mark40511
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They did not do an autopsy
however, based upon talking with a friend and she told me how her mom's cat died basically the same way Leo did, and her cat it was a brain tumor, I think that may have been what it was. It hit him out of no where and my friend doesn't think it was anything he had eaten. She said her moms cat had eaten a blood pressure pill, and her dog ate rat poisoning to the point he was sneezing blood and they recovered after vet visit. This was something different. She said her moms cat died exactly and as quickly as Leo did. It was something neurological - especially at the very end before I rushed him back to the vet because he couldn't walk. I saw him get up and put his paw out and collapsed trying to walk. An autopsy would have been 1000 dollars. I really wish I could afford that because I want to know so bad....Additionally, had he been poisoned or something it would have shown in his blood work because kidneys would be not functioning properly. His blood work was fine.
This all being said, quite a few years ago, I researched the best cat food and settled upon natural balance light. It was GREAT food and they loved it, so I continued to feed it to them..I looked it up recently and found that in 2013 Del Monte bought Natural Balance and they promised NOT to change the formula, but that doesn't mean they couldn't get the same ingredients cheaper elsewhere. I spent a lot of time today looking for the best cat food and found Orijen.
I'm going to STOP natural balance immediately (even though I don't think that's what killed Leo) I hope not! The guy at the pet store was awesome as he told me about the company, how they are from Canada and they are opening a factory in bowling green KY, and have already hired some local farmers. Every ingredient comes from the USA. There is no grain, wheat, or byproducts and it's the best cat food he believes. I haven't bought any yet. He said I could buy a bag and if my cat didn't like it, they take it back. I then read reviews on Amazon and they are all pretty much glowing reviews. I really wish I had known Del Monte bought Natural Balance in 2013. After discovering that, I recalled opening the bag around that time and thinking this smells a little different than usual. The cats LOVED it.
It really is very difficult to find good cat food because most of it is crap, even the ones you think are good like Science Diet are not really great.
I really hope whatever was wrong with Leo wasn't something I could have unknowingly prevented. The vet found it interesting that he had emphysema (air pockets on the back of his LEGS (not lungs) she said that's something hereditary. I never noticed it so it must have been something very small.
I'm a little better today than the past two days. I still look at his pics and bust out.. Shadow is finally eating today and drinking water and acting a little more normal.
I worry about getting another cat because of the fact that they may not get a long and how you have to introduce them slowly. Perhaps when Shadow passes I will get two kittens from the same litter who will be best buds. I dunno. I always wanted Shadow and Leo to be that way with each other but they were NOT.
however, based upon talking with a friend and she told me how her mom's cat died basically the same way Leo did, and her cat it was a brain tumor, I think that may have been what it was. It hit him out of no where and my friend doesn't think it was anything he had eaten. She said her moms cat had eaten a blood pressure pill, and her dog ate rat poisoning to the point he was sneezing blood and they recovered after vet visit. This was something different. She said her moms cat died exactly and as quickly as Leo did. It was something neurological - especially at the very end before I rushed him back to the vet because he couldn't walk. I saw him get up and put his paw out and collapsed trying to walk. An autopsy would have been 1000 dollars. I really wish I could afford that because I want to know so bad....Additionally, had he been poisoned or something it would have shown in his blood work because kidneys would be not functioning properly. His blood work was fine.
This all being said, quite a few years ago, I researched the best cat food and settled upon natural balance light. It was GREAT food and they loved it, so I continued to feed it to them..I looked it up recently and found that in 2013 Del Monte bought Natural Balance and they promised NOT to change the formula, but that doesn't mean they couldn't get the same ingredients cheaper elsewhere. I spent a lot of time today looking for the best cat food and found Orijen.
I'm going to STOP natural balance immediately (even though I don't think that's what killed Leo) I hope not! The guy at the pet store was awesome as he told me about the company, how they are from Canada and they are opening a factory in bowling green KY, and have already hired some local farmers. Every ingredient comes from the USA. There is no grain, wheat, or byproducts and it's the best cat food he believes. I haven't bought any yet. He said I could buy a bag and if my cat didn't like it, they take it back. I then read reviews on Amazon and they are all pretty much glowing reviews. I really wish I had known Del Monte bought Natural Balance in 2013. After discovering that, I recalled opening the bag around that time and thinking this smells a little different than usual. The cats LOVED it.
It really is very difficult to find good cat food because most of it is crap, even the ones you think are good like Science Diet are not really great.
I really hope whatever was wrong with Leo wasn't something I could have unknowingly prevented. The vet found it interesting that he had emphysema (air pockets on the back of his LEGS (not lungs) she said that's something hereditary. I never noticed it so it must have been something very small.
I'm a little better today than the past two days. I still look at his pics and bust out.. Shadow is finally eating today and drinking water and acting a little more normal.
I worry about getting another cat because of the fact that they may not get a long and how you have to introduce them slowly. Perhaps when Shadow passes I will get two kittens from the same litter who will be best buds. I dunno. I always wanted Shadow and Leo to be that way with each other but they were NOT.
