Thread: my cat was already cold when he died
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Old February 14th 15, 05:59 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
John Doe[_2_]
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Default my cat was already cold when he died
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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.

At least it died in a caring environment. That's a lot for a cat.