cat died

Hi

My mother brought her 3rd stray in to be spayed at a feral cat/low cost clinic yesterday and they called her to say that the cat died. They said her heart gave out but that there was no apparent condition. She was pregnant, probably less than a year old and showed up about 3-4 months ago. Not touchable but not feral. Had clear eyes, no nasel discharge or congestionj but long fur a bit "scruffy" and slept a lot on the porch chair rarely interacting with the other cats. My mother said she "looked sad" all of the time. She also noticed once that while she slept she seemed to be breathing heavy but thought that was maybe because she was pregnant. She was not large with kittens but because of her age we just assumed she was pregnant so she was not visably pregnant.

Even though the vet said her heart seemed fine prior to surgey do these low cost clinics cut care to make them low cost? I helped out at one of the clinics and they did twenty something cats in one day. This is not strictly for ferals but also for low income folks to have their pets fixed.

My mother was quite upset and my father said that if we would have not had her fixed she wouldn't have died! Any thoughts?!

Dawn
Buffalo, ny

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