tail in the air.
We took him in and $500 later and some bloodwork and xrays later, it was explained that his heart was grossly enlarged and his lungs now full of fluid. Basically he was drowning.
Can you imagine how shocked we were? There was no indication until that time that my cat was in anyway, ill, or at least, he would not let us in on it!
The only alternative that was humane was euthanasia, which we did, as he was very uncomfortable and suffering now. :sad:
My heart is sick and soooooooo sad.....He was such a good cat, abandoned, found in a closet in an apartment for a week after the owners moved away. He was overweight, deaf from so many earmites and buildup, and then we got him, fixed him up and he became quite a regal fellow! Loved to lay by the fire and purr up a storm! He was just a real pleasure to have underfoot:o
I never expected him to pass away just like that. I am currently nursing another cat who is ill, and fully expect to lose her soon as well. But this really just floored us.
On top of that, my mother just told me the same day that she found a fair-sized lump in her breast, and her doctor has already discussed mastectomy and other options. Testing has begun.
Can I swear here? Is there an exception for such situations........crap......
I palpated the cat's abdomen but it was fine. When I felt his chest it was rock hard and distended, so I knew we had a major problem. I could also see that he was not himself and taking very short breaths and making noise with each breath. He was absolutely a-ok in the morning: eating, bright eyed, tail in the air.
We took him in and $500 later and some bloodwork and xrays later, it was explained that his heart was grossly enlarged and his lungs now full of fluid. Basically he was drowning.
Can you imagine how shocked we were? There was no indication until that time that my cat was in anyway, ill, or at least, he would not let us in on it!
The only alternative that was humane was euthanasia, which we did, as he was very uncomfortable and suffering now. :sad:
My heart is sick and soooooooo sad.....He was such a good cat, abandoned, found in a closet in an apartment for a week after the owners moved away. He was overweight, deaf from so many earmites and buildup, and then we got him, fixed him up and he became quite a regal fellow! Loved to lay by the fire and purr up a storm! He was just a real pleasure to have underfoot:o
I never expected him to pass away just like that. I am currently nursing another cat who is ill, and fully expect to lose her soon as well. But this really just floored us.
On top of that, my mother just told me the same day that she found a fair-sized lump in her breast, and her doctor has already discussed mastectomy and other options. Testing has begun.
Can I swear here? Is there an exception for such situations........crap......