Hello to everyone who has sadly lost a beloved pet, I have had cats for nearly 30 years and they have all, in their own individual ways brought me great happiness and joy, I lost my beloved cat, Tigger in November of 2011, she was 12, I waited until the following year and got another little cat, Crumble, who gave us two months of love until she sadly passed in her sleep on New Years Eve 2011, I know it was probably too soon, but, I saw an advertisement for a cross Persian kitten on New Years Day 2012, my daughter and myself went to see her and fell in love immediately. We bought her and fetched her home. She was scratching so I bathed her and the water was brown, I rubbed her with a white towel which came out covered in what looked like rust stains but, being a nurse myself, I knew that it was dried blood, I used a nit comb and removed over 100 live fleas, bathed her again and applied Frontline which is an approved vetinarian medication for fleas. The fleas were all removed and she was a beautiful little cat, like a little ball of fur, she had blue eyes and pure black fur, the man I bought her off stated that she was 14 weeks old. I took her to the vets on Tuesday the 3rd January for her initial injections and the vet stated that she was only 9 weeks old.
He examined her and said she was healthy and to return in 3 weeks for her booster. On Monday the 16th of January 2012, we rushed her to the vets as she had passed a large amount of faeces which contained fresh blood. She was kept in for two nights, given antibiotics and a preparation to improve her gastro intestinal health.
She continued to have the diarrhoea with blood in it so we took her back, the vet performed an investigatory operation on her abdomen which showed many lesions on her liver, intestines and kidneys and a tentative diagnosis of Feline Intestinal Peritonitis was given, tests were done and this was ruled out, then a test was done for Leaukaemia which came back negative, I took her for her check up at the vets on Friday the 27th of January 2012 where she was given a multi vitamin injection and a quarter of a 15 mg tablet of Mirtazapine which was supposed to increase her appetitie and a stool sample was given for testing.
She began to salivate excessively on Saturday, getting worse as the morning wore on so I rang the vets for advice and was told that it would be ok but if I was worried that there would be a vet on call all weekend.
She became very ill during the early hours of Sunday morning with a very rapid heart and respiratory rate, she could not stand and did not like to be touched, I made her comfortable and she snuggled in my arms and went to sleep. I slept with her and she woke me at 0500 that same morning with a change in her breathing pattern and a heart rate which was too rapid to count, I rang the vet who was reluctant to come out to the surgery which is a 30 mile round trip for us, I insisted that he did as I thought she was in pain, we got halfway to the surgery when she suddenly urinated herself, made a few meowing noises and died in my arms. When we got to the vets, he came out of the surgery, stood on the pavement and said it was probably for the best as she was so ill, we didn't even go into the surgery even though there was ice on the ground. We left totally devastated, heartbroken and wondering if we could have done more, she was such a beautiful little cat who fough so very hard to stay with us. I have to go to the vets today to sign the insurance forms and I am dreading it.
Sorry this has been such a long post but I just had to tell someone how I feel, I miss her so very much even though we only had her for a short time, when she first came to us, she was such a bright active little thing, so affectionate, always wanting cuddles and to be sat next to me or my husband, my mind is in turmoil, should I say I think it might have been a reaction to the Mirtazapine which, although rare, can happen. It is called Seratonin Syndrome and, I wish I had been told about it when we were given the drug as I would not have allowed it, I was prepared to hand feed her if necessary, I just don't know what to do for the best, I am consoled by the fact that she is at peace and with the Angels and our other cats but I am hurt and angry that this has happened, she had come through so much, when we thought it was FIP or Leaukaemia we thought that there would be no cure but those had been ruled out, I think I am just looking for a reason for why she died, any thoughts or similar experiences would be most gratefully received, God Bless my baby girl and all those of you out there who have sadly lost a beloved pet, it is heartbreaking, kindest regards, Cheryl (coco2012)
Oh Cheryl, How tremendously sad. My heart just aches for you.
