Tiber46
Long Beach, United States
Today, the vet sent me an email wishing my kitten a happy 2nd birthday. My cat died last year. FML
Collection
Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Same thing different taste
jnr1234
Princeton, United States
Today, I was sent a letter by the vet, saying my cat was late for her yearly checkup. My cat died last week and I'd had her cremated by the same people who had sent the letter. FML
Birthday girl
Wahpeton, United States
Today, was my birthday. Today was also the day that my mom's cat died four years ago. She was too busy crying and looking at old photos of her beloved cat to even wish me a happy birthday. FML
Anonymous
Ramat Gan, Israel
Time doesn't always heal
Today, exactly two years to the date when I thought my dream had came true when my partner surprised me with a kitten. Except two weeks later we had to give him away because my partner was too anxious about the cat destroying any of his stuff. I'm still heartbroken. FML
gan-1991
It's called caring, OK?
Today, it's my birthday. I woke up to the sound of my cat puking up a hairball. This is the second year in a row he has done this. FML
Mum2be
Alas…
Today, I saved a kitten from the streets, cleaned her up and asked the vet what I should do with her because she was the sweetest thing and my cat has a highly contagious illness. The vet had to put her down. FML
Lifes_a_bust
United States
Today, my cat died. But, before he could bite the dust, he left a goodbye present on my bed: a decapitated baby rabbit. FML
catfriend
Salida, United States
Today, my husband's cat died. He has resorted to calling me by her name to comfort himself. FML
nrelavender
United States
Today, is the anniversary of my cat's death, so I went to visit her grave in the pet cemetery. Someone had spray-painted "Your cat sucks" on her grave. FML
juliette
Astoria, United States
Fatal decision
Today, my mom called me an attention seeker and threw a bitch fit because my cat "decided" to die on her birthday. FML
whymyliferose
This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff
United States
Pay your respects
Today, my boss's cat died. I'm expected to attend the service. FML
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michaelm1290 23
Those things are automated, don't take it personally.
FitForFun 11
I now declare the cat puns to be unleashed! This will be a catastrophe.
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ddinspire6 10
Let them know what happened so you won't receive those anymore because that's depressing
megank12 17
That sounds rough, but I agree that you should tell your vet that your cat died. If you didn't tell them, it's really unlikely they know, unless your cat was sick and went to the vet a lot. If you did tell them and they for some reason still send them, you can ask them to stop. Regardless, so sorry for your loss.
Jemm_fml 29
Extreme irony would have been if the cat died in that vet's office.
cherryllollo 7
How did it die under the age of 2?
ElatedEarthling 15
Because you touch yourself at night. Every time you do so, a poor little defenseless animal dies.
buckdharma 38
#20- They'll never know. Should've done a cat-scan.
VioletSkies 21
Cats die at any age for a number of reasons. Some health problems can cause sudden death in young cats, birth defect, cancer, weakened immune that they can't fight off a disease, escaped the house and got in a fight with another cat or hit by a car, etc. Anything could have happened.
Metallica36176 16
I had a cat/kitten that didn't last until 2 years. It was sick from the beginning, he wouldnt eat unless I fed a watered down cat food through a syringe thing. It turns out that his body was ate up with cancer from the day he was born , so we had him put down so he wouldnt be in pain anymore :( so yeah...very simple and different reasons.
DumbAndYoung 30
My cat Sammy died when he was less than 1. We took him to the vet to get him neutered, and when they put him under anesthesia, his heart stopped.
Eorlas 31
Stop bashing the veterinarian in the comments. First, the doctor is not responsible for this I can guarantee you that. Second, we don't actually know if the OP actually notified the office of it. If they did, then the paraprofessional staff should be held accountable for the mistake and be required to make sure it doesnt happen again. If not, then tell them.
LyraAlluse 25
Your kitten was probably on a 'patient' mailing list.
saxybandgeek 14
You let your cat die before it even turned 2? That's horrible
BlackBlazeCobra 16
Uh there could be plenty reasons why it died. It could have been sick and was untreatable.
bybib 20
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say they probably didn't "let" their cat die. I could be wrong and they are some sick minded individual; who actually sat there while their cat died, when there was something they could do to to prevent it.
lmasters35 5
Or it could be that some OTHER sick-mind individual murdered the cat, or it was hit by a car, etc...
mollyjynxjax 28
The cat could also have contracted any number of deadly diseases. I highly doubt OP is at fault.
squideth 18
I had a kitten die because of extreme spinal issues. It was unfixable. She could barely walk or function, and fell down the stairs constantly. It was heartbreaking, and I'm disgusted that you actually think it's the OP's fault his kitten passed away. Are you stupid? Kittens aren't magical beings that can't get sick.
Cheeley 17
26- I got a kitten that I was told was 8 weeks old, the runt of its litter. 2 weeks later it died. Turns out it was barely 3 weeks old and had underdeveloped organs due to being taken away from its mother too early. Is that my fault?
Metallica36176 16
I had a kitten whose body was ate up with cancer from birth and was having issues so we put him down so he'd be out of pain. Dont be an ass just because youve probably never handled the death of a pet yourself. "...LET it die..." Are you ******* kidding me?
BlackBlazeCobra 16
Petsmart did the same thing 2 years after y cats died-.-;
cman1322 9
Your cat was only alive for 1 year?
Metallica36176 16
You people obviously never have handled death before. I'm sorry, she accidentally scheduled for her cat to die in 2018..damn typos. -.-
dogshorsescats 18
The cat may have had a diesese or was hit by a car. My kitten was hit last year and was only 6 months old
UO88 10
I know how you feel OP. Although it is an automated thing and the vet had no idea, it still sucks to be reminded of it. My parents got a card from the vet recently saying the dog hasn't been in for a few years. I took it and ripped it up so my mom wouldn't see it because he died last year.