Hello there I'm new,
My beloved kitty Chloe passed away yesterday because of her diabetes. Chloe was almost 18 years old, and has had diabetes for about 3 years now. I am devestated because I have had Chloe since I was six years old. I have spent most of my life with her and now she's gone. I can't help but cry constantly ever since yesterday morning when I woke up to my mom yelling at me to come downstairs because 'Chloe won't wake up'. I found Chloe stretched out in her bed breathing but unconcious and stiff. It looked as though she had stopped breathing and I thought she had passed. Me and my mom rushed her to the vet hospital and they took her right in, they said Chloes heart was still beating, but she was very cold. They tried to revive her with syrup and she did open her eyes after having an IV and the syrup. The vet sent us home and said she'd call after they did some blood tests on her. The vet said Chloe didn't have enough brain activity as she would like, so the only option was to put her to sleep. I have never been so overwhelmed with saddness in my whole life walking into that room having to say goodbye to my first pet. Chloe's eyes were open but she didn't even know I was there, she was 'brain dead'.
I can't help feeling guilty for not paying enough attention to her that last night before she slipped away, giving her the insulin shot, petting her and going to bed. I wish I had known that her blood glucose wasn't what it should of been, she must have needed a different dose instead of the 1 unit of insulin. I can't help being angry at my vet for not letting us know it was time to come in so they could check her blood glucose levels.
I seem to be the only one who is having the hardest time with the loss of Chloe, its hard for me to sleep and to stop crying. She meant the world to me, and I feel guilty for her death. I just joined this forum, I need some support and to talk to people who are going through feline diabetes.
Thanks for listening,
-Megan
My beloved kitty Chloe passed away yesterday because of her diabetes. Chloe was almost 18 years old, and has had diabetes for about 3 years now. I am devestated because I have had Chloe since I was six years old. I have spent most of my life with her and now she's gone. I can't help but cry constantly ever since yesterday morning when I woke up to my mom yelling at me to come downstairs because 'Chloe won't wake up'. I found Chloe stretched out in her bed breathing but unconcious and stiff. It looked as though she had stopped breathing and I thought she had passed. Me and my mom rushed her to the vet hospital and they took her right in, they said Chloes heart was still beating, but she was very cold. They tried to revive her with syrup and she did open her eyes after having an IV and the syrup. The vet sent us home and said she'd call after they did some blood tests on her. The vet said Chloe didn't have enough brain activity as she would like, so the only option was to put her to sleep. I have never been so overwhelmed with saddness in my whole life walking into that room having to say goodbye to my first pet. Chloe's eyes were open but she didn't even know I was there, she was 'brain dead'.
I can't help feeling guilty for not paying enough attention to her that last night before she slipped away, giving her the insulin shot, petting her and going to bed. I wish I had known that her blood glucose wasn't what it should of been, she must have needed a different dose instead of the 1 unit of insulin. I can't help being angry at my vet for not letting us know it was time to come in so they could check her blood glucose levels.
I seem to be the only one who is having the hardest time with the loss of Chloe, its hard for me to sleep and to stop crying. She meant the world to me, and I feel guilty for her death. I just joined this forum, I need some support and to talk to people who are going through feline diabetes.
Thanks for listening,
-Megan