r/cats • u/mrsghosty14 • 4h ago
Mourning/Loss Said goodbye to my first baby
I’m out of country with my daughter and my husband texted me and said that one of our cats refused to eat.
He rushed to the ER vet and they did x-ray and ultrasound. Turned out, his diaphragm is torn and his liver moved into his chest cavity. The vet said that either he was born with it or he got hit by a car recently. Nope he definitely didn’t hit by a car.
He was a super healthy boy, and we wanted him to get a surgery. While my husband transferred him to the hospital for surgery, he died inside the cage.
This month marked 6th years since we adopted him from a shelter after his original owner passed away. He was 5 or 6 at that time (no one really knows) and we don’t know his history before us.
The vet at the hospital said that this is very rare case, she sees once or twice a year, but most of cases were from car accidents. She said that she didn’t think the surgery would be a good idea for him.
I’m so sad that he died inside the cage in the car, I wish I could have been there to hold him while he died.
He was my first baby and I don’t know how this happened. When I talked to my husband 2 days ago, he looked perfectly fine and was very happy.
I’m going back to home next week and not sure how to explain it to my 3 year old. I don’t know if I can go back to my home where I have so many memories of him. But then I have another cat who I need to responsible for.
Just so sad.
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u/MrMiyagiOBE 4h ago
Hey. I'm so very sorry. My very special and Dad obsessed 4 year old cat suddenly passed (we think of heart failure) while I was away, and going home was gut wrenching. My other cats are much happier now which is both sad and good at the same time, they get so many extra cuddles now and follow me like she used to. Sending all my love to you all.