Hi. My cat just passed away recently lyme disease. I had her for many many years and adored her more then anything else in the world. My bond with her was a once in a lifetime bond. She wasn't just my pet she was family to me.
I wasn't sure what was wrong with her. She stopped eating, and she started looking really strange,became very weak. So I took her to the vet. He gave me medicine for her and she came home. It wasn't getting any better.
It all happened to quick, one day she just couldn't breathe. She was struggling to breathe but couldn't, I rushed her to the hospital and she died.
Since the vet told me nothing about the lyme disease I looked into myself. After seeing what happened with their bodies when they catch it, I was heartbroken.. I had no idea her lymph nodes we're causing her breathing troubles. I didn't know her throat was swollen, and thats why she couldn't breathe or eat.. now that I know that, I know she suffered til her last breathe and I can't get over this. I miss her dearly and just feel this emptiness inside of me without her, and on top of it the way she died, I feel like I will never be okay. I try to think happy things but its so hard knowing she died like that. And I feel terrible not being able to help her more or know more then I did. I should have gotten her help sooner but I didn't. She was starving (the only way I got her to eat was to force feed but it wasn't as much as she usually eats) but when she swallowed it must have hurt her so bad.
I don't know what to do she must have been so scared not being able to breathe.How can I get over this. Her being gone has done so much damage. but her suffering on top of it is an unbearable thought
I feel like I let her down. She didn't deserve that at all. She was such a sweet lovable cat, all I had to do was sit by her and she would start purring like crazy. She relied on me and I couldn't stop her sickness or suffering it's too late. Please help me get through this.
I have nobody to talk to who takes me seriously. They tell me I need to get over it, like shes just an animal, and she wasn't just that at all to me.
Here's a picture of her, she was like my child
I wasn't sure what was wrong with her. She stopped eating, and she started looking really strange,became very weak. So I took her to the vet. He gave me medicine for her and she came home. It wasn't getting any better.
It all happened to quick, one day she just couldn't breathe. She was struggling to breathe but couldn't, I rushed her to the hospital and she died.
Since the vet told me nothing about the lyme disease I looked into myself. After seeing what happened with their bodies when they catch it, I was heartbroken.. I had no idea her lymph nodes we're causing her breathing troubles. I didn't know her throat was swollen, and thats why she couldn't breathe or eat.. now that I know that, I know she suffered til her last breathe and I can't get over this. I miss her dearly and just feel this emptiness inside of me without her, and on top of it the way she died, I feel like I will never be okay. I try to think happy things but its so hard knowing she died like that. And I feel terrible not being able to help her more or know more then I did. I should have gotten her help sooner but I didn't. She was starving (the only way I got her to eat was to force feed but it wasn't as much as she usually eats) but when she swallowed it must have hurt her so bad.
I don't know what to do she must have been so scared not being able to breathe.How can I get over this. Her being gone has done so much damage. but her suffering on top of it is an unbearable thought
I feel like I let her down. She didn't deserve that at all. She was such a sweet lovable cat, all I had to do was sit by her and she would start purring like crazy. She relied on me and I couldn't stop her sickness or suffering it's too late. Please help me get through this.
I have nobody to talk to who takes me seriously. They tell me I need to get over it, like shes just an animal, and she wasn't just that at all to me.
Here's a picture of her, she was like my child
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