u/cubes28x

My baby was 2 years old. The symptoms started in November last year. Severe vomiting and diarrhea and he was also wheezing at rest. He was eating a lot of non food items and did eat a balloon string. I took him to the vet and they did x rays that were inconclusive but didn't show anything they could see. I mentioned the non food items and they said exploratory surgery. It seemed extreme to do surgery.

I waited a little bit and the symptoms subsided and so i figured it was just something he worked through. About a month or so later the diarrhea and vomiting started again. I got a second opinion and went to a new vet. They did blood work and his white blood cell count was extremely high and he had lost 2 pounds. This was February. We did a 2 week shot of antibiotics and a round of oral antibiotics because they said the white blood cell count was in his stomach. He showed massive improvement and gained a pound and was having solid stools. However in march he got sick again, started throwing up and no more diarrhea but was not eating or drinking. I took him back him and we did stool samples and another longer round of antibiotics. Stool samples came back negative for anything at all and the next round of antibiotics werent helping.

Now it is April and he is barely eating at all. He has lost a lot of weight so we try anti-inflammatory, he shows initial improvement but then starts vomitting again. And this whole time he is still wheezing. Through out these months he would have random moments of normalcy where he would eat and drink but then crash.

Now it is May and he is only 10 pounds from 16 pounds. The new vet mentions surgery but says he might not survive due to dehydration.

I get a third opinion and she says she would also like to do surgery but highlights the chance of him surviving are low. He is trying so hard to eat, constantly asking for food but wont eat it. He is thirsty, he puts his head down by the water, stays there, and walks away without drinking.

It is still May, he is not eating, he is not drinking, but he is trying. He is hiding all day in places he doesnt hang out. He isnt grooming himself. I chose euthanasia. I thought he was suffering.

I never did an ultrasound. If I did the surgery in November he might still be here. He was so young. Did the baloon string cause an obstruction? I will never know. He was wheezing too but maybe he just had asthma and an obstruction.

This cat loved me SO much. He wanted nothing to do with anyone. When he ate that string he ran to me gagging. I pulled most of it out but a week or two later he puked the rest of it up. It is so obvious he had an obstruction and if I got him the surgery he would still be here. I killed him and he was only 2. I dont think I can ever forgive myself and I live in constant torment.