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tabitha1122

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My beloved cat had to have shoulder surgery after breaking it in 3 places. She came out of surgery great. Had a little trouble getting her to drink water the 1st week but that quickly turned around after we gave her fluids. She was getting around good, sweet, loving just in general acting normal. She was laying in her bed at the foot of my chair and I hear her scream so I pick her up thinking it had something to do with her shoulder so I gently put her in her carrier and then she died. It was just so sudden and I just don't understand what could have gone wrong. It makes no sense to me. Today would have been her 2 week post op appt. I just don't don't what happened. She was in perfect health other than her shoulder breaking.
 

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Oh, what an awful and sad news. Please accept my condolences on your terrible loss. Every pet owners worst nightmare. ((Sending you hugs.))

There is nothing you could have done. My guess is she threw some kind of a blood clot and it hit her lungs or heart. It happens in humans, too. How very, incredibly sad.
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Yeah this is definitely one of the hardest moments of my life. I feel like I have lost a child. I guess the hardest part is the fact she was perfectly fine and purring not 10 mins before and then she crawled in her bed, was asleep then all of a sudden she started screaming and was just gone. [emoji]128557[/emoji][emoji]128557[/emoji][emoji]128557[/emoji]
 

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Oh my goodness, I am so very sorry.  This is so sad and sudden. :(  Please accept my condolences.  
 

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That's so awful. It seems especially cruel as she seemed to be healing well. I'm so sorry for your loss. :(
 
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