R.I.P. sweet Jessy (death from anesthesia)
Jessy was the cat of my mom's friend, as you can see, he was a big guy and really handsome. He was 13 years old and had a kidney disease all his life. I don't exactly what he had, but he was eating a diet food and did very well.
Last week his mommy brought him to the vet because he had problems with one hind leg and couldn't walk. He got an anesthesia to be x-rayed and also get his teeth cleaned at that occasion. The x-ray showed he had arthritis which could have been treated, so his mommy was relieved to hear that, but then, soon after he woke up from his anesthesia, he passed away. The vet said this was the first time it has happened to her.
I know that there is always a risk with anesthesia, but I wonder if his kidney disease would have been responsible for this. Maybe his kidneys weren't able to deal with the drugs in his blood? Otherwise, the vet knew about his disease, so she wouldn't have given him anesthesia for an x-ray shot, right?
However, my mom's friend is devastated now because she did what she thought was the best for Jessy and now he is dead. :(
R.I.P. sweet Jessy!
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Kirsten