Kitten sadly passed away

[LadyIzzy]

This morning my six month old kitten sadly passed away. She'd been ill for a few weeks but the vet wouldn't believe me (I've taken her there 3 times over the last month). First occasion she was given five days of antibiotics. On the second two times I was told she was fine and I just hadn't found the food she likes yet

A bit of context, I'm not in the UK and vets here are few and far between. I was told this vet was the best of the best and drove an hour each time to get there. I knew she was sick and even though I did all I could I can't help but feel so guilty for allowing this to happen. Just last night I was looking at vets over the boarder in the neighbouring country where they might be better equipped and was preparing to take her there this weekend, but unfortunately it was too late.

I'm upset, my five year old daughter is devastated and my other cat is wandering up and down the house looking for her sister.

Don't know what I wanted from this post but just needed to let it out I guess.

Rest well, sweet Rosie.

That’s so sad for you all 💐

You did the best you could. It sounds like the vet was maybe not cat experienced. I'm sorry for the loss. Do you have any photos you would like to share of your cats?

Thank you both. Your kind words are appreciated. First pic is Rosie, second one is her very skittish sister, Poppy. I just hope Poppy will be ok. She’s always been shy and jumpy. Rosie filled her with confidence.

Having just returned from the vets this morning, (my little man stable but with chronic issues) my heart goes out to you and your family.

I'm so sorry for your loss.
I know it must feel like a betrayal that you went multiple times to this vet who was reported to you to be so good, and they weren't able to find, diagnose or treat the issue with your beloved kitten.
I'm not defending the vet here, but in a lot of ways, their job is so difficult because they have to go on not as much information as they would like.
I'm not saying that you didn't get blood tests or various scans, I'm just saying that those are exceptionally expensive and you probably had to watch which diagnostic tests you agreed to and which ones you didn't (if they were offered even at all).

I know when my animals go to the vets (unless it's an exceptionally obvious cause and effect), there's a lot of guesswork involved. I suppose if you are willing to shell out thousands at each visit and they could do every single diagnostic test possible, and the vet still couldn't find the problem, there would be a level of incompetency in your mind.
But sometimes, they just can't find what the problem is quickly enough.
Just like with human doctors.
And again I'm not trying to defend the vet, I'm just saying that not every life can be saved.
It's possible that your poor little kitty just had something too wrong with her.

That doesn't make you feel a lot better I'm sure, the loss is too raw and you feel let down by the vet.
I'm really sorry for what you're going through, be kind to yourself, and your family including Rosie's sister...
Perhaps in a little while, celebrate sweet Rosie's life. Find a way that feels meaningful to you.
(((Hugs)))

The sisters were so beautiful,
and Rosie looks like such a sweetheart.
A part of Rosie will always live on in your heart, and in her sister.

I’m so sorry. Rosie was beautiful.
love to you and Poppy xx

It really affected me so badly when l lost my beautiful girl kitten.
I kept going over and over it, and couldn't understand how l had lost her so very young. She died at the vets very suddenly after a spay operation and they cremated her.
I still miss her and it makes me sad seeing photos and videos of her three years later.
I have her brother and l took on a pair of kittens not long after as he seemed lost without her. The three of them get on really well.
I have had cats all of my life and always very sad to lose them but losing her hit very hard even though she wasn't in my life for that long.
I really feel for you it's an awful situation to go through.

I’m so sorry to hear of your loss and how it’s still so sad. I completely empathise, I’ve had cats all my life too but losing one so young has just hit differently. I think also seeing the impact it’s having on my daughter too, she’s just cried herself to sleep 😢

it’s encouraging though to hear you were able to bring more kittens into your home successfully. I hope, one day, we can too.

Thank you everyone for your words of encouragement. My DH is working away and I’ve just had a very difficult bedtime with my eldest daughter so sad and my 18 month choosing today of all days to be much more demanding than normal. It’s been…a lot.

So sorry for your loss. Take pleasure in the fact you gave her a loving home and a good life.

Oh I'm sorry

I'm so sorry OP. Both of them are beautiful. We lost our kitten a couple of weeks ago and it was and is awful.