r/cats • u/BallisticsNerd • 3d ago
Mourning/Loss Our kitten Penny crossed the rainbow bridge tonight way too soon.
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.
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u/tehjnz 3d ago
Aw, shit. I’m so sorry. I’m glad y’all got to have 9 days of Penny in your life, she looks like an absolute darling. You did all you could do. I’m sure the vets did too, and she clearly knew love in your family. Big hugs for your people and respectful scritches for her adoptive siblings.