# Cat dropped dead last night **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 20, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-dropped-dead-last-night/647827 "2013-01-20T19:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-dropped-dead-last-night/647827/21 "2013-01-21T17:27:15Z")
I’m so sorry. You have my condolences. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-dropped-dead-last-night/647827/22 "2013-01-21T17:59:46Z")
I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-dropped-dead-last-night/647827/23 "2013-01-21T19:43:46Z")
> [@L. G. Butts](#): > > That said, I have to ask: why did you take her to the emergency clinic if she was clearly dead? Mostly because spouse was hysterical and insisting I “Do Something”. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-dropped-dead-last-night/647827/24 "2013-01-21T23:26:44Z")
Condolences. I lost a cat that way a couple years ago. Fine as could be when I left for work…curled up in his favorite chair, stiff as a board when I got home. I think he had a brain aneurysm or something. ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-dropped-dead-last-night/647827/25 "2013-01-22T00:20:23Z")
I’m so sorry. Been there, done that far too many times myself, but in all the years I’ve had cats, I wouldn’t change a thing, then or now. And as Sarah-Jane Smith once said, ‘some things are worth getting your heart broken for.’ Cats are pretty durned high on that list. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-dropped-dead-last-night/647827/26 "2013-01-22T01:41:03Z")
Very sad to hear about your kitty. It does sound like she went peacefully, though, and that’s all any of us can really ask for. Sorry for your loss feels lame to say, but I mean it. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-dropped-dead-last-night/647827/27 "2013-01-22T20:03:23Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I’m sorry to hear that, too - we lost an old-timer kitty last December, and they really do leave a hole in your life and your heart. ☹ A month later and I’m still getting used to not seeing my little Max standing at the door when I come home. My condolences for your loss, **mozchron**. Very sad news. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-dropped-dead-last-night/647827/28 "2013-01-23T00:32:03Z")
I’m so sorry. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-dropped-dead-last-night/647827/29 "2013-01-23T01:51:32Z")
According to necropsy, it was a probable stroke ☹ ---
**Author:** ![kaoticharmony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d78d45/32.png) [@kaoticharmony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaoticharmony)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-dropped-dead-last-night/647827/30 "2013-01-24T18:29:42Z")
Actually it may have been HCM in some of your beloved kitties. It is something that most cat owners don’t even know about and a major silent cat killer. Which is why I’m sharing this. I know alot about it first hand. My cat, Neon Shadow Cat died from it. I started an awareness site on facebook while he was still alive and started really seeing the reality of it. I still cry…not just for him, but it’s killing alot of cats and so many people have no idea. It can occur in any cat and is being researched in several breeds. Purebreds are easier to research because their heredity is easy to trace and readily available. Good breeders are testing their breeding cats on a regular basis and altering any positive cats. What is it? It’s a hereditary heart disease. It causes their heart walls to thicken until it just can’t pump or they throw a clot or die of Congestive heart failure. Many just drop dead of a sudden stroke or heart attack. That’s what Neon did… Neon was sleeping. He woke up suddenly and came to bed and cuddled between me and the cat who he thought was his cat mom for about 15 minutes. Then he got up and climbed into my arms and dropped dead. He was 5.5 years old. They also die from blood clots. They are also sudden and extremely painful. There are tests and medications they can take. The test can’t be done by a regular vet. They can suspect HCM, but have to send you to a cardiologist for confirmation and treatment. If you catch it early your cat can sometimes have a fairly normal life. Neon wasn’t acting right and his weight dropped down to 6 pounds. The vet suspected HCM which was confirmed a month later. It was advanced and his cardiologist gave him maybe 3 years. I got his weight up to 9.25 pounds and he was doing very well. He took several medications (all thankfully inexpensive). He was a Sphynx (hairless cat) and I could actually see his messed up blood flow on his neck as a constant reminder. I spoiled him rotten and did my best to make him as happy as possible. He went for his 2nd appointment a year later and the trip nearly killed him. They drained fluid from his lungs and it didn’t look good. The cardiologist admitted that he had maybe a few weeks. Neon showed improvement and hung in there for 3 months (we had a deal regarding Thanksgiving. He died a few days after). Without testing for it can catch you totally without warning. your cat just suddenly dies. If your cat dies suddenly if you have any of their family you might ask your vet to check their heart. If your pet cat isn’t altered get it done. There are so many mixed breed cats out there right now that are dying from this thing. It has to stop and not breeding untested cats is a major step. Some cats are carriers and never show it, but their young can have it. I have Neon’s sister. So far she is has been lucky and I hope she stays that way. Right now several research facilities are working for a cure. They are real close to identifying the responsible gene. I hope you don’t mind all this…but I love my cats and I’m sure you love yours. Knowledge is our biggest power and for Neon I try and tell as many people as possible. Here’s a dose of the reality of all this… Neon Shadow Cat Deceased 11/24/12 @ 5.5 years Piglet Polelli Diagnosed @12 years Peppe Polelli Diagnosed @ 3 years Hotrod Tolhurst Deceased Zippy Dville The Wondercat Deceased @ 3 years old Bebe Diagnosed Early HCM @ 5 years old Calaquendi Diagnosed @ 8 years old Sigmund Hensley Deceased Dobby Kraft Deceased @ 3 years old Ra Hoffman Deceased @ 2.5 years old Armand Ra Hoffman Deceased @ 7.5 years old Dude Cox Deceased Treasure Connelly Diagnosed Moe Zurich Deceased @ 4.5 years old Harry Schamberger Deceased Gigi Schamberger Deceased Randy Schamberger Diagnosed @ 4years old Leupold Kerr Diagnosed @ 4years old Buck Mieir Deceased @ 4years old Buffy Mieir Diagnosed @ 4years old Baldwin Mieir Diagnosed @ 4years old Kerrick Lane Diagnosed @ 4years old Frankie Q-Bald McCartney Deceased Natalie McCartney Diagnosed Cyrus “CyFy” Moore Deceased Diesel Moore Diagnosed Alex Marroney Deceased Aysha Deceased Alien Deceased Antar Deceased Adonis Deceased Dickson Brown Diagnosed Shey Bauman Deceased Kienna Bauman Deceased Bayleigh Bauman Diagnosed 8 years old Senna Michele Diagnosed 2 years old Moofin Bevell Deceased @ 7 years Lillet Bevell Diagnosed 5 years old Nipp Bevell Deceased @ Apx 6 years old Singe Spahr Deceased @ 1.5 years old Luna Medusa Spahr Deceased @ 1 year old Frankie G. Ferguson Deceased @ 6 years old Sulton James Courage Johnston Deceased Savion Walter Johnston Diagnosed 2012 Midge Coulter Diagnosed 3 years old Legolas Roussard Deceased Radar Roussard Deceased King Arthur Breedt Deceased Lancelot Breedt Diagnosed Pushkin Breedt Diagnosed @ 3 years old Kaci Andresen Deceased @ 4 years old Brady Andresen Diagnosed @ 3 years old Mijo Carey Deceased @ Apx 6 years old Harold Arnold Deceased @ 6 years old Nelson Arnold Deceased @ 7 years old Boris Arnold Diagnosed @ 4 years old Cupid Thompson Diagnosed @ 2 years old. Gulliver Mays Diagnosed Kahne Ely Deceased @ 2 years old Pooner Rogaine Richardson Diagnosed Honey Cat “Miss Bits” Mattis Deceased Johnny Diagnosed Mild HCM @ 4 years old Boris Diagnosed Severe HCM @ 2.5 years old Peaches Connelly Deceased Tux Gape Diagnosed KyKy Deceased @ 5 years old Liza Minelli Deceased @ 4 Years old Isis Deceased @ 9.5 years old LillyPooh Deceased @ 3 years old Buffy Deceased @ 5 years old Teacup Deceased @ 9 years old Boyboy Deceased @ 7 years old PapaBear Deceased @ 9 years old MoMo Deceased @ 5 years old Blue Velvet Deceased 10/31/12 @ 7 years old Prince Boris Rocco Remus O.Possum Diagnosed HCM+ 5/2010 apx 3 mths old Ambellina Nowell Diagnosed HCM+ 5/2011 at 7 months old Cupid Diagnosed severe HCM Oct 2012 Mitchie Fiedor Deceased @ 4.5 Years Old Harry Ely Diagnosed @ 2.5 years old Horus Luebke Deceased 10/22/12 Beth Pedda Wacker Deceased Winky Pedda Wacker Deceased Snidely Pedda Wacker Deceased Meeps Pedda Wacker Deceased Sally Pedda Wacker Deceased Tasha Pedda Wacker Deceased Snow Bunny Pedda Wacker Deceased Gwenevere Pedda Wacker Deceased Zeke Snow Deceased @ 6.5 years old Hyde Snow Deceased @ 8 years Grace Mitchell Deceased Sidney Polelli Deceased 7/23/10 @15 yrs Ralph Huron Deceased Timmy Huron Deceased V Deceased @ 4 years old Kitty Connelly Deceased @ apx 10 years old X Factor Diagnosed Katmandu Diagnosed Puppet Deceased @ 11 months Paloma Deceased Phoenix Deceased July 2011 @ 3.5 years old Painted Pebbles Diagnosed @ 3.5 years Lightning Mon Diagnosed Anton Diagnosed Cayman Diagnosed Gathering Clouds Diagnosed Moderate HCM @ 10 Mths Lovebug Diagnosed Dickens Deceased 11/2007 @ 3 years old Jabari Miu Diagnosed Allegra Minuette Diagnosed Minimum Persuasion Diagnosed Remus Diagnosed @ 18 months old Panda Kumo Diagnosed Asia Diagnosed Augustus Caesar Diagnosed oo7 Diagnosed A License to Chill Diagnosed Sesame Deceased @ 3.5 years old Shelsha Diagnosed Midnight Fires Diagnosed Simply the Best Diagnosed Lucca Diagnosed Oliver Diagnosed Bella Diagnosed James Diagnosed MG Martini Diagnosed Silver Galaxy Diagnosed Aragorn The Strider Deceased 9/2011 @ 3 yrs old Trouble Diagnosed Wild Reaction Diagnosed Fidji Deceased @ apx 2 years old Merlin Deceased @ apx 8 months Jelani Diagnosed Versace Diagnosed Rowdy Diagnosed Zeta Diagnosed Kambala Diagnosed Pong Diagnosed @ 8 months Dublin Diagnosed Rings of Fire Diagnosed Glamorous Lady Diagnosed Special Treat Diagnosed Belladonna Diagnosed Freja Diagnosed Copa Cabana Deceased @ 3.5 years old Becherra Deceased Stratus Diagnosed Border Incident Diagnosed Hoss Diagnosed Ocelli Diagnosed Songcatcher Diagnosed Osian Diagnosed Panther Diagnosed @ 13 weeks old Pippin Diagnosed Jaded Pandemonium Diagnosed @ 14 months old Into the Wilderness Diagnosed Pawprints to My Heart Diagnosed @ 1, 4 years old Ruby Sapphire Diagnosed @ 2, 5, years old Hard Rock Star Diagnosed Zocoryett Deceased 9/2011 Wild Vision Diagnosed Butterscotch Diagnosed @ 2 years old Misbehavin Diagnosed Kiko Mon Diagnosed Melt My Heart Diagnosed Loki Diagnosed Calla Lily Diagnosed BlackBerry Pearl Diagnosed Mission Accomplished Diagnosed Special Kitty Diagnosed Lamborghini Diagnosed Platinum Design Diagnosed Slip N Slide Diagnosed Genie In A Bottle Diagnosed Cloud Walker Diagnosed Poppy Seed Diagnosed @ 8.5 years old Haral Diagnosed Kir Royale Diagnosed Obi Wan Kenobi Diagnosed French-Connection Diagnosed @ 10 months old Alpha Omega Diagnosed Puff The Magic Diagnosed Pure Magic Diagnosed Lucky Omen Diagnosed Diabolo Diagnosed Too Sexy Diagnosed Niflheim Diagnosed Kitten Diagnosed @ 6 months Bobbie Jo Diagnosed @ 9months Footprints In The Sand Diagnosed Secret Agent Man Deceased Black Ink Tat Diagnosed Ravens Spirit Song Diagnosed Willow Diagnosed @ 6 years old Greased Lightning Diagnosed @ 9, 5 months old Snickerdoodle Diagnosed @ 9, 5 months old Mazarati Diagnosed and many more… ☹ If you have questions or want more info either post or message me. 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