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submitted 1 month ago by Whitecat@lemmy.zip to c/cat@lemmy.world

Last friday I noticed he wasn’t eating so I tried to make him some chicken. He wasn’t eating that either so I sent all four of the foster kittens to the vet and turns out they have Parvo pumpkin sadly passed away yesterday. Hoping the others make it 🥺 this is the sad part of rescuing and fostering but the silver lining is at least he got to have some love before he passed away.

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[-] bklyn@piefed.social 43 points 1 month ago

Beautiful kitten got some wonderful love before moving on.

That’s what matters

[-] ClownStatue@piefed.social 30 points 1 month ago

Sorry for your loss. Hoping Bonnie and the others are well.

[-] markz@suppo.fi 27 points 1 month ago

:(

Goodbye, pumpkin 1

[-] voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 month ago

RIP Pumpkin. That guy was just too cute.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 month ago
[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago

Oh. That's terrible. It's always heartbreaking when these little dudes pass so young.

[-] Electric_Druid@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

So sad to hear, but thanks for providing them care and love with the time you had together.

[-] prettybunnys@piefed.social 13 points 1 month ago

Poor boy. Thank you for doing what you could in his time on the earth.

[-] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago

Sending you condolences, as well as many thanks.

[-] brian@piefed.social 11 points 1 month ago

So sorry to hear this. What a sweet little boy 😢

I don’t think I could do what you do when this is one of the possible outcomes of fostering. But thank you for doing what you do!

[-] Whitecat@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

It’s so mentally taxing and painful. I just keep trying to tell myself to imagine the outcome if I hadn’t stepped in and that’s what keeps me doing it because each time a foster rescue passes away you just live grief again.

[-] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago

It looks like the world lost a character. It's a good thing that there are people like you who will give them love.

[-] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

That sucks, I'm sorry.

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Poor babies. Are they all orange?

[-] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

You can see them in the background 😉

[-] Whitecat@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Nope; this is them

[-] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago
[-] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

I’m sorry. He looks like he was a happy boy. I’m glad you made him happy while he was with you.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Little guy ascended to godhood.

this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2025
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