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Hi everyone,
My name is Jake, and until yesterday I had three cats, two females, one a little over 2 years old, the other a little over a year, and one male, probably about 9 months old. Yesterday I found the older female, Newcat, dead, in one of her favorite napping spots. It was an absolute shock, the last time I'd seen her she was in perfect health. I don't mean to sound lame but I loved her very much and her death has me extremely depressed and confused.
There are foxes and raccoons in my neighborhood, but she didn't have any wounds on her whatsoever. She was very experienced outside, was big and could fight well and was the ruler of the block in terms of other cats. She once disappeared for two weeks and came back healthy as ever. I used to keep her inside but she was very unhappy and begged to go out all the time. I let her out the cats during the day and take them in at night, except for Newcat who I couldn't find sometimes. She was much happier outside, and while I knew the risks, like I said earlier, she had no wounds at all.
Can anyone explain how this could have happened? She was just over 2 and was in great health, running around all the time, in good spirits. This has me baffled.
Thanks very much,
-Jake
My name is Jake, and until yesterday I had three cats, two females, one a little over 2 years old, the other a little over a year, and one male, probably about 9 months old. Yesterday I found the older female, Newcat, dead, in one of her favorite napping spots. It was an absolute shock, the last time I'd seen her she was in perfect health. I don't mean to sound lame but I loved her very much and her death has me extremely depressed and confused.
There are foxes and raccoons in my neighborhood, but she didn't have any wounds on her whatsoever. She was very experienced outside, was big and could fight well and was the ruler of the block in terms of other cats. She once disappeared for two weeks and came back healthy as ever. I used to keep her inside but she was very unhappy and begged to go out all the time. I let her out the cats during the day and take them in at night, except for Newcat who I couldn't find sometimes. She was much happier outside, and while I knew the risks, like I said earlier, she had no wounds at all.
Can anyone explain how this could have happened? She was just over 2 and was in great health, running around all the time, in good spirits. This has me baffled.
Thanks very much,
-Jake