I too know how guilty you feel, when I had my previous bengal frosty he had a funny tummy right from day one, then when he was around 2 it got really bad, he had diahorea constantly, I took him to the vets where they did a biopsy of his gut to find it was inflammatory bowel disease, he lost so much weight we thought we would lose him, then we started on a course of steroids and chemo tablets and slowly things got better, we went about another 2 years all well, going out for walks etc, regular very checks.
Then one day he was in terrible pain so I rushed him straight to the vet where they did an mri scan to find a section of his gut had burst and his belly was full of puss, we decided to operate if nothing else to find out what had happened.
The operation showed it had turned to cancer, they repaired his gut and had to washed out his belly once a day, things started to look better and his gut started to try to work again, but he wasn't the same, I took him home but he just hid all the time.
Then he started wetting in his bed, I knew it was time to let him go, the vet came to my house and did what he had to do, then I had him individually cremated and have his ashes in a lovely wooden box with a plaque with his name on.
I still feel guilty for doing what I know I had to, but I will never forget him, he was my first bengal, and have lots of pictures and memories
_________________ Clare Magic (brown spotted boy born 31 March 2012) Pearl (seal Lynx Point girl born 1 October 2015) Bristol, UK
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