Our sweet foster passed away on 9/13/23 at the age of 4-6 months. We only had her for 26 days but although it was such a short time, Jiji was loved and cared for by us and the best vets in the area. Jiji was 1.8lbs at her passing, very far away from a healthy weight of 4-6lbs and only putting on 0.2lbs from the time we had her. She lost her battle at 5:53pm due to failure to thrive and suspected pneumonia as we rushed her to an emergency vet. The antibiotics did not work and were later donated to our local shelter, in the hope another little kitten could be saved with them. Our vets agree that there was something internally wrong with her, possibly due to genetics. She had been slowly withering away as soon as we got her, unbeknownst to us, but she knew she wanted a home even in the short time she had. We come to terms that we tried everything we could and we loved her even in her last moments. We are grateful we could be there when she took her last breath. We had hoped she would make it through the night but sadly this was not the case.
We will be getting her ashes back soon where she will have a home for the rest of our lives. Jiji enjoyed playing with her cat stick toy and enjoyed napping in our laps. Her love for chicken breast was unmatched and she had the loudest little purr imaginable. She was such a good girl when it came to trimming her nails and even enjoyed the shower where the steam let her breath a little easier. We had so many adventures planned in my head. I was going to harness train her so we could eventually go hiking and road trips. Her collar and tags were still in my Esty shopping cart. She was going to be my little sidekick for the next 20 years, I hoped. I have cried and wailed these past few days but am slowly healing my heart. Our house feels happier and sometimes I feel her little soul is here.
Even in her last moments, she cuddled up to us, our pups, and bopped my head with hers to let us know she loved us and was saying good bye. Rest easy little girl. She was my skrunkly little baby and I hope she knew her mom, dad, and fur siblings loved her very very much. You will always be our little baby.
We will be getting her ashes back soon where she will have a home for the rest of our lives. Jiji enjoyed playing with her cat stick toy and enjoyed napping in our laps. Her love for chicken breast was unmatched and she had the loudest little purr imaginable. She was such a good girl when it came to trimming her nails and even enjoyed the shower where the steam let her breath a little easier. We had so many adventures planned in my head. I was going to harness train her so we could eventually go hiking and road trips. Her collar and tags were still in my Esty shopping cart. She was going to be my little sidekick for the next 20 years, I hoped. I have cried and wailed these past few days but am slowly healing my heart. Our house feels happier and sometimes I feel her little soul is here.
Even in her last moments, she cuddled up to us, our pups, and bopped my head with hers to let us know she loved us and was saying good bye. Rest easy little girl. She was my skrunkly little baby and I hope she knew her mom, dad, and fur siblings loved her very very much. You will always be our little baby.
That is all that matters. May her sweet soul rest in peace. 
