i’m not good at navigating through grief. my heart feels like its shattered. i havent eaten or drank anything today. she was only 8 months old, just a baby. i’m so, so scared she felt afraid or alone when she died.
she was acting okay. walking fine, eating and drinking, her tail was always up when i talked to her, she was meowing fine. everything happened so quick. i noticed she started trembling when she would inhale. i should’ve listened to my gut and taken her to the vet. i will feel guilty forever.
she was still warm when i found her. eyes and mouth open. there was blood coming from her mouth and she had pooped on herself. i cant stop crying. i hope she knew how much i loved her. how do i get through this
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I am so sorry for your loss. I just lost my baby boy to a sudden heart attack in his sleep and he was barely 4 :( never had any issues. I am devastated. Sending you lots of love. You aren’t alone 🩷🩷
This is very sad and tragic and no doubt an upsetting experience. These “freak” events make grief so much harder, and I’m very sorry you’re going through this. Please care for yourself 💙
No matter when it happens, death is too soon, and 8 months is way too soon. I am so sorry for her. What was her name?
I'm not sure there's any getting through it. I know that the pain and awareness of death eventually fade, but that life is precious forever. For myself, I think about how we will one day follow the creatures we loved into whatever there may be after death. One way or the other, they won't be alone forever.
her name is lilith. i’m so heart broken man, i dont know what to do witb myself. i havent even buried her yet, shes sitting in a box wrapped in a blanket. i dont want to let her go. i wanted to get her cremated but i dont have the funds. im so lost right now
I can imagine this being so traumatic for you. You did nothing wrong here. Cats are so good at hiding illness until it is too late.
I had a cat named Sushi, 6 year old siamese, who was my husband and I's first cat together. Sweetest boy in the world. We found him one morning in the bathroom with blood and poop on the floor under him. Rushed him the the ER vet to find out he had an undetected cancerous tumor that ruptured. We had no choice but to euthanize him.
We do everything we can for these babies, and it doesn't feel like it's enough. But I'm confident you gave your sweet kitten the best life you could in a short time. 💜