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Is Your Cat Dying? Look For These Signs

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Signs of aging of a cat and signs of a cat dying are not the same. Though some of the symptoms are common for both the cases, the overall condition of your cat determines everything.
Is your cat becoming old? Are you tensed about his health? Keep on reading this article, as you’ll learn about some symptoms that will help you in the long run!

What causes a cat to die?
Though the question seems a little bit rhetorical, let's see it in a medical perspective. According to this article, old age has little to do with cat’s death. It’s more of the failures of organs that lessens your cat’s live. Diseases associated with failed organs typically arise during the cats’ geriatric years. As mentioned earlier, signs of both death and aging of a cat are similar. The severity and frequency of these symptoms control the condition of your beloved feline.
According to this article, these signs indicate that a cat may die within a few hours:
  • Extreme weight loss
  • Eyes seems to be sunken
  • Demeanor seems to be dull
  • No or little movement
  • Very sluggish breathing
  • Bad smell
Here are some symptoms of death due to common diseases of cats:
Heart disease:
According to this source, the most common form of heart disease in cats is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Often these types of diseases lead to death or many other serious conditions. Symptoms are as follows-
  1. Slow breathing
  2. Panting
  3. No sign of rest
  4. Hind legs becoming paralyzed
Renal Diseases
Renal diseases are very common to cats. This disease can be taken care of in the primary stage. But as time passes, it becomes more and more deadly. A cat suffering from Renal diseases will quickly move towards death. In this condition, it will need 24/7 medical care, frequent fluids, and overall body tests. Cats suffering from renal diseases show symptoms:
  1. Extreme weight loss
  2. Becoming very weak
  3. Sluggish movement
  4. Painful sores occurring in face
  5. In a severe case, a seizure may occur.
Immune failure:
Immune failure is something that every cat suffers at some age. With aging, immune reduces too among cats. Your cat will often suffer from other diseases. You will see severe and frequent infections occurring on the body of the cat. Antibiotic resistance is required to fight off these diseases. Some symptoms are:
  1. Smelling bad
  2. Open ulcers in the body
  3. Nasal becoming profused
  4. Discharges from the ulcers
  5. Slow and hard breathing
  6. Restlessness

So, here are some symptoms of most common diseases among cats. Whenever you observe these type of symptoms among your cats, take them to vet immediately. Many of this conditions become the cause of your cat’s death if proper action isn’t taken at the early stage. When your cat is aging, it is normal that he/she will often suffer from various diseases. That’s why we’ll have to pay extra attention to our beloved cats at this stage! After all, they are our love, aren’t they?

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