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| Lucky |
There are times when no amount of care, good will and veterinary skills are enough.
Sometimes ... we lose!
This is the story of one of those rare defeats at the hands of mother nature.
Lucky, approximately 18 months old, came to Four Paws along with Max (from her first litter) and six kittens (second litter).
Trudie took on the role of 'foster mum' but sadly, despite doing all that was humanly possible, she (and the vet) were helpless as the kittens, Champ, Chance, Chase, Crystal, Clover & Charm one by one passed away.
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| Cali |
Trudie is and experienced fosterer and well aware that we can't always win but, the loss all six kittens followed soon after by her own adopted kitten, Cali, passing away due to cat flu, was a very hard blow to take and something none of us would like to endure.
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| Max |
Their older half-brother Max was adopted by Trudie but was sadly found to have heart problems (a condition which may have been prevalent in the kittens) and the difficult decision to help him over The Bridge in January of this year (2011) was taken.
Oh no! That is so sad.
ReplyDeleteIt was a very tough time for me. It made me cry again reading it here. RIP Cali & Max.RIP you darling little kittens.
ReplyDeleteTrudie x
Trude did a brilliant job with the kittens - just sometimes nature wins and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
ReplyDeleteThere is a happy side to this sad story and that is that the kittens went to the Bridge being loved by a very caring foster mum.
Sadly another of my cats Zoe passed over the rainbow bridge last week as she got run over!!
ReplyDeleteLife can be so hard some times. God bless you Zoe run free xxxx