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apocalypsosSome of you may remember that one of my mother's cats, Riley, had a heart murmur. He was a sweet cat, not really a people cat but cuddly as all hell. When I was at the house at lunchtime, I was playing fetch with Wilson with one of those little toy mice and Riley came downstairs, not joining in but just watching from the steps, perfectly fine as far as I could tell.
My mom just called. A little bit ago, my dad was in the living room and heard Riley make a soft noise upstairs in the hallway. When my brother came out of his bedroom a split second later, he found Riley lying dead on the floor. The poor thing had a heart attack. IIRC, he was only three years old.
I just spent the last ten minutes calming my mom down on the phone, telling her that he was fine when I saw him, and God knows he had a happy life in that house, and at least he didn't suffer, and somehow by the end of the phone call I had her calm and quiet.
I need to go cry and hug my kitty now.
My mom just called. A little bit ago, my dad was in the living room and heard Riley make a soft noise upstairs in the hallway. When my brother came out of his bedroom a split second later, he found Riley lying dead on the floor. The poor thing had a heart attack. IIRC, he was only three years old.
I just spent the last ten minutes calming my mom down on the phone, telling her that he was fine when I saw him, and God knows he had a happy life in that house, and at least he didn't suffer, and somehow by the end of the phone call I had her calm and quiet.
I need to go cry and hug my kitty now.
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Date: 2009-03-30 10:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-30 10:35 pm (UTC)*going to hug my cats*
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Date: 2009-03-30 10:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-30 10:43 pm (UTC)*HUGS TIGHT* I'm so sorry to hear about Riley, and so glad that he went so quietly and peacefully, in a loving home.
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Date: 2009-03-30 10:49 pm (UTC)And now I'm going to go and hug my cat.
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Date: 2009-03-30 10:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-30 11:05 pm (UTC)*hugs you*
*hugs cats, even though the rain is making them nucking futs*
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Date: 2009-03-30 11:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-30 11:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-30 11:42 pm (UTC)My beloved cat, Dodger, had a similar thing happen a about 3 years ago, where he was fine one minute, then we discovered him gone the next. Our vet said that there is a study here in New England going on, because cats suddenly dropping from a heart attack in the numbers that it has been happening is a fairly recent occurrence. He asked us a series of questions and sent the info in to that study. I haven't heard anything about it since then, but plan on asking my vet next time I bring a cat in for a check up.
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Date: 2009-03-30 11:44 pm (UTC)Rest in peace, little one.
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Date: 2009-03-30 11:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-31 12:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-31 12:11 am (UTC)Only three? I can't even imagine. (Mine are three and eight)
Good that you were able to calm your mom down a bit at least.
And now I too am going to run off and hug my cats.
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Date: 2009-03-31 01:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-31 01:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-31 02:37 am (UTC)*goes to hug her own kitties, one of whom is also 3*
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Date: 2009-03-31 02:50 am (UTC)Stay good to pets. They're good to us.
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Date: 2009-03-31 11:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-31 11:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-31 12:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-31 02:01 pm (UTC)I'm so sorry...
*hugs*
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Date: 2009-03-31 02:58 pm (UTC)That sucks.
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Date: 2009-03-31 03:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-31 03:48 pm (UTC)*hugs*