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My cat has been attached by a dog

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Heyheyheygoodbye · 17/12/2015 14:28

The owner just fumbled the lead and the dog got my little girl cat. We were all screaming including the owner. DH got our cat back from the dog somehow.

Drove somehow to the vet. She is on oxygen and drips. She is in shock and critical. Her heart is very slow. They are doing the x-rays and things now.

Good thoughts would be appreciated. She is my darling and I will never forgot seeing her being shaken in that dog's mouth as long as I live.

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Room101isWhereIUsedToLive · 18/12/2015 04:02

I'm so so sorry for your loss. If I was magic, I would make it not happen.

ExBallerina · 18/12/2015 04:05

So sorry OP FlowersStar

justjodie92 · 18/12/2015 04:17

So sorry to hear your news. Take care of yourself Thanks

maybeIwillmaybeIwont · 18/12/2015 05:34

So sorry to hear about your little cat, bless her Sad

Hurr1cane · 18/12/2015 05:42

Oh no I'm so so so sorry.

A cat is totally different to a dog than a child.

This is so sad for everyone involved. I had a cat killed by a dog once. It was horrific 😔

PolterGoose · 18/12/2015 07:07

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hiddenhome2 · 18/12/2015 07:33
Sad

I'm so sorry.

Fluffycloudland77 · 18/12/2015 07:51

I'm so sorry, It was a lot for any animal to recover from.

Vinorosso74 · 18/12/2015 08:17

I'm so sorry to read this. RIP little cat.

pilates · 18/12/2015 08:32

Oh Hey, I logged on hoping to hear some positive news about your cat and now sitting here with tears pouring down my face. So very sorry for you all. x

WitchWay · 18/12/2015 18:59

Sad Flowers

SpecialistSnowflake · 18/12/2015 19:25

So sorry OP Flowers

Branleuse · 18/12/2015 19:27

im so sorry :( Sad Flowers

Scarletforya · 18/12/2015 19:28

Flowers poor little kitty.

timtam23 · 18/12/2015 21:08

So sorry to read your sad update, RIP little cat Flowers

ophiotaurus · 18/12/2015 22:21

So sorry RIP little cat Flowers

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Heyheyheygoodbye · 26/12/2015 18:02

Hope nobody minds me posting here again. I am just really struggling to get on with life after losing her.

I am mostly ok through the day but in the evenings when she would have been on my lap, and at night when she would have perched on my shoulder in bed, I just miss her so much and the tears start. I miss her physically, if that makes sense, because our remaining cat is not a lap cat and also prefers DH (although he has paid me a lot of attention this week, bless his gorgeous little heart).

I feel it's not really allowed to be sad at Christmas because of a cat, but I just want to go to sleep and wake up when I feel better. I keep seeing the attack when I close my eyes. I just want it to not have happened and have my sweet little shadow back.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 26/12/2015 18:18

It's so early though and you saw it all happen which was just awful. Not many people see something so traumatic.

None of us could cope any better than you.

Alfieisnoisy · 26/12/2015 18:19

Of course you are allowed to be sad at Christmas. This was a loved part is f your family, it's all very recent and of course you are missing her.

Those first few weeks are awful after losing a pet and it's a hard time of year to face any loss

Thinking of you and just wish I could wave a magic wand to make the pain go away .

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dingit · 26/12/2015 19:42

I've been following your thread. So sorry for what you are going through Thanks

FinestGrundyTurkey · 26/12/2015 19:59

I didn't see your thread before, heyhey, but please don't feel you shouldn't be sad because she was 'only a cat' - you loved her & she mattered to you & you miss her, of course you do, I'm so sorry that you didn't get a better outcome for your poor girl Sad

timtam23 · 26/12/2015 20:01

It is OK to be sad at any time including Christmas. After my cats died I found evenings/bedtime were when I felt most sad and even cried, because like you I would have had a cat on my lap or on the bed. It takes a while to adapt to the loss even without something so traumatic as what happened to your girl.

needygonzales · 26/12/2015 20:04

So sorry OP, how awful for you all. It's ok to be sad, it's ok to cry. Just feel whatever you need to feel and remember the good times with your lovely little girl cat x

Wolfiefan · 26/12/2015 20:08

Of course you can feel sad at Christmas. You have suffered a shocking bereavement. One of my family members has had a difficult Christmas after a loss about three months ago.
I'm so sorry for you. There is a pet loss counselling service. Blue cross. Would it help to talk?
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Purplehonesty · 26/12/2015 21:20

I'm so sorry. I know exactly how you feel too. Our darling cat was attacked by three dogs and suffered the same injuries almost as yours.
She spent time at the vet being put back together and came home again but ultimately her internal injuries were too bad.
I cried for days, I just couldn't get over it. We went to a show a couple of weeks after and someone who knew her asked how she was. I cried then too.
I felt so guilty that I hadn't been able to protect her.
She was my little shadow too, always there, wonderful with the DC, a real character. She used to get under the covers in bed to snuggle in closer.

I think with time passing you just get used to the loss. I could cry reading your post and it was three years ago we lost her.
Finally after much persuasion from the DC we got a rescue cat a couple of months ago.
She is lovely and likes a cuddle but scratchy and flighty with the kids.
Makes me miss her even more I think!

I think you just have to give it time. I'm so sad for you losing your baby.

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