Hi y’all,
my husband and I had a rough day yesterday. We lost our 2 week old foster kitten “Thomas.” He was a singleton and cared for by his wonderful mama cat but started losing weight earlier in the week. His mom also took on a four week old runt who was the same size as Thomas. I’m not sure what caused the downward spiral but my heart hurts and I know plenty of other fosters can relate to my pain. We tried everything to get this little guy to stay with us but in the end, he passed in our arms. I can only assume it was fading kitten syndrome. I can’t get out of the funk and guilt today. We’ve fostered a little over 100 kittens and this is only our second loss (first was due to a very symptomatic 5 week old kitten with Pectus excavatum). We are taking a much needed break but will eventually get back in to fostering.
my husband and I had a rough day yesterday. We lost our 2 week old foster kitten “Thomas.” He was a singleton and cared for by his wonderful mama cat but started losing weight earlier in the week. His mom also took on a four week old runt who was the same size as Thomas. I’m not sure what caused the downward spiral but my heart hurts and I know plenty of other fosters can relate to my pain. We tried everything to get this little guy to stay with us but in the end, he passed in our arms. I can only assume it was fading kitten syndrome. I can’t get out of the funk and guilt today. We’ve fostered a little over 100 kittens and this is only our second loss (first was due to a very symptomatic 5 week old kitten with Pectus excavatum). We are taking a much needed break but will eventually get back in to fostering.
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