Introducingā¦ kitten Sybil!!ā£
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This super floofy, eeeever so slightly spicy little girl was found alone in a dumpster š¢ But you know what they say – one manās trash is another foster mamaās treasure! ā£
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Sybil is not eating too well right now and underneath all that glorious grey floof, sheās very skinny and underweight. Sheās also not quite sure about us yet and is spending most of her time huddled in the back of her cave bed. But thatās okay. I can already tell sheās a sweetie – she purrs whenever sheās touched – so we just have to help her realize sheās in a safe place now and already very, very loved. I canāt think of anything else Iād rather be doing.
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Welcome, Sybil!! Iām so happy youāre here.ā£Ā @our_fostering_tails said.
kitten Sybil is still not feeling very well š But weāve got her enveloped inside a soft cloud and pouring love over her is the only thing we have planned for today! @our_fostering_tails said.
kitten Sybil is spending some time in the incubator so her fragile little body can focus less on trying to stay warm and more on getting better. She is still very lethargic and she isnāt eating much on her own. Sheās receiving subq fluids and antibiotics multiple times a day and Iām also syringe feeding her prescription wet food and nutritional supplements. Iām concerned about her low weight and her low spirits. Itās heartbreaking to watch a kitten her age so subdued and you can just tell she feels crummy. But I need her to fight with me so I keep telling her about all of the amazing things life has to offer and all thatās waiting her for her as soon as she recovers – toys and tunnels and foster friends and, someday, her very own family who will treasure her forever! She listens to me talk, but the light in her eyes is dim. Sheās got this, though. I know she does. @our_fostering_tails said.
Iām heartbroken to share that kitten Sybil didnāt make it. She crossed the rainbow bridge yesterday where I know my beagle Diego was there waiting to welcome her.ā£
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She fought and tried SO hard but her body was too far gone. Iām angry she was thrown in a dumpster in the first place and Iām gutted that I never got to learn what she was like when she was truly herself. Was she silly? Shy? Saucy? Iāll never know. But Kathleen and I loved her so much and it was a gift (albeit a very painful one) to be there for her during her final days and to show her a kindness she might not have known otherwise. At least, thatās what Iām telling myself. ā£
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Thank you for loving her too. I read every single one of your comments on my last post aloud to her in the 3 minute intervals we had between her supportive care. She went from being thrown out like so much trash to being treasured by many. I wanted her to know that.ā£
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This was our first kitten loss and it hurts. Especially because on top of processing her death, we have other things to worry about now.ā£
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Like salt on an open wound, Sybil tested positive for panleuk, which is a highly contagious and usually deadly disease for young kittens. Itās been my number one worst fear since I started fostering and now here it is. Sybil was kept separate from the others the whole time – first in a pen and then in the incubator – but thereās a reason this virus is the stuff of nightmares for fosters. Itās very hard to contain. The other kittens are doing well right now and thankfully have received their first few vaccines. But theyāre once again under quarantine in the kitten room and Iām watching them closely. Itās now been a few days since panleuk first entered our environment but it can take up to 2 weeks for symptoms to show up after exposure. So now itās an agonizing waiting game. ā£
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I wonāt be posting much in the next few days while we grieve our precious little Sybil, discard everything that came into contact with her, clean and sanitize (and clean and sanitize some more), and monitor the little ones. Please say a prayer that we can get rid of this disease and that everyone in the house stays healthy and strong in the days ahead šš» @our_fostering_tails said.
