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So-- I am pretty much a lurker.
I have gained so much help and advice just from lurking--- food ideas, ideas to help prevent future UTI, blockage info, etc.
I noticed in the past few weeks about once a day my soon to be 7 year old cat (born Jan 31, 2002) would cough. No hairball would come out and no vomit. So I thought-- huh weird. Then, I became more concerned as it happened more frequently. I had a vet appointment for this week but ended up taking him to the ER vet at 1:00AM on Thursday. Asthma was definitely the diagnosis-- steroids were dispensed-- the vet said he was not even in a crisis state and the prognosis for recovery was excellent. All day he seemed to be breathing just as heavy as when I went to the vet-- however he still had an appetite even though he was very lethargic. I called the vet and they said it would take a little time for the medicine to take its full effects. As the night wore on-- I just was not comfortable.
I took him in-- he was so limp and he died in the carrier on the way to the vet.
The vet thinks he may have vomited and then caught some of the matter in his airway.
I feel so horrific. I feel.. maybe I should not have pushed him through the cat carrier-- maybe I should not have taken him and stirred him up so.
It was the same ER vet tonight-- and they did try to bring him back-- but no go.
I just-- don't quite understand why this happened. I wish I felt I did the best I could. I just-- I dont know.
I came home and feel like I just need to watch brainless tv until I fall asleep and snuggle with my other cats. I am just so depressed I felt so hopeful today.
I have gained so much help and advice just from lurking--- food ideas, ideas to help prevent future UTI, blockage info, etc.
I noticed in the past few weeks about once a day my soon to be 7 year old cat (born Jan 31, 2002) would cough. No hairball would come out and no vomit. So I thought-- huh weird. Then, I became more concerned as it happened more frequently. I had a vet appointment for this week but ended up taking him to the ER vet at 1:00AM on Thursday. Asthma was definitely the diagnosis-- steroids were dispensed-- the vet said he was not even in a crisis state and the prognosis for recovery was excellent. All day he seemed to be breathing just as heavy as when I went to the vet-- however he still had an appetite even though he was very lethargic. I called the vet and they said it would take a little time for the medicine to take its full effects. As the night wore on-- I just was not comfortable.
I took him in-- he was so limp and he died in the carrier on the way to the vet.
The vet thinks he may have vomited and then caught some of the matter in his airway.
I feel so horrific. I feel.. maybe I should not have pushed him through the cat carrier-- maybe I should not have taken him and stirred him up so.
It was the same ER vet tonight-- and they did try to bring him back-- but no go.
I just-- don't quite understand why this happened. I wish I felt I did the best I could. I just-- I dont know.
I came home and feel like I just need to watch brainless tv until I fall asleep and snuggle with my other cats. I am just so depressed I felt so hopeful today.