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My year old male cat died this morning while having a seizure. I had taken him to the vet on Tuesday for what appeared to be an injury or infection in his left eye. The corner of his eye was inflamed, but the actual surface of the eye (towards the corner) appeared cloudy with almost a faint red spider webbing. The vet agreed that it was most likely an injury, but also suggested it could be a systemic infection manifesting itself via the eye. My cat, his name is Strudel, had a normal temp and wasn't showing any signs of illness. So the vet sent us home with some ointment for his eye, and told me to bring him back if anything changed. In a short period of time my cat's eye improved considerably.
Wednesday evening, prior to going to bed, I checked on him with the intention of applying his ointment again. I found him having labored breathing and twitching.His top eyelid was flipped inside out. He looked horrible, and I honestly did not think he would make it through the night. I live in a rural community. There are no emergency vet services in the area, so I just prayed he would make it until the following day. In the morning, I found him lying the floor, still alive and his breathing was nearly normal. I called the vet and made an appointment for him to be seen again. When we got to the vets office he was breathing near normal but was listless. The vet examined him and remarked how he could not believe the drastic change in Strudel. He palpated his abdominal area which seemed to cause Strudel discomfort. A minute or two later, Strudel began to vomit bile on the examining table. He also had an accident. The vet asked if I wanted his honest opinion because I was not going to like it. He suggested that I put the cat to sleep. He said that he could run numerous tests and give me a referral to a clinic that could perform an ultrasound, but if this was a surgical issue my cat would not make it through the procedure. He offered to give the cat an antibiotic shot and a shot of cortisone in the event it was an infection or peritonitis. If I didn't see any results and wanted to proceed with testing, we could discuss it Saturday. I had him give my cat the shots. I wasn't inclined to just give up on him.
I went to the store and bought baby food and lactose free milk to feed him via syringe. All night long he vomited and had diarrhea. I gave him aspirin free pepto and still no luck. Then around 9 o'clock this morning my daughter called for me. She said Strudel was having a seizure. I found him convulsing on the floor and it would appear to me he was aspirating on his own vomit. Nothing I did helped, and moments later he passed away.
I am sick to my stomach. Strudel was a feral kitten I took in last summer. Out of a litter of 4, he and his sister were the only ones who survived. He was fixed and vaccinated. He lived indoors. Honestly, he spent nearly all of his time in my daughter's room. I just can't understand how he became so sick so fast. He was completely bonded to his sister, and she is upstairs crying right now. It is breaking my heart.
I just wanted to know if anyone else had ever had an experience like this. Does anyone have any idea what would cause such a sudden and severe change in health?
Thanks,
Kym
My year old male cat died this morning while having a seizure. I had taken him to the vet on Tuesday for what appeared to be an injury or infection in his left eye. The corner of his eye was inflamed, but the actual surface of the eye (towards the corner) appeared cloudy with almost a faint red spider webbing. The vet agreed that it was most likely an injury, but also suggested it could be a systemic infection manifesting itself via the eye. My cat, his name is Strudel, had a normal temp and wasn't showing any signs of illness. So the vet sent us home with some ointment for his eye, and told me to bring him back if anything changed. In a short period of time my cat's eye improved considerably.
Wednesday evening, prior to going to bed, I checked on him with the intention of applying his ointment again. I found him having labored breathing and twitching.His top eyelid was flipped inside out. He looked horrible, and I honestly did not think he would make it through the night. I live in a rural community. There are no emergency vet services in the area, so I just prayed he would make it until the following day. In the morning, I found him lying the floor, still alive and his breathing was nearly normal. I called the vet and made an appointment for him to be seen again. When we got to the vets office he was breathing near normal but was listless. The vet examined him and remarked how he could not believe the drastic change in Strudel. He palpated his abdominal area which seemed to cause Strudel discomfort. A minute or two later, Strudel began to vomit bile on the examining table. He also had an accident. The vet asked if I wanted his honest opinion because I was not going to like it. He suggested that I put the cat to sleep. He said that he could run numerous tests and give me a referral to a clinic that could perform an ultrasound, but if this was a surgical issue my cat would not make it through the procedure. He offered to give the cat an antibiotic shot and a shot of cortisone in the event it was an infection or peritonitis. If I didn't see any results and wanted to proceed with testing, we could discuss it Saturday. I had him give my cat the shots. I wasn't inclined to just give up on him.
I went to the store and bought baby food and lactose free milk to feed him via syringe. All night long he vomited and had diarrhea. I gave him aspirin free pepto and still no luck. Then around 9 o'clock this morning my daughter called for me. She said Strudel was having a seizure. I found him convulsing on the floor and it would appear to me he was aspirating on his own vomit. Nothing I did helped, and moments later he passed away.
I am sick to my stomach. Strudel was a feral kitten I took in last summer. Out of a litter of 4, he and his sister were the only ones who survived. He was fixed and vaccinated. He lived indoors. Honestly, he spent nearly all of his time in my daughter's room. I just can't understand how he became so sick so fast. He was completely bonded to his sister, and she is upstairs crying right now. It is breaking my heart.
I just wanted to know if anyone else had ever had an experience like this. Does anyone have any idea what would cause such a sudden and severe change in health?
Thanks,
Kym
