sudden / unexpected pet loss advice ?
I thought I was bringing my cat to the vet to get an antibiotic or similar, but would have never imagined I wouldn’t bring her home with me. My 9 year old cat had a slight change in her behavior over 2-3 days and was hiding under the bed & decreased her appetite / water consumption so I made a vet appointment. Her blood work (which had just been totally NORMAL just 3 months ago) showed red blood cell loss not compatible with life, she was on the brink of dying.? We were sent to the ER where we were quoted $10,000+ just to admit her to begin a blood transfusion, but were told “she’s the sickest animal here, she more than likely has cancer” and that even with aggressive treatment she would not be saved. I had to make the impossible decision to put my baby down, thinking the whole time she’d be coming home with me, never imagining this would be her fate. I can’t seem to wrap my head around the fact that she was “fine” according to her bloodwork just a few months ago but yesterday she was dying and I didn’t even know it. Now she’s gone forever, in the blink of an eye. I bottle fed this cat, I raised her from a kitten, I need her back. I don’t know what to do from here. I still have 2 cats, it’s hard to even look at them right now and I feel horrific 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔