My cat died :(

[acheron]

 

[Raduque]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i just talked to my brother and he is just telling me how weird the whole tihng was...

he said she was purring and rubbing up against him all happy literally 10 seconds before she had this seizure type tihng. he said she was acting strange for like 30 seconds then just stopped and died

he tihnks she had a heart attack but he just tihnks it's so weird because she has no health issues at all and was just a happy cat, then keeled over

I'm sorry for your loss, pb. It's always hard...

As for her odd behavior, I think that she knew she was going to die, and wanted to show your brother some affection before she died.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
So I just got a call from my mom that our cat died.

Onyx

It was very sad how it happened too

My brother was over at my moms house and the cat was all happy and playing with them and hopped up on a table. My brother was then talking about how the cat never really liked him and that if he held her she would always try to get out of his hands. Then he asked my mom how old Onyx was and she went and got his 'birth certificate' (some paper she had that had her birth on it).

As she was gone my brother picked her up and she wanted out so he put her down, and as she was getting down, her back legs gave out and she had what my mom said looked like a seizure, and stopped breathing

Now my brother feels really bad about the whole thing too because he feels like he killed her.

But she was old. She lived a long cat life, 16 years, was born in March of 1993. She was one of those cats that loved to ram her head and rub her head on people and she would do it hard. Last weekend I had to feed my moms pets while she was on vacation and the last memory I have of her is after I fed her and was watching the NCAA tourney, she came up to me on the couch and started 'headbutting' me and purring. My mom asked me if I wanted to come say bye to her before they bury her, but in all honesty, I don't really want my last memory of her to be of her dead. I tihnk I prefer to remember her happy when I was feeding her.

I lived with the cat for 14 of those 16 years and this is really the only pet i've cared for from it's birth till it's death so it's pretty sad. This is one reason I personally do not know if I want to ever get pets of my own.

R.I.P. Onyx, you will be missed.

My condolences...

Here's my version of yours:
http://www.whodah.com/albums/The-Mutts/aar.sized.jpg
She's about 12-1/2...we got her at 2 days old and I bottle fed her for weeks.
I'm the only momma she's ever know... and she follows me EVERYWHERE.
I'll be heartbroke when she finally dies.

 

[will889]

Sorry for the loss. Cat's are indeed cool. When you're ready - pick one out that needs a home at a local animal shelter. Obviously you make a nice pet owner.

 

[Descartes]

Sorry to hear that man. Cats are a lot of fun.

 

[ranmaniac]

I hope my cat can live as long and healthy as yours did. Cats can live pretty long, my neighbor's cat is 18 years old!

 

[will889]

My godzilla is 10 1/2 YO. Going strong. Look out - it's GODZILLA!

 

[SonicIce]

16 years thats a long time man. At least it was happy on its last day. I think my cat was suffering when she died. She just seemed very tired and wouldn't even really look you in the eye, she was just very out of it. I knew something was wrong. Then later i saw her under the picnic table... She was about 10.
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/SonicIce/samantha1.jpg

 

[DrawninwarD]

Do you think your family will get another cat after some time?

Name it Onyx the Second!

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: SonicIce
16 years thats a long time man. At least it was happy on its last day. I think my cat was suffering when she died. She just seemed very tired and wouldn't even really look you in the eye, she was just very out of it. I knew something was wrong. Then later i saw her under the picnic table... She was about 10.
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/SonicIce/samantha1.jpg

thanks for the comments guys.

i'm goign to go over to my moms tomorrow when they bury her to say my final good byes but at least she is in a box and wrapped in a blanket so i won't have to see her, i really don't want to see her cause i tihnk i'll lose it.

and SonicIce, your cat looks a lot like our other cat. we named him Oreo cause he has white in the middle of his belly. i cant find a pic of him right now or else i'd show you.

 

[will889]

Our thoughts will be with you. Animals are the best. Cats are just darn cool. They live a short life, but with a good owner great lives.

 

[FelixDeCat]

I wish you well and hope one day a new feline companion.

 

[lokiju]

This is always the worst part of having pets.

But you had 16 years of good memories at least.

 

[MrMatt]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
So I just got a call from my mom that our cat died.

Onyx

It was very sad how it happened too

My brother was over at my moms house and the cat was all happy and playing with them and hopped up on a table. My brother was then talking about how the cat never really liked him and that if he held her she would always try to get out of his hands. Then he asked my mom how old Onyx was and she went and got his 'birth certificate' (some paper she had that had her birth on it).

As she was gone my brother picked her up and she wanted out so he put her down, and as she was getting down, her back legs gave out and she had what my mom said looked like a seizure, and stopped breathing

Now my brother feels really bad about the whole thing too because he feels like he killed her.

But she was old. She lived a long cat life, 16 years, was born in March of 1993. She was one of those cats that loved to ram her head and rub her head on people and she would do it hard. Last weekend I had to feed my moms pets while she was on vacation and the last memory I have of her is after I fed her and was watching the NCAA tourney, she came up to me on the couch and started 'headbutting' me and purring. My mom asked me if I wanted to come say bye to her before they bury her, but in all honesty, I don't really want my last memory of her to be of her dead. I tihnk I prefer to remember her happy when I was feeding her.

I lived with the cat for 14 of those 16 years and this is really the only pet i've cared for from it's birth till it's death so it's pretty sad. This is one reason I personally do not know if I want to ever get pets of my own.

R.I.P. Onyx, you will be missed.

I'm sorry man. Sounds like the cat had a good life. I can relate to having a cat for that long, it's weird when they die, it's like the end of an era in a way.


As for ever getting pets of your own...adopt an old cat...no one wants them when they get given to shelters.