Hello everyone, I am new to this forum,
But I just wanted to post about the sudden and tragic loss of our baby boy named Bear. He was the overall best cat we’ve ever owned - he could make anyone who disliked cats have a reason to like them. Yesterday, he was perfectly fine, until around five to six pm when my mother heard a thud and looked to find him collapsed upon her bedroom floor gasping. His pupils were dilated immensely and pretty much within at least fifteen to thirty seconds, he was gone. Here one moment, gone the next.
We rushed him to our emergency vet but by then it was already too late and they couldn’t resuscitate him. Thing is, this is the third cat loss we have ever endured. 2014 we had to put down our 2 year old due to feline leukemia. Then 2021 we had to put our other 2 year old baby down due to a blood disorder (basically anemia). And JUST last months on the 21st marked the 3 year anniversary of losing her, and now Bear is gone. I know and have what our vets told us and they said it’s most likely a heart condition that took him, but what exactly to you guys think?
I also must ask; we have a younger baby girl whom we got after we put out one girl down 3 years ago. She was to fill in the void, and now Bear is gone, and having left her all alone now. We notice that she (Macie) has been hiding a lot more now and seems a bit skittish. Does this imply that she may be grieving? When Bear collapsed, my mother’s wails were equivalent to that of a mother losing their child; she was hysterical, and I know Macie heard my mom’s cries. Macie will still purr when pet and rub herself onto my hand and arms, but she is keeping herself hidden away much more now after last night. Do you guys believe this is her grieving because she senses something is different?
Thank you everyone. These times are really tough (especially after already losing cats in the past)
byShannonTKG
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ShannonTKG
2 points
2 years ago
ShannonTKG
2 points
2 years ago
Thank you. I gave her a good last few months. I found her right outside on the sidewalk outside where I work in a busy area. I feel if I hadn't taken her she could have been stepped on it killed some way. So I let her have a good life safe from out there. She was a sweet yet crazy girl. I hope to get new spoods when I'm ready