Post by The3DChis on May 28, 2011 20:44:13 GMT
Long post.....My old kitty Zac passed away this morning at the vets and i am devastated!!
I didnt want to post about it at the time cause i was wishing for a miracle i guess.
We rushed him in yesterday cause he had gone right off his food after going on his travels for a couple of days.
I thought he wasnt coming back, but then he turned up late on Thursday night looking the worst for wear and seemed really dehydrated.
I gave him some chicken breast cause he usually loved that, but he just wasnt interested and wanted to rest.
So Friday morning came and he was the same so we took him in.
The vet put him on a drip and took some blood for testing.
I got a call to say he wasnt great but better and that they wanted to keep him another day.
They said his Kidneys were bad, and it must have been an underlying problem that hasnt surfaced till now.
By Friday evening though i got another call to say he was going down hill again and i was to call first thing this morning.
I didnt get a chance to call cause the vet called me first thing this morning to say i should come right away as Zac had a seizure and he thought it was best to have him PTS as he had no quality of life now and was just so weak!
I couldnt believe it!!
I was cryinjg so hard on the phone but got ready really fast after the call.
The vet took us into a room and said that after the call while we were on the way Zac had another seizure then passed not long after.
It really broke my heart cause i didnt even get to say goodbye and tell him mummy loves him.
I had rescued Zac at about 2 years old so he was now about 17 almost.
I know we had a long time together but i miss him so much as he was my oldest furry kid and we havent even been in the new place a month yet.
He had been indoors for 5 years at the flat then i let him out and he comes back ill.
I feel just awful about that, but i knew he missed outside when we lived in the flat.
I know it wasnt related but he may have stood a chance if he hadnt that time away not drinking and eating.
The vet said the drip could have been done longer but at his age it was pointless as the toxins in his kidneys were too far gone and he couldnt fight it.
Anyway after balling my eyes out at the vet, we took him to Jamie's mum's as she has a good back garden where they buried his cat years ago.
I opened up his blankie and kissed his sweet wee face and told him i loved him and that he can now run free with his kitty sister Elvira.
I came home and was so drained after we buried him that i took my pups to bed with me and we slept for a few hours.
They have really comforted me today.
I thought my boy was indistructable daft as that may sound.
He lost his tail after an animal bit through the nerve, but apart from that he was only unwell once in all those years.
Anyhow sorry for the long post, but i know you will all understand how i am feeling.
Here is a pic of my precious angel Zacy boy.
I didnt want to post about it at the time cause i was wishing for a miracle i guess.
We rushed him in yesterday cause he had gone right off his food after going on his travels for a couple of days.
I thought he wasnt coming back, but then he turned up late on Thursday night looking the worst for wear and seemed really dehydrated.
I gave him some chicken breast cause he usually loved that, but he just wasnt interested and wanted to rest.
So Friday morning came and he was the same so we took him in.
The vet put him on a drip and took some blood for testing.
I got a call to say he wasnt great but better and that they wanted to keep him another day.
They said his Kidneys were bad, and it must have been an underlying problem that hasnt surfaced till now.
By Friday evening though i got another call to say he was going down hill again and i was to call first thing this morning.
I didnt get a chance to call cause the vet called me first thing this morning to say i should come right away as Zac had a seizure and he thought it was best to have him PTS as he had no quality of life now and was just so weak!
I couldnt believe it!!
I was cryinjg so hard on the phone but got ready really fast after the call.
The vet took us into a room and said that after the call while we were on the way Zac had another seizure then passed not long after.
It really broke my heart cause i didnt even get to say goodbye and tell him mummy loves him.
I had rescued Zac at about 2 years old so he was now about 17 almost.
I know we had a long time together but i miss him so much as he was my oldest furry kid and we havent even been in the new place a month yet.
He had been indoors for 5 years at the flat then i let him out and he comes back ill.
I feel just awful about that, but i knew he missed outside when we lived in the flat.
I know it wasnt related but he may have stood a chance if he hadnt that time away not drinking and eating.
The vet said the drip could have been done longer but at his age it was pointless as the toxins in his kidneys were too far gone and he couldnt fight it.
Anyway after balling my eyes out at the vet, we took him to Jamie's mum's as she has a good back garden where they buried his cat years ago.
I opened up his blankie and kissed his sweet wee face and told him i loved him and that he can now run free with his kitty sister Elvira.
I came home and was so drained after we buried him that i took my pups to bed with me and we slept for a few hours.
They have really comforted me today.
I thought my boy was indistructable daft as that may sound.
He lost his tail after an animal bit through the nerve, but apart from that he was only unwell once in all those years.
Anyhow sorry for the long post, but i know you will all understand how i am feeling.
Here is a pic of my precious angel Zacy boy.
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I'm so sorry to hear about Zac. I'm sure it was a fluke thing with him going outiside & then coming home sick. Still leaves you to wonder "what if". I think that all the time about our big dog Zander & if we'd kept him here if he'd lived longer. I'm sorry you didn't get to say good-bye to him too--but at least he wasn't very ill for very long? 
