The neighbour's cat would occasionally come into our backyard and leave. Three weeks ago, she came and waited outside our window and then walked into our house. We gave her some food and put her outside again. The next day, she came back. And kept willingly coming back everyday. It wasn't the food, because we would avoid feeding her as we did not want to give her the wrong thing. It was the love and attention that made her keep coming back.
She loved us. And we loved her so much. She would come to our house and she felt so comfortable. Often I would come home to see her waiting outside the door to be let in. She never wanted to go back to her owners house, but we would put her outside so she would. I'm not sure if she actually went back as she was an outside cat. I only ever fed her cat food, Whiskas cat milk and water. Nothing else.
Yesterday, she was fine. Her usual playful self. We then put her outside for a while, but she didnt go anywhere. She just walked around our yard for a minute and sat on the outside chairs. I then opened the door to call her inside, but she wouldnt move. This was very unusual, as she usually would run inside. I came back 15 minutes later and opened the door again, but she just looked at me. She was in the same spot. This was very odd, as not even shaking her food bowel was enough to make her move.
I walked outside to try to move her. Usually she would stand up straightaway to avoid it, but she just layed there and meowed. I tried to pick her up but it was hard because she was still laying down. I picked her up, took her inside and put her down on the couch. She stood on all four legs for about 15 seconds just fine as I patted her. But the moment she took a step, it was as if her back legs gave way. They buckled and she wobbled. She then tried to jump off the couch and she completely collapsed. She couldnt move. She was basically paralysed, laying on her side and she was gaping for air. I started to panic, picked her up and her mouth started foaming and something oozed out. Looked like either blood or food. I tried to sit her up so she wouldnt suffocate. I layed her down in the car and she coughed up foam one last time and stopped moving. She was still. Eyes wide open.
The emergency vet told me she was already dead. She didnt bother to find out exactly what was wrong but she suspected a bite or a toxin. I have no idea what it could have been... i have only ever fed her good quality food, there is no poison in our backyard and this all happened within minutes. I doubt it was a snake or anything as my backyard is small and mainly paved. The only thing I can think of was she occasionally wheezed and coughed on some days, but this looked like hairballs as she licked herself all the time.
I dont know how to live with myself. She was a young cat and i loved her so much. I took great care of her. She was the reason I woke up in the morning. My whole life feels like its been destroyed and my heart aches. I cant cant sleep and I cant stop crying.
Can anyone please offer me advice on what may have happened or how to grive this loss. Not moving much, weak collpasing legs, potentially paralyzed and collapsed, foaming from the mouth, substance oozing out and gaping for air... what happened...
I do not know who the owner is and she was not microschipped, so I dont know what to do...
Please help... i feel so horrible...
She loved us. And we loved her so much. She would come to our house and she felt so comfortable. Often I would come home to see her waiting outside the door to be let in. She never wanted to go back to her owners house, but we would put her outside so she would. I'm not sure if she actually went back as she was an outside cat. I only ever fed her cat food, Whiskas cat milk and water. Nothing else.
Yesterday, she was fine. Her usual playful self. We then put her outside for a while, but she didnt go anywhere. She just walked around our yard for a minute and sat on the outside chairs. I then opened the door to call her inside, but she wouldnt move. This was very unusual, as she usually would run inside. I came back 15 minutes later and opened the door again, but she just looked at me. She was in the same spot. This was very odd, as not even shaking her food bowel was enough to make her move.
I walked outside to try to move her. Usually she would stand up straightaway to avoid it, but she just layed there and meowed. I tried to pick her up but it was hard because she was still laying down. I picked her up, took her inside and put her down on the couch. She stood on all four legs for about 15 seconds just fine as I patted her. But the moment she took a step, it was as if her back legs gave way. They buckled and she wobbled. She then tried to jump off the couch and she completely collapsed. She couldnt move. She was basically paralysed, laying on her side and she was gaping for air. I started to panic, picked her up and her mouth started foaming and something oozed out. Looked like either blood or food. I tried to sit her up so she wouldnt suffocate. I layed her down in the car and she coughed up foam one last time and stopped moving. She was still. Eyes wide open.
The emergency vet told me she was already dead. She didnt bother to find out exactly what was wrong but she suspected a bite or a toxin. I have no idea what it could have been... i have only ever fed her good quality food, there is no poison in our backyard and this all happened within minutes. I doubt it was a snake or anything as my backyard is small and mainly paved. The only thing I can think of was she occasionally wheezed and coughed on some days, but this looked like hairballs as she licked herself all the time.
I dont know how to live with myself. She was a young cat and i loved her so much. I took great care of her. She was the reason I woke up in the morning. My whole life feels like its been destroyed and my heart aches. I cant cant sleep and I cant stop crying.
Can anyone please offer me advice on what may have happened or how to grive this loss. Not moving much, weak collpasing legs, potentially paralyzed and collapsed, foaming from the mouth, substance oozing out and gaping for air... what happened...
I do not know who the owner is and she was not microschipped, so I dont know what to do...
Please help... i feel so horrible...
Condolences on losing your precious friend. I agree that it could have been a stroke or a venomous bite. I would search the yard for any strong, tangled webs and check them at night with a flashlight, for black widow spiders - they are lethal for cats. One almost killed me but it is much more rapid in cats.
