It might have been the stress of the bath that triggered this. It sounds to me like your cat may have had a heart condition, or thrown a blood clot, or if he was having trouble urinating had a blockage that caused him to pass away. An increase in blood pressure from the stress or warmth of the bath might have triggered movement of a clot or a heart attack.
The dark discoloration of the tongue usually indicates oxygen lack which goes along with a heart issue or a blockage from a blood clot.
The only way you might be able to learn what happened for sure is to have your vet do a necropsy (like a human autopsy) to see if they can determine cause of death.
I'm sorry for your loss!
Edited by NHolmes on June 6 2005 at 1:39pm
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