About 5 months ago, I rescued a tiny kitten shivering under a bush after a flash flood. We brought it home, fed it, gave it love, named her Maya, and did everything we could to make her feel like part of the family. She took to it with wild abandon and she wound her way into our hearts. Our other cats loved and accepted her as well. She was perfect, healthy, a sheer joy to have around.
Today I took her to the vet for what I thought was a routine spay. Of course we were worried. There's always worry with these types of procedures, when a family member needs any kind of surgery. I took her in at 7:30 in the morning and 3 hours later, the vet called to say her heart stopped suddenly and despite all efforts, they couldn't revive her.
I don't know what to do or how to feel. She was our baby, our little miracle, and now she's gone. We're reeling and completely gutted. How does this happen? Why? I know there was a risk, but I thought we were doing the right thing, for the good of her health and well being. I thought we were being responsible and now, she's gone.
The vet sent her to lab for necropsy and she''s being cremated. We'll get her remains back in the next week. None of this makes sense though and I'm beating myself up thinking that I should've waited or had tests done, something, anything ...
I've heard of this kind of thing happening to others, but I never thought it would happen to us.
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