"An autopsy to determine the exact cause of the animal’s behaviour is not scheduled, however."
Am I the only one that finds this rather bizarre.
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No, you are not. The only reason for not asking for an autopsy has to be that the family had some illegal drugs in the basement and they knew the cat got into that, which caused his behavior -- and they know exactly why the kitty behaved the way he did.
If anything like this ever happened to any pet or animal I owned, I would pay whatever it takes to get to the bottom of it, and find out what happened.
Agreed. Loving pet owners would want to know the medical cause and whether the cat was suffering. Then, too, if the owners were innocent and had a normal regard for their daughter they would be eager to explain the episode for her in medical terms. Their lack of feeling is worrisome--they must make wonderful parents.
That or they didn't want to spend $10,000 dollars trying to find out.
You might think so... but an autopsy on a small dog cost my mother over $1000. That was a lot of cash merely for curiosity...
...or the family just doesn't want to pay for a cat autopsy.