R.I.P. Nitro

[nudemetalz]

A sad day for the Nudies today.
We had to have our cat put down. He was only 18 months old.
He had his back legs collapse on him so we rushed him to the afterhours vet. It turned out he had a heart murmur which caused a blood clot in his back legs. These collapsed and had no blood in them.
We had no choice but to say goodbye to him.
He was a lovely, friendly cat that was well liked by all.

Good bye, little dude..

<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v677/turbo_NZ/?action=view&current=Nitro.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/turbo_NZ/Nitro.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[Mom]

Oh, that is sad. Very sorry to hear it indeed.

[Ms Piggy]

You have my sympathies, those little furry purring critters have a way of becoming part of the family before we know it.

[nudemetalz]

They certainly are. From now on we're just going to concentrate on Bubs in 3 months time instead of getting another.

[Pussy]

Sorry for your loss, Chris

[Dafe]

Very sorry to hear......

[Nasty]

Sweets ... this is so sad to hear ... thoughts with you and bridgey.

[Katman]

Sounds like exactly the same senario we had with our old cat a few years ago.

Condolences to you both.

[nudemetalz]

thanks peoples.

[Shadows]

Saddle thrombosis. Our cat had it too, bloody horrible it was. The vet tried all he could and in fact the cat started to improve for a while before he went down hill again. The vet called us in to make the call to put him down. We reckon that he must have been hanging on to say goodbye to us, we made the call to euthanise, went to say goodbye, and he died in my arms before the vet came back with the needle.

[Clivoris]

Sad news mate. Pets are cool.

[mynameis]

I thought something happend to Nori Haga :lol: anyways rip little pussy

[nudemetalz]

Saddle thrombosis. Our cat had it too, bloody horrible it was. The vet tried all he could and in fact the cat started to improve for a while before he went down hill again. The vet called us in to make the call to put him down. We reckon that he must have been hanging on to say goodbye to us, we made the call to euthanise, went to say goodbye, and he died in my arms before the vet came back with the needle.

That's really sad.

Saddle thrombosis is what our vet said Nitro had also. Quite common in big cats like him.
Basically born with a heart defect and bug'rall can be done. She said 1% recovery rate.

[Little Smurf]

That's really sad.

Saddle thrombosis is what our vet said Nitro had also. Quite common in big cats like him.
Basically born with a heart defect and bug'rall can be done. She said 1% recovery rate.

That's so sad, I'm sorry to hear of your loss, cats are the coolest they become well part of the family. Neat photo of him by the way :yes:

[Insanity_rules]

Oh Chris buddy, mondo condolences on losing your little friend. I got 3 Cats and 2 Dogs and I love em all. RIP Little kitty.

[Drew]

That's shithouse man.

Brings a lump in the throat for all the pets lost over the years, they really are family.

[MyGSXF]

Sorry for your loss.. pets become such an important part of our lives, it's heartbreaking to lose them. I lost my girl last Dec.. I still miss her terribly! Thinking of you :hug:

RIP Nitro

[Winston001]

My sympathies too. Cats are part of our family and losing them is tough.

[nudemetalz]

Thanks everyone.
Woke up this morning, and had no cat jump up to smooch me and want feeding. That was strange and sad at the same time.

[Beemer]

So sad - no matter what age they are when they leave us, it's always too soon.

Friends had to have their old cat put down on Saturday so they're pretty sad too.

[sunhuntin]

sorry to hear it. he looked a gorgeous cat.

[nudemetalz]

He really was. Dammit, life ain't fair sometimes...