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Old December 26th 14, 05:13 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
dgk
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Default my cat was already cold when he died

On Fri, 26 Dec 2014 00:37:26 -0800 (PST), wrote:

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.


Oh, so sorry. It's so hard to tell what to do since they can't talk to
us. I'd be interested to know what they say.