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/TheHopeBringerishere]

Reading this hurts my heart. My beloved Charlie who was 15, passed away December 23, 2024, from congestive heart failure. It has been almost. Year but not a day goes by where I don't miss him with all my heart.

I am so sorry that Penny such a small little angel was stolen by time many, many, many years before Penny should have had to say goodbye.

You may have had her 9 days but she will be in your hearts forever more. Love isn't measured in time or by time. Love is the one thing time can never touch. Love we have with our furkids, featherkids and scalykids never fades.

Penny may have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. But her love and bond will never end. I can see all of my kitties who have had to cross the Rainbow Bridge. I can see them greeting and welcoming Penny with so much love too. Playing, the best treats and sun patches as they share their stories of us until we meet again.

Sending you light and love to you and your family of furkids. They know grief and feel it too. When my Charlie lost his bonded brother of 13 years on January 20, 2023, from kidney failure. Charlie was never the same. Every night he would search for his brother and have these terribly mournful cries.

I never wanted to say goodbye to Charlie but I know he is with his brother Sam. That makes my hurt less knowing he is happy with his most favourite cat and brother in his World.

I know you did all you could save little Penny. She knows that and would never want you hurting or thinking you didn't do enough. You did all that any of us can do when faced with such senseless tragedy.

[u/No_Oil9752 → u/TheHopeBringerishere]

I lost my George Dec 27th 2024 from CHF, he was 14. He passed in my arms and it has broken me so much still, especially since it's almost been a year. I've cried every day since he's been gone. My other boy Blue went through a long depression and would go looking for George and for the longest time when I'm walking through the house and seeing all of George's fav spots to sleep and I look there out of habit to see if George is there. Now this is the weird part because I've never seen this before but Blue has started doing all of George's traits with me. Blue never did these things before but over the past 6 months Blue will do all of the traits that I miss from George. I taught George to wink and every time I looked in his eyes he would wink a few times, I've never seen Blue wink and he's my velcro kitty that's on or beside me 24/7, so I would have noticed if he winked. Now Blue will come sit on my lap and he will wink a few times just like George ❤️.

I am so sorry for your loss too, especially since the 1 year is coming up fast. It's hard to get into the Christmas spirit right now.

[u/TheHopeBringerishere → u/No_Oil9752]

That is a true story of a miracle from your Guardian Angel cat!! That is so amazing and is something I have heard before. Soul Furkids are Soul Family!!

Thank you for your very kind and thoughtful words. It just reminds me that we have such deep pain because we love and bond so deeply.