"Please don't let my cats learn how to do this"

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10. We also bade a shocked farewell to one of the best cats ever, due to a saddle thrombus.

I knew nothing about this horrible problem until it happened to our cat He was only 2 and a half. He was a rescue with ragdoll features, but short fur. Absolutely fine the night before. Paralyzed hindquarters the next morning - I thought he had must have had a spinal cord tumor that was pressing on the nerves to the back legs. Euthanized about an hour later, by the vet who had rescued him. We were all devastated. As a result of this experience, I learned that ragdolls have a higher incidence of this killer condition. Maybe snowshoes do, too. The breeds look a lot alike except for the fur length. Maybe our guy was a snowshoe. We had his brother, too, who was a black-and-white tabby. Didn't look a thing alike. He was with us 8 more years. Another great cat.

This happened in 2004. I have tears in my eyes as I am typing this. I'm so sorry about your kitty.

There's something about blue-eyed cats. Almost like there is a human deep inside, looking out at you thru those gorgeous peepers.