Reposted from the HH:
There's bad news on the kitty front. The vet just called, and she was on the operating table and things were very bad inside. Her uterus had ruptured some days ago, all the kittens were dead, and her insides were very contaminated. Even though I expressed a lot of hope that she seemed to feel pretty good before the surgery, he was very skeptical that she could pull through the inevitable infection that would certainly come. She's just too weak. He said "where our chances were 75% for success before, they're 25% now, and that's only after many days of expensive hospitalization. It might run to a thousand dollars in ICU and she still might die." He said "I've never seen anything like it... it's like she was thrown from a car, or kicked or something".
I said "You really think the best thing is to put her down, don't you?" he said "I think you'd be setting yourself up for a heartbreak to keep going".
Darnit. I'm full of regret and doubt, because she hadn't seemed to be too terribly sick or in pain before, but I said to go ahead and put her down.
Darn it.
I'm so sorry.
Becky
I am so sorry to hear about the kitty. But, as heartbreaking as it is that you weren't able to save her life, you did give her a few days of loving kindness and a comfortable end instead of the terrible death that awaited her alone and untreated.
Angels come to us in all shapes and sizes.
I was afraid they were gone but didn't want to worry you. Sounds like she was probably already septic. As someone else said though, you gave her comfort at the last . Sometimes that is all we can do.
I am so sorry Hair, but thank you from her and me for the love you gave her, and for choosing to let her go in the caring hands of a doctor instead of severe pain from infection on her own.
Holy smokes, Hair, I just saw the post about the cat and kittens and I'm so sorry. How disappointed you must be.