Kitten passed away last night!

stephanie_o

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One of my 5 1/2 week old kittens passed away last night. The vet came and saw her, said that she may have a heart defect, and that there was nothing I could do, except spend thousands on testing and surgery, which I do not have. She wasn't suffering, she just passed in her sleep around 10:30 last night. I feel so bad, I wish there was more I could have done.
But luckily, her brother and sister are happy and healthy. But I only wish I could have caught it sooner.
 

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I am so sorry for your loss. However early you had caught it the outcome would have likely been the same and whos to say even with treatment Kitty would have had a happy healthy life. sometimes difficult as it is we have to let our kitty friends pass in peace, the main thing is it was peaceful and your little friend didn't suffer. with 2 happy and healthy you are obviously doing a great job. xxx
 
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Thank you. You're probably right, it wouldn't have mattered if I would have caught it earlier or not, but I guess I like to think that I would have been able to help, ya know. I talked to the vet today, and he said that it most likely was a heart defect, due to the fact that she had no fever, and her heart rate was almost double that of her sister's, with rapid breathing.
 

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Hugs and sympathy at the passing of your baby. We do our best with our little ones. Sometimes someone has other plans.
 
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