Gloria, I've been off-line all last week, but wanted to add my condolences on your loss of Pansy. It's such a shock when something like this happens - seemingly out of the blue.
Something sort of similar happened to me -only it was a week after I had my 6 month old "baby Callie" (who was just the sweetest little calico girl in the world) spayed. About 1 week after the spay, I found Callie with blood on her face, between her nose and left eye - on a Sunday morning. So off to the emergency vet I go - they said she was slightly dehydrated, and the blood was from a scratch - so give her some karo syrup in water and seperate her from the other cats, just in case they had gotten into a spat. While I was setting up a crate for Callie, I heard her thrashing in the cat carrier. When I took her out to hold her I realized she was having a seizure - so back to the ER. They couldn't stop the seizures - even with a dose of phenobarbital big enough for a Great Dane - and I had to let her go. The next day I brought her body to my vet (who did the spay) for a necropsy, and she found numerous dry FIP lesions thruout her body - including her brain (which is what caused the seizures). I know of a friend who lost her 1 year old kitty during a spay due to undetected heart problems - so sometimes it doesn't matter how old they are. Please just know that you were able to love her, and she knew your love. I am so sorry for your loss. Kat (Mew Jersey)
