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I had an eight year old ginger boy called Fred. He had a fantastic personality! I rescued him when he was a few weeks old, he was born of feral parents. I had another cat at the time who was five (she is still with me). I brought him to the vet last week as he was breathing funny (with his belly, laboured). He was cuddling, purring, eating and being his normal self otherwise. Bloods were fine. X-ray showed his diaphragm was gone and his organs had moved up into his lung space. Whilst that can be repaired with a very big operation, unfortunately the vet also noticed what looked like a large tumour on his chest wall which he could not have done anything about. The x-ray really took a lot out of Fred and he started gasping for air afterwards. I think he was more sick than we realised. The vet thought he had been hit in the belly by a car and that caused the injury, although he had no other physical injuries. A decision had to be made and I had to have him put to sleep. I have never had to have a pet put to sleep before. The vet was wonderful, so kind and explained to me what was invovled and what might happen and why. After the x-ray we put him back in his carrier on his blankets and the vet administered the drugs to put him to sleep. I spoke to him and rubbed him while he went off. I know there was nothing more we could do for him but I still wonder if I should have seen something earlier. As it happens, given the tumour, he was looking at being put to sleep anyway. I suppose you second guess yourself (we do it with humans too!). I know now though that it was the best thing for him but I miss my boy, the house is so quiet and I even miss the presents!! Heartbreaking.
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