Luc-

My condolences for the loss of Pretty Baby. They really do become family and I know how much it hurts to lose even one.

Cats can have a number of congential and other sorts of problems that can lead to sudden death. [usually involving the heart, kidneys, liver or vascular system] From the limited amount of information that I gathered from your blog, this sounds like it is probably the case.

For some reason cats with Tortiseshell coats are prone to strokes which is how I lost Sissy a few years ago. They go to sleep and just don't wake up which is an easy way to go but a foul surprise to their people.

Most of the other things that could have gone wrong have symptoms that would have been hard to miss so I seriously doubt that you have a pending "cat plague".

James

Thanks for your kind words, Kevin and James.

For some reason cats with Tortiseshell coats are prone to strokes which is how I lost Sissy a few years ago. They go to sleep and just don't wake up which is an easy way to go but a foul surprise to their people.

I didn't know that. Pretty Baby was a tortiseshell tabby, so maybe that is what happened to her. You are right, they are like family

So sorry, Luc.

Camy