We just got back from emergency. The vet thinks he threw a blood clot.
I’d let him out of the crate earlier after he had a strong bout of coughing. He ran under the entertainment center, then under the sofa.
He was taking longer than I expected to come out of the earlier sedation. I stayed with him, well, on the sofa and I could hear him breathing under me. Around three, I thought I’d toddle off to bed and I went to say goodnight to him. He didn’t respond to my touch, so I opened up the sofa (recliner sofa).
The entire area under him was covered in urine. Alarmed, I pulled him out. He let out a couple of horrible cries, waking Brian up. Red was paralyzed. I told Brian we had to get him in. I was thinking maybe it was from the shot/sedative and called the ER to let them know we were on our way in.
Brian told them when they took him back, that we wanted him euthanized. Like Brian said “this is just too hard on him”. We were asked if we wanted to be with him when he went and I said “yes”. Brian seemed reluctant and when I asked him why, he said “it’s so hard”. Oh, but, honey, this is part of our job, saying goodbye to a cat who’s been with us for so long. It’s the least we can do for him.
They called us into an examining room and Red was on the table, wrapped in a blanket. He had the IV started in his leg. The doctor said that he was already dying, that he had most likely thrown a clot. She gave him a sedative, then when he was asleep, gave him the final solution that ended his life. She said that he was in a lot of pain from this and it was something that just happens. She told us she sees it a lot in red cats.
This is just so hard. Brian said on the way home that he wishes there’d been some way for the vet to foresee this happening and he wouldn’t have had to had his last hours the way they were and we could have released him this morning before this hit.
And then there were thirty-four.
God speed, Red, you had a great life with us and we loved you very, very much.
*tears*
We’ll see you again someday. Meantime, we’ll keep your memory close in our hearts and place your ashes with those who have gone before you.
Goodbye, baby.
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