She was all happy and playful and then she scooted under my bed like she usually does and when she didn't come out in about 5 mins i checked on her and i relieze that she had died. I'm completely upset. Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone have any explaintion?
2006-10-18 13:41:35 · 15 answers · asked by catherine a 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
I'm so sorry to hear that! I never had it happen to me, and don't know if this will help but I found an article on what possibly happened.
Sudden death in cats occurs for several reasons. The most common ones
are probably cardiomyopathy and heartworm disease. Both of these disorders
can cause death with almost no warning at all. We have had a client whose
cat went to jump from the couch to a chair near it and landed in the chair,
dead. This cat had about four heartworms in the pulmonary arteries when
we did a post mortem examination. As far as our client could tell, her cat
was normal right up to the time that it died. Other clients have had
similar experiences with cats who have had cardiomyopathy, although none quite
this dramatic. It seems odd that these disorders can be serious enough to
cause death while not causing any warning symptoms but it really seems to be
the case at times. Cardiomyopathy is probably the leading cause of
anesthetic deaths in cats and most of the time the affected cats have no signs
that are detected prior to the anesthetic crisis.
There are many other possible problems, though. Cats probably
occasionally are born with defects that can lead to sudden death, such as aneurysms
that may suddenly rupture. Toxin exposure sometimes occurs without the
cat owner being aware of it. Application of a dog flea control product
containing permethrin sometimes results in accidental poisoning,
although most cats do show clinical signs prior to the time that they die with
this particular toxic exposure.
Sometimes, there are signs of a serious illness that are subtle enough
that veterinary clients, or even veterinarians, miss them. Toxoplasmosis,
feline infectious peritonitis, feline leukemia virus, hemobartonellosis, liver
failure, chronic kidney failure and other diseases usually cause
recognizable symptoms but in rare instances there are not clear-cut
clinical signs and death appears to occur suddenly.
The only really good way to try to figure out the cause of a sudden
death is a post-mortem examination. For people who are really bothered by not
knowing what happened, making plans to have a post-mortem examination
in advance of the time when their pets die can provide answers, which is
comforting in the long run for many people.
2006-10-18 13:55:39 · answer #1 · answered by gypse76 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
some domestic dogs have what you could call "fading domestic dog" syndrome. i understand some will disagree with the 8 week age of the determination, yet first hand i understand it takes position. The domestic dogs are weaned oftentimes round this age, get their vaccinations and some better de worming and bypass to a sparkling abode the position they do no longer understand absolutely everyone or understand their surroundings. some domestic dogs won't be able to take the rigidity of all of this. As for guessing that this puppy did no longer have parvo, properly, you may want to ought to have had a attempt to be easily particular of this. they can die of parvo and performance no indications except lack of existence abruptly. yet another aspect in question is why a domestic dog of in hardship-free words 8 weeks develop into out for 4 hrs. with out supervision, too youthful for any puppy of that age to be left to that's personal defenses. some thing can ensue in 4 hours. i'm no longer attempting to conquer you up right here or make you imagine that that's your fault, that's not. examine each and every section contained in the backyard. Water, coloration, warmth and chilly, snakes, thinks she would have ingested and so on. Make your backyard better secure. If the different domestic dog is a clutter mate, please have your vet make a examine on it to be particular that's not some thing to be hectic about. i'm sorry your domestic dog died. that's by no skill a cheerful ending.
2016-10-16 05:32:35 · answer #2 · answered by hinch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am so sorry - I don't have any answers - but sudden death can happen to animals as well as humans. I know you have only had her for two months - was she a kitten when you got her? The vet can sometimes tell what has happened but you may not like the thought of a post mortem, and I can understand that.
Please accept my condolences for your loss. Sadly an animal only hurts you once in it's life, and that is when it leaves you through death. We don't expect this to happen for many years. Bless you.
2006-10-18 13:48:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so sorry for your loss...
i just lost a dog after 12 years...
as a kid, a neighbor poisoned a dog of mine.
your kitty may have ingested something she found under the bed...
if you can, and you really want to find out maybe a local vet would have an idea, or even be able to take a look.
best wishes-
2006-10-18 13:46:54 · answer #4 · answered by killer boot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How awful for you and the poor baby! Did she ever have a vet exam? Sometimes there is a heart defect that can cause such an unexpected death.
I am so sorry this had to happen.
2006-10-18 13:45:43 · answer #5 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened to a friend of mine with a puppy. The problem there was the she had just gotten her puppy's shots and they went home. The puppy was just playing around and then it stopped and collapsed and was dead. The puppy had a bad reaction to the immunizations and it cause his little heart to just stop. That is the only think I can think of.
This is really sad. I am very sorry for you and for your loss.
2006-10-18 13:53:26 · answer #6 · answered by la_thumpera 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
did she have a heart condition...some cats have heart problems like murmurs that start when they are really young...and can escalate so quickly before you realize whats wrong. Cats dont have heartattacks though. Did you ask your vet to do a necropsy?....that way they could have looked at all her organs and made sure that they were in working order. i'm sorry for your loss..
2006-10-18 14:32:17 · answer #7 · answered by cherrydevil119 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is really odd. I wonder if she ate something that was poisonous. It is a good idea to never let cats or kittens outside. Did she have all her shots? Did you check under your bed to see if there is anything there that could have hurt her? Be sure to check thoroughly inside the house and outside the house before you get another pet. When you do just don't let them outside.
2006-10-18 14:02:26 · answer #8 · answered by papricka w 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Aww, Im very sorry for you loss. The poor thing. She could of had feline leukemia. If its parents or anything had it... she will have it bc its genetic. and you will not know if she has it bc the only way for certain is by tests. trust me. we had two cats.. brother and sister pass away and they were only 1yr old. they had it and we had no idea. so, thats the biggest possibility.
2006-10-18 18:27:56 · answer #9 · answered by tinkerbellheartspeterpan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She probably had some sort of illness; probably a heart condition. It would not be strange for you to not know, especially in a kitten so young, so don't feel guilty! I am so sorry about your little baby.
2006-10-18 17:04:10 · answer #10 · answered by Esma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋