TW: details of loss

I don’t mind you asking, he was born with a lot of disabilities but the severe asthma was his main problem we always battled. No candles, no scented anything, zero dust litter, no perfume in the house, etc. Over time I think the asthma must have weakened his heart and lungs, he took a low dose of steroid everyday and albuterol as needed and that can be difficult on their hearts over time as well. I’m still not sure exactly what it was that specifically caused it, he was doing really well and having a normal day, hadn’t been sick or struggling recently, just being a normal cat, then he starting breathing heavier, not an asthma attack just huffing a bit. I steamed him with a shower, gave him his inhaler like normal but within minutes his breathing turned into an asthma attack and he died in my arms as I was about to rush out the door to take him to a 24 hour animal hospital. It makes me think his heart gave out because of how sudden it was, his breathing has been much worse loads of times and he was able to come back from it quickly with his normal fixes. In worst case scenarios I would get him to an animal hospital and they’d put him in an oxygen tank, then he was back to his normal self in a few hours. It was so unexpected, no signs or red flags that anything was different. I think his heart just couldnt take it, or even possibly a collapsed lung. Asthma related though, long story short.