I lost my precious 11 month old cat Pandie due to a freak accident. I got Pandie and Kernie back in April when they were 11 wks old from a rescue shelter. They were littermates. Only 3 out of the 8 survived, they were found under a trailer and the whole littler had stomach parasites and were very weak. But, when I got them they seemed healthy.
Last night around 9:40, we heard a loud crash and a large vase had crashed down from the high boy furniture piece in our living room. I believe the male cat jumped up there and knocked it down and it crashed to the floor. He ran upstairs but Pandie ran into the family room where we were and collapsed under the end table. I pulled her out thinking she was in trouble and maybe it had fallen on her. She let out a hiss/yelp and died right then and there. Literally suffered all of maybe 3 minutes before it was all over. My kids were with me and witnessed everything. My husband was working. My older son and I rushed over to the 24 hour emergency vet and I drove while he held her all the while praying that she'd make it but kind of knowing she had passed.
The vet said she showed no outward signs of trauma so it was either the vase fell on her or she had a heart attack from the loud noise scaring her to death. The vet tech said it was possible she had a heart defect and we couldn't have known. They asked if I wanted an autopsy but at the time I was majorly distraught and didn't want her cut open. Now today, I called and wanted one because I wanted to know if it hit her or if it was a heart attack and she said it was too late
Either way, this is horrible. She was my little buddy. Her brother seems ok but I have no way of knowing if he is grieving for his sister, his littermate. Can someone give advice on what to do? Will he be okay? Will he miss his sister? Should I get a new cat? If so, when? How old? And can it be another female? I am in so much pain. Any advice is appreciated.
The brother, Kernie, does seem depressed tonight and I'm getting worried........
Last night around 9:40, we heard a loud crash and a large vase had crashed down from the high boy furniture piece in our living room. I believe the male cat jumped up there and knocked it down and it crashed to the floor. He ran upstairs but Pandie ran into the family room where we were and collapsed under the end table. I pulled her out thinking she was in trouble and maybe it had fallen on her. She let out a hiss/yelp and died right then and there. Literally suffered all of maybe 3 minutes before it was all over. My kids were with me and witnessed everything. My husband was working. My older son and I rushed over to the 24 hour emergency vet and I drove while he held her all the while praying that she'd make it but kind of knowing she had passed.
The vet said she showed no outward signs of trauma so it was either the vase fell on her or she had a heart attack from the loud noise scaring her to death. The vet tech said it was possible she had a heart defect and we couldn't have known. They asked if I wanted an autopsy but at the time I was majorly distraught and didn't want her cut open. Now today, I called and wanted one because I wanted to know if it hit her or if it was a heart attack and she said it was too late
Either way, this is horrible. She was my little buddy. Her brother seems ok but I have no way of knowing if he is grieving for his sister, his littermate. Can someone give advice on what to do? Will he be okay? Will he miss his sister? Should I get a new cat? If so, when? How old? And can it be another female? I am in so much pain. Any advice is appreciated.
The brother, Kernie, does seem depressed tonight and I'm getting worried........