That is so heartwrenching. Agree with PP. Send them something that can be a nice memorial. Etsy has great products for the "rainbow bridge"

This happened to us, too. Our healthy, 5 year old cat very unexpectedly died. He had annual checkups, everything he could have.

I'm very sorry for your friends. We were in shock and grieved for a long time, but we really appreciated when some friends sent cards or flowers, or made a donation to a pet rescue in our cat's name.

Unfortunately, most animals will never give any indication they aren't feeling well so you don't know there's any issue at all until they are dead or nearly dead. I had an 11-year-old dog have a clean checkup only to die of metastatic cancer two months later. Only afterward was I able to connect the dots and recognize some subtle symptoms that she wasn't feeling her best. I just thought she was getting older. The vet didn't notice any problem at her checkup.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it happens. Sometimes vets don't catch heart problems or, more commonly, an owner hasn't kept up with the annual exams. Annual exams are crucial for catching treatable conditions early.

Bs

Why BS?

DP

Because the odds of a heart condition severe enough that it would kill a 3 yr old cat being “treatable if caught early” are basically nil. A heart murmur or valve defect bad enough to kill an animal in the prime years of it’s life is not treatable.

I’m sorry for your friends. Apparently this happens sometimes.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1179181.page

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it happens. Sometimes vets don't catch heart problems or, more commonly, an owner hasn't kept up with the annual exams. Annual exams are crucial for catching treatable conditions early.

Bs

Why BS?

I'm not the one who said Bs but I don't agree with the thought that an annual exam would have caught this heart problem or that this condition was treatable.

Human beings that regularly visit their doctors, can have a heart condition. Sometimes that's just the way it is.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it happens. Sometimes vets don't catch heart problems or, more commonly, an owner hasn't kept up with the annual exams. Annual exams are crucial for catching treatable conditions early.

Bs

Why BS?

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it happens. Sometimes vets don't catch heart problems or, more commonly, an owner hasn't kept up with the annual exams. Annual exams are crucial for catching treatable conditions early.

Bs

Yes, it happens. Sometimes vets don't catch heart problems or, more commonly, an owner hasn't kept up with the annual exams. Annual exams are crucial for catching treatable conditions early.

My friend's family lost their sweet kitty just out of nowhere. She was only 3 and apparently had a heart condition. Does anyone know much about this?