My Kitten Passed Away In A Very Unusual Manner?
Posted by: Alan in Diabetic Eye Disease, tags: Away, Kitten, Manner, Passed, Unusual, Veryi had a siamese, and she was 7 weeks old. my boyfriend gave her to me as an anniversary gift in oct 24th. and from that day, she was sick and i knew inside. she was having this terrible diarreah problem and it was like straight liquid but it was light brown in color.
she had this thing where when we had food she would start srceaming and get violent to get to the food. she would eat and eat and eat and eat untill she would throw up. but then she would have diarreah and it’s like she would poop about 10 minutes after she ate, every time. it was awful.
so we took her to the vet and the vet said there is nothing wrong and she is too young to eat cat food, and he had us make her twice steamed brown rice with chicken stock and squash. so we did. 6 times a day we came home form school to make her food and give it to her. (college students).
and omg she was so skinny and i thought it was just because she was so young. she weighed 1.5. pounds at the vet that day.
and she would sleep ALL the time. i know, people say kittens are like babies and sleep alot, but is it normal for a kitten to have never played because it sleeps all day unless it’s eating or pooping?
well on nov 16th, 3 weeks later i went to my moms for the night and my boyfriend was left alone with the kitten. he did the same routine as normal, but this night went differently. around 2:15 am bella (the kitten) started pooping non stop all over the bed and the smell woke him up. so he picked her up and put her in the litter box and he saw that her hind quarters werent working and she was still pooping. so he put her in a blanket and rushed her to the emergency vet clinic.
now remember, we got her at a pets and pals and they said she was perfectly healthy.
so when she was at the vet they wanted to run some blood tests, but because she was so small and skiny when they drew blood it stopped her heart so they did CPR to bring her back. her blood test came back as she was diabetic. and the vet was telling him that she had a pancreas disease that was making the pancreas not absorb nutrients and that she was starting and dying of thirst. they weighed her and she was 3/4 of a pound.(this is less than a week after the other vet appointment). it was horrible, so he and the vet knew she was going to die unless she had extensive surgery so he opted to have her put to sleep to avoid any pain for her. and what is so cool about all this, is we have other kittens at home, and we saw some pet psychic show and it said that you can communicate i love you to your pets by blinking at them 3 times ina row. so we tried it with our 2 older kittens, and strangely they blinked 3 times back! it was the weirdest thing, they would start purring and cuddling after that too. who knows maybe they just like blinking. but my boyfriend told bella it was ok for her to go to sleep now, and she looked at him and blinked 3 times and closed her eyes and never opened them again. the vet took her to the back to euthanize her to make sure she was gone so she wasnt suffering anymore.
what i am confused about is, what really happened? what was really wrong with her? she was my pride and joy and i loved her so much. she went everywhere with me. i mean seriously, i would get up at 11pm 2am and 4 am to give her HOME MADE food. even now, with the 2 new kittend we just got last week, i am still sick to my stomach about this and it is hard for me to eat or drink anything still. i know the pain will pass with time but i just want to know what happened to my bella boo. i want to know why the pet store didnt tell us. they ran a full blood test on her and all the other kittens in the litter and said they were all perfectly fine, and then made my bf sign something saying if she gets sick they are not responsible… i am so hurt by this i am just now able to come here and write to see if someone might know what happened inside my bella. 
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September 22nd, 2009 at 5:05 am
I’m so sorry, what a sad thing to happen!!! You got her at a pet store? Did they give you documentation of the blood tests they ran? I’m sorry to say that pet stores sell sick kittens all the time. I know from experience, it happened to me twice. My last kitten was malnourished, had worms and an infection somewhere in her body when I got her. It took 7 trips to the vet to get her well. After buying her, I found out she was a stray someone brought in! I do not trust pet stores at all anymore. The lady at this pet store said that all kittens are inspected and that she knows how to give a health exam. But while in her store, (just looking, I’ll never buy anything from her again) someone brought in a couple kittens, and she just took them and put them in the display case. No Exam, she didn’t even check for ear mites like she assured me that she always does. Some people are just born liars. It sounds really suspicious that they made your boyfriend sign a release form. I am sure if they really did do a full blood work on her they would have found the diabetes. Maybe they did, but did not disclose it to you. Talk about Dishonest!!! Good pet stores will give you a free exam after buying a kitten. Or if you want to get another kitten, try a humane society, they usually pay for the kitten’s first exam. Again, Sorry about Bella, It doesn’t take long to get attached especially when you pamper them like it sounds like you did.
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:15 am
i am so sorry!!maybe her digestive system just got clogged or wasnt working right, even could be because she want used to your envirment.
but im so sorryy
September 22nd, 2009 at 4:24 pm
I’m sorry about Bella. Losing a pet is one of the hardest things to go through. I can’t give you an answer about what went wrong…I think the vet told you everything. I do know that buying pets from a store can be iffy. A lot of these animals come from puppy and kitten mills where they’re not properly cared for but it sounds like Bella was born with a condition that you really couldn’t do anything about. Pet’s know when they are loved and it’s obvious you loved Bella very much. Take comfort in that. Don’t beat yourself up over her death because I don’t think you could have done more than you did. She was lucky to have you. Good luck and God bless.
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:59 pm
I am so sorry!! That is such a sad story. There is no use feeling guilty about anything, you tried all you could to save the poor kitty, just remember that..
If you really want to know what I think..well this kitten could have possibly been sick before you got her..where did you get her? Was she a stray? Also, homemade food is not necessarily good for cats unless you buy Taurine and add it to the food. Taurine is necessary mineral that cats need to survive. It’s added in all cat foods. If your kitty only slept, pooped, and ate, then there was definetely something wrong with her because kittens should be fully of energy and want to constantly play. She could have been born ill.
May she rest in peace. I’m sorry for your loss, but just remember that you tried all you could, and that Bella is in God’s hands now.
ps. my kitty’s name is also Bella.
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:45 am
I dont know what happened but wanted to say this tale moves me to tears. Im saddened greatly and I feel your pain after losing a young cat myself and never knowing what truely caused it. its seems that bella was never even given a chance. Who knows why these horrible things happen I just wish the first vet had done more tests. All you can do is take comfort in the fact that she is no longer suffering. I was offered an autopsy on my cat and I said no as really what do I gain, Id lost my beloved cat and that was all there was to it. Take care and spend some time with the other kittens . It will get easier.
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:37 am
i know how u r feeling. Details of ur answer gave me tears. I understand your pain. i found two kittens, very small, on the street i did my best to save them but one of them got real sick. I went to vet, spent alot of money they said its infant cat syndrome and your kitten is dying u can do nothing for him. i held him in my arms. kept him warm. I kept crying and praying for the survival of this little one. whole night me and my husband sat and fed him warm milk. and did whatever we could and guess what my kitten survived. Now it is fine. and growing up. both of them are cute angels and growing up healthy and fine. but still when i think of that day i shiver.