my cat was already cold when he died
I took my cat to vet a week ago when I noticed a wound on leg.
Cat had been hiding, so I suspected something was wrong. The vet opined it was from a cat fight, but it can't be as I always watched him when I let him out for limited periods. He gave him antibiotic. He continued hiding, and a Tuesday, I noticed his nose was bleeding, so tooking him to local vet. They took a blood sample and said his platelet count is very low, so his blood is not clotting. They transferred him to a university vet hospital, which gave him a blood transfusion. They also did further tests to determine cause of low platelets. They released him to me on Christmas eve, he looked much better then. Also gave me an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory, and special food for convalescent cats. However, they were not able to get all the tests analysed due to Christmas. Only told me that he did not have FeLV, and ultrasound showed internal organs to be normal size. The vet considered he would be better at home, because he seemed stressed by hospital environment. However, he did not improve. This morning, he went downhill quickly. He urinated on the floor, perhaps too weak to get into litter tray. It was dark yellow, so I guess he had not been drinking any water. He was laying on the floor for his final hours. About half an hour before he died, his legs were twitching and he arched his head back. Finally he coughed a few times and stopped breathing. He was already cold when he died. So I await the uni vets calling me on Monday with a diagnosis. He was 12 years old, and the most affectionate cat I ever had. |
my cat was already cold when he died
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my cat was already cold when he died
wrote in message ... I took my cat to vet a week ago when I noticed a wound on leg. Cat had been hiding, so I suspected something was wrong. The vet opined it was from a cat fight, but it can't be as I always watched him when I let him out for limited periods. He gave him antibiotic. He continued hiding, and a Tuesday, I noticed his nose was bleeding, so tooking him to local vet. They took a blood sample and said his platelet count is very low, so his blood is not clotting. They transferred him to a university vet hospital, which gave him a blood transfusion. They also did further tests to determine cause of low platelets. They released him to me on Christmas eve, he looked much better then. Also gave me an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory, and special food for convalescent cats. However, they were not able to get all the tests analysed due to Christmas. Only told me that he did not have FeLV, and ultrasound showed internal organs to be normal size. The vet considered he would be better at home, because he seemed stressed by hospital environment. However, he did not improve. This morning, he went downhill quickly. He urinated on the floor, perhaps too weak to get into litter tray. It was dark yellow, so I guess he had not been drinking any water. He was laying on the floor for his final hours. About half an hour before he died, his legs were twitching and he arched his head back. Finally he coughed a few times and stopped breathing. He was already cold when he died. So I await the uni vets calling me on Monday with a diagnosis. He was 12 years old, and the most affectionate cat I ever had. ~~~~~~~ This is so sad, but you did all you could do. It is clear that you gave him a good life. MaryL |
my cat was already cold when he died
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my cat was already cold when he died
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