Axl; The Worlds Most Wonderful Cat, Died from being neutered. Options

[Axl]

I can't get past this. Today is day 3. I took him for what EVERYONE says is the right thing to do. And he died from it! My pooor sweet baby. He was only 10 months old, adopted him when he was 6 weeks old, and at a time in my life when I needed him more than he needed me. I still need him. I arranged the neutring through the Humane Society. It was free and at a vet I had to drive over an hour to get to. In addition, while I had Axl, I adopted Rose. I only adopted Rose so Axl would have a friend. I had her spayed the same day as she was approaching 6 months. On the Monday following the procedure I called t he vet because it appeared Axl still had one testicle. They TOLD me they only remove one and do a similar procedure as to a vasectomy to disable the other. Axl was slow moving, but eating and drinking. Evertime I picked up Rose, she would pee. So, we make it through the week, Axl appeared to be better, (except he was a one testicle cat), Rose was still peeing sometimes, then Saturday morning I found Axl, laid out, stiff and dead. It was the worst thing ever.

I wrapped him and said my goodbyes, and still can't stop crying if he enters my mind.

I don't even want Rose. I am taking care of her, but she was Axl's cat.

I called the vet today and told him, and he said NOBODY would have told me that only one testicle was removed. And he had never had a cat die from being neutered. Mine is dead.

I am beside myself. I halfway want to give Rose away. And I am so angry at the injustice. We are preached at to get our pets neutred, and mine dies from it.

I miss him so much, I can't believe he is never coming back. He was one cool cat with the longest tail you'd ever see.

[xxForeverxx]

Hi

I just wanted to show my deepest sympathies for your loss.

I too had to say goodbye to my cat Chewy a couple of weeks ago at just the young age of 3 and a half and I am totally devastated. Nothing anyone says at the moment will help much in making you feel better but this website is the best place to come for support.

I hope you start to feel better soon and ASULLY86 is right you should feel no guilt at all as you were just being responsible.

I'm sorry to hear about Rose as well. Please do not give up on her. If she comes back to just give it time and I assure you a bond will begin to form....it may take time but you will get there. I got saved two kittens out of a ditch last summer and when I lost my Chew Chew I did not even want to look at the kittens as I felt terrible I just brought them into Chewy's house without asking. But now I am a little glad that I have had them around or else the house would have seemed even more lonely then it already does.

Please let us know if Rose comes back. And once again I am ever so sorry for this tragic loss.

xxForeverxx

[Axl]

Forever:

Thankyou for responding to me. Rose came home two days later, which taught me that I do love her. My love was not as deep as for Axl, and initially I resented her for being the one who surivived. But, things are the way they are.

I know what you mean by having the two kittens which make you feel a little better, but it is not the same. I am sorry for your loss of Chewy. It really is overwhelming. And when it comes just out of the blue, as this forum is adaptly named "lighting strikes', it is so much worse.

Axl was a healthy 10 month old kitten. I adopted at 6 weeks. Some may think thats not long, you shouldn't be mourning so deep, but it was the best 9 months I've ever had. He was awesome.

Thanks again for your warm thoughts.