# Cat just died, could I have done something else? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 31, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-just-died-could-i-have-done-something-else/569671 "2011-01-31T17:27:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AshenLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@AshenLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AshenLady)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-just-died-could-i-have-done-something-else/569671/21 "2011-01-31T23:15:16Z")
I think that it was your cat’s time to go. It’s very hurtful when a beloved pet dies. I had a cat for 19 years and when he died, I was besides myself. I have other pets now, but I will always miss my dear Hector. Time heals all wounds. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-just-died-could-i-have-done-something-else/569671/22 "2011-02-01T00:24:14Z")
Since it’s winter, is it possible he got into antifreeze? Reading up on it, it sounds like a very small amount (a teaspoon or two) will kill a cat. ---
**Author:** ![orderfire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orderfire/32/10908_2.png) [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-just-died-could-i-have-done-something-else/569671/23 "2011-02-01T02:45:38Z")
He could have discovered/eaten a mouse that had recently ingested poison. It does sound like a poison situation…and it sucks. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-just-died-could-i-have-done-something-else/569671.md?page=1)