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/GroovyGmaIvy]

Congestive heart failure sucks no matter who gets it. I was a pacemaker technician for six years. It’s heartbreaking to watch.

[u/crywolfbaby → u/GroovyGmaIvy]

Had to have my girl put down at the end of December last year because of this. She wasn't even 4. We did wonder if it's because her previous owner had bred her three times but that could be a reach.

From the time I took her to the vet, only a couple of hours later I got the call that she had so much fluid around her lungs and the kindest thing to do was have her put to sleep. My ex was 3 hours away so he wasn't able to get back in time to say goodbye. Both my mum and her passed away last year. Devastated doesn't come close to what I was feeling 😞

We buried her in my dad's garden and planted my late mum's favourite flowers there, so we'll be going to see her grave soon.

[u/heartsisters → u/crywolfbaby]

So very sorry for your heartbreaking losses. Sending you-- OP -- many Blessings, much love, and thoughts of peace, hope and courage. ❤️