My cat Dexter had seemed sick for the past couple of days. He was throwing up, and yesterday I could really tell something was wrong. He was lethargic and solitary and not himself at all. I called the vet and had an appointment booked for this afternoon. Around 5am today I woke up to a terrible rasping noise and found him at the foot of the bed, gasping for air. I was helpless, there was nothing I could do but watch. He was choking, and suddenly he let out a heart breaking scream and then was gone.
I'm just devastated, I've been wracked by sobs all morning. I can't stop seeing his poor body lying there spasming as he tried to breathe, and then that horrible sound as he cried out in pain. If I had only realized sooner that something was very wrong maybe it could have been prevented.
It's going to be so hard to get over this. My boyfriend and I adopted him as a kitten from the humane society when we first moved to Alberta together. He was our first pet, and he was very much my baby boy. At night he'd always sneak into the room to curl up beside me in bed and purr. I'm dreading tonight when I realize he won't be there.
I think I had to get this all off my chest somehow, but I'm still just in shock and I don't know what to do. My heart is aching so much and I can't stop crying.