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Poor kitty...he never got a name before he died. Saturday when I arrived at the shelter, another volunteer went around turning lights on. One kitty started meowing incessantly, a stray in the quarantine room. She kept touching him & picking up his legs, but he was non responsive, simply "meow, meow, meow, meow". His gums were blue & his ears were blue. Of course, it was a large(15 lbs) solid white male with yellow eyes. You all know how I love the white ones. I had to go to the vet to get Fulvicin, so I took him ASAP. Of course, the vet was gone, so the tech looked at him. She told me that most likely he had been hit by a car & had an internal hernia(I really cannot remember). Basically, he was suffocating. He was cold, meowing, and started to gurgle as he breathed. We stood by him & petted him...waiting for him to die. We stood there for 3 mintues before he passed away. Poor kid. When I got back to the shelter to tell them the news, I was told that he didn't even have a name yet.
So, he got called Me. Big White Guy with Yellow Eyes(When they die before being named, they are named by fur coloring & eye color).
I just keep on thinking about how terrible it must've been for him, being in a starge cage and being so ill. The tech kept telling me that there was no way we could have known, he really showed no symptoms. He was eating, drinking, peeing, & pooping. He slept a lot, but that's what cats do best!
I have never before seen a cat die right in front of me like that. I tried to post sooner, but I couldn't get the words out, it was the worst thing that I've ever had to see. I treasure the time I have with all my kids even more.
Please say a prayer for the poor soul that died Saturday. The things that I see & do at the shelter are so difficult, but I know that as I stared into those yellow eyes, he knew he was loved as he died. That's all I can do, but at least it's something, he didn't die alone or unloved. It took me forever to stop crying, I just sat at the vet's office with his body & bawled. I simply do not understand why people don't care about their pets. I went back to the shelter teary eyed, and they just hugged me. Not many people can do that, and I don't know if I ever can again. I didn't realize how tought that was.
Thanks for listening guys. I just feel sick to my stomach when I think about it. I want to save them all!
I just keep on thinking about how terrible it must've been for him, being in a starge cage and being so ill. The tech kept telling me that there was no way we could have known, he really showed no symptoms. He was eating, drinking, peeing, & pooping. He slept a lot, but that's what cats do best!
I have never before seen a cat die right in front of me like that. I tried to post sooner, but I couldn't get the words out, it was the worst thing that I've ever had to see. I treasure the time I have with all my kids even more.
Please say a prayer for the poor soul that died Saturday. The things that I see & do at the shelter are so difficult, but I know that as I stared into those yellow eyes, he knew he was loved as he died. That's all I can do, but at least it's something, he didn't die alone or unloved. It took me forever to stop crying, I just sat at the vet's office with his body & bawled. I simply do not understand why people don't care about their pets. I went back to the shelter teary eyed, and they just hugged me. Not many people can do that, and I don't know if I ever can again. I didn't realize how tought that was.
Thanks for listening guys. I just feel sick to my stomach when I think about it. I want to save them all!