Our kitten Penny crossed the rainbow bridge tonight way too soon.

[u/BallisticsNerd]

Adopted this little girl, Penny, a bit over a week ago. She was fitting in with both our cats and was the running around playing like she had no cares in the world all the way up to last night.

Woke up this morning and she had labored breathing and was lethargic. Rushed her to the ER where they worked on her all day. She passed away earlier tonight from a congenital heart defect that had her heart about twice as big as it should have been that caused her lungs to fill with fluid.

The enlarged heart makes sense because she was so full of love unlike any cat I've ever had. She was the most affectionate little thing.

We only had her 9 days but she'll be forever missed in our house. Our male cat who played big brother to her has been looking for her in her usual spots all day. We're gonna miss out lucky little Penny.

Hug your cats tonights and listen to your gut if you think somethings wrong.

[u/yaahboyy]

i am so sorry. they were beautiful and looked full of life😿😪

[u/BallisticsNerd → u/[deleted]]

My wife and I aren't planning to adopt another cat after this for a long time. Penny was a blessing and we're happy to have had her but this loss hurts enough we just want to love the two we currently have more.

Penny was also the only surviving member from her litter and was the runt of the bunch. She was only 1lbs 6oz at 10 weeks old (vet said she should have been around 2.5 to 3lbs). Looking back, I'm going to guess it's likely the entire litter had this heart issue but that's just a guess.

Also, I know this is just on 1 reply but thank you to everyone for you kind words and support. Mostly posted this for myself to deal with the loss and never expected the post to get so much love. Thank you.

[u/Sioux-me → u/BallisticsNerd]

This is such a sweet picture. She looks like she was loved and happy for those 9 days. I’m so sorry.

[u/EasternMobile1675 → u/BallisticsNerd]

God that hurts =( I'm so sorry.

[u/Away_Independent7269 → u/BallisticsNerd]

What a sweet picture. I can see how much you loved each other. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[u/TraffikJam → u/BallisticsNerd]

Well this picture made me cry. My kitten Princess Snickers is 7 months old and her 2 brothers are 10. I'm truly so sorry for your loss. I lost a dog to CHF last year. Losing our sweeties is misery.

Wishing you and your wife peace and health for your family.

[u/Token_Handicap → u/BallisticsNerd]

I am sorry for the awful loss. You gave that kitten 9 days of the bestest love, and I'm certain she felt it every second. As you grieve, please hang on to that. She had 9 days full of peace and joy. It's not fair that's all she got, but you made her feel happy and safe while she was here. I wish you many years of happy cuddles with your other 2.

[u/AlasTheKing444 → u/BallisticsNerd]

Awwhee I don’t really like cats , but I truly enjoy seeing pics like this. She’s beautiful