My cat died today :o(

[DeltaG]

We're so, so sad. He was off his food and wasn't his usual self so we took him to the vet yesterday. They ran some blood tests and the results were due today. But by this morning he had significantly deteriorated and we took him back in first thing. An hour later they called to say he was gone 😓

Such a shock. He was 8, so not super old. They'll do an autopsy to find out the cause. Coming back home to his little water fountain running in the kitchen and knowing he'll never use it again was just horrible. I turned it off and emptied it. At least the kids are too young to understand (2yrs & 4 months).

I had a bad feeling last night; in my gut I think I knew he wasn't going to make it but I don't know why. DH didn't have this same feeling and consequently when he answered the phone to the vet this morning he burst into tears.

Here he is, our fluffball. R.I.P. minou, we will never forget you xxx

We got the autopsy results and he died of FIP, caused by a virus which the vet thinks he probably carried from kittenhood (it's typically a disease of multi-cat facilities such as breeders and shelters).

There is no cure and it's almost always fatal, so there was nothing we could have done. There's also no effective vaccine available so it couldn't have been prevented either.

Makes me feel a bit better that it wasn't anything we did.

I'm so very sorry. My own Oneago dropped dead one sunny morning at only 8 years old, so I know how it feels. At least, with FIP, there's pretty well nothing you could have done differently, even if you had known.

I’m actually glad it turned out to be something untreatable as it truly means there’s nothing you could have done to prevent it. I hope it brings you some peace and your lovely cat is out of any pain and suffering xx

I'm so sorry. You write so beautifully about your lovely Minou. I'm so sorry you're going through this, it sounds like a huge shock and a big loss. xxx

I lost two birmans to FIP. Cruel and nasty disease. I'm sorry you've been through this too. Fly high beautiful minou.

I'm sorry your beloved cat was taken too soon