9lamb2
10-31-2005, 08:06 PM
Hi... I don't normally post here but I felt like it might be a good time to start, since I am fairly confiden that the type of people around here will understand how I feel... my boyfriend (Maggie was also his) does get it, but I just need other people to tell me it'll be ok I guess.
We only had Maggie for two weeks... but she was the most darling kitten ever. She pranced around the house, following us everywhere. And she had a very powerful meow for a 1.3 pound cat! She wasn't very good at using the little box yet as she had been abandoned at a young age by her mother. However, we were training her and she was getting better.
On Saturday morning she seemed a little out of sorts... and by Saturday afternoon she was almost not moving. We gave her a small piece of sliced turkey (she usually attacks us for the stuff!), and she managed to move about an inch to get to it, and then she bit onto it but couldn't even take it all in her mouth, nor swallow it. SO SAD. At that point we knew she had to see a vet... so we took her to an emergency clinic. She died a few hours later, even though the vet had her on an IV and in an incubator to try to get her nourished, hydrated, and warmed up. He said she probably had a virus that got to her quickly because of her small size. I think she was sick before we got her... there were always small signs, that we took her to the vet for before, but I guess the signs were not obvious enough for anyone to catch anything.
I just wanted to share, since I truly and deeply miss my little kitten. If after only 2 weeks with I miss her this much, I can only imagine how close of a bond we would have developed.
Thanks for reading... any support would be very nice.
I've included 2 adorable pictures of Maggie... I'm sure everyone can appreciate how beautiful and playful she looked!
http://www.supload.com/./files/default/Maggie%20hiding.JPG
http://www.supload.com/./files/default/Maggie%20looking.JPG
We only had Maggie for two weeks... but she was the most darling kitten ever. She pranced around the house, following us everywhere. And she had a very powerful meow for a 1.3 pound cat! She wasn't very good at using the little box yet as she had been abandoned at a young age by her mother. However, we were training her and she was getting better.
On Saturday morning she seemed a little out of sorts... and by Saturday afternoon she was almost not moving. We gave her a small piece of sliced turkey (she usually attacks us for the stuff!), and she managed to move about an inch to get to it, and then she bit onto it but couldn't even take it all in her mouth, nor swallow it. SO SAD. At that point we knew she had to see a vet... so we took her to an emergency clinic. She died a few hours later, even though the vet had her on an IV and in an incubator to try to get her nourished, hydrated, and warmed up. He said she probably had a virus that got to her quickly because of her small size. I think she was sick before we got her... there were always small signs, that we took her to the vet for before, but I guess the signs were not obvious enough for anyone to catch anything.
I just wanted to share, since I truly and deeply miss my little kitten. If after only 2 weeks with I miss her this much, I can only imagine how close of a bond we would have developed.
Thanks for reading... any support would be very nice.
I've included 2 adorable pictures of Maggie... I'm sure everyone can appreciate how beautiful and playful she looked!
http://www.supload.com/./files/default/Maggie%20hiding.JPG
http://www.supload.com/./files/default/Maggie%20looking.JPG