Ok, my parents are on holiday but my brother lives with them. He knocked this morning to tell me their ten month old, previously healthy cat had literally just died in his arms. The cat had had a bit of a dodgy tum the last few days but he's had this before and the vet wasn't concerned. Clean bill of health (he was lovely, strong looking and glossy. Neutered and up to date with all jabs/wormed etc...) and said it was just one of those things that happens to kittens so we thought little of it over the last few days.
My brother said he'd been absolutely fine, playing (in fact he was a little bugger, really playful but also very bitey!) when out of absolutely nowhere he began to mewl really loudly - which was something he never really did - so my brother picked him up. The cat just shook, lost control of his bladder and died in his arms :(
I am dreading telling my parents - they will be heartbroken because they loved him to bits and 18 months ago we lost the cat we'd had for 19 years.
From what I've googled it looks like sudden heart failure? he's going to the vet tomorrow. Any ideas at all? Literally, he's gone from playing as normal to dead within seconds.
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bottleofbeer · 21/10/2012 19:41
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