The Humane Society accidentally killed my cat

I'm not really upset (at them or in general), I didn't exactly bond with Jasmine in twenty minutes, more a state of disbelief. (And alternately horrified that they're so eager to exchange a kitten, like this happens often.)

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Death by accidentally over-anaesthization happens to humans a lot, too.

It can happen at the best veterinary clinics. Neutering is probably the most routine thing any vet does, but there's always room for disaster.

I'd advise taking the, errrr, substitute kitten. This is the time of year when shelters are up to their asses in kittens (god, what a cute mental picture) and they probably will have to euthanize a bunch.

Go you for getting kittens this way, by the way. And go you for being responsible and having them fixed, although it wound up tragic.

I thought so, too, but their standard is by weight. Once it reaches a certain weight they fix it.

Still I know it's crappy news milo, and I hope you feel better and everything works out so you get some super cats. Our tiny boys were adopted after our older cat passed away not long ago as well.

anaesthetic is pretty dangerous for animals, I discovered after one of my cats had an obstruction. he didn't recover well from the anaesthetic and went into heart failure the next day; we've been able to halt the heart failure with (expensive) medicine and he's back to normal, and in a way I'm glad this reaction to the anaesthetic happened because otherwise we would have never known about this congenital heart problem he had, but now I'm very wary of it. All our cats need their teeth cleaned and they have to be anaesthetized to do this and I'm very worried they won't wake up.

very sorry about your cat.

I'm now the proud owner of an eight-week old calico (now named Buffy) to go with eight-week old Spike

Sorry Milo, and good luck. I used to have a dog named Spike, btw, and she'd be slobbering all over ya.

spca lost our beloved dog's ashes a few years ago when we had arranged for her cremation. I gotta admit, even though i admired their honesty in telling us, it would have been easier all around if they had just given us a box of ashes and left us in blissful ignorance. now we know we have nothing.
but that's history and i don't feel angry at them, it was a huge error to make but not deliberate, obviously. Animal help places do a lot of good and it must be heartbreaking to have to put so many animals to sleep.