Catty1
12-02-2019, 01:32 PM
She passed in her sleep on December 1at at the age of 8. :(
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Lil-Bub-2013.jpg/220px-Lil-Bub-2013.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub
"Lil Bub was the runt of her litter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litter_(animal)) born to a feral (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral) mother.[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-info-8) She was born with several genetic mutations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_mutations), had to be bottle-fed, and had difficulty being adopted (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_adoption).[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-info-8) Lil Bub has an extreme form of feline dwarfism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_dwarfism) that causes her limbs to be quite small in comparison to the rest of her body.[9] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-9) When Bridavsky first picked her up, he said "Hey, Bub!"[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-info-8)[10] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-theview-10) Her tongue always hung out because of her short lower jaw (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_jaw) and toothlessness, but her appetite was unaffected.[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-info-8) Lil Bub also suffered from a bone disorder, osteopetrosis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopetrosis), for which she received medication.[11] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-hollywoodreporter-11)[12] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-nypost-12) In late 2012, during the filming of Lil Bub & Friendz, she had a serious health episode and was diagnosed with osteopetrosis by a specialist in Indianapolis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis).[11] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-hollywoodreporter-11)[13] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-time-13)[14] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-friendz-movie-14) Lil Bub's short legs and osteopetrosis restrict her movement but she is "a fantastic waddler."[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-info-8)[12] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-nypost-12) Vibrations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrations) from travel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_travel) also break down the osteoclasts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoclasts).[15] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-ama-15)[16] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-wsj-16) She was recorded running at the Strand Bookstore (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strand_Bookstore) after her book signing.[17] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-17)[18] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-18)
A group of scientists launched a campaign on the website Experiment.com (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment_(website)) to sequence Lil Bub's genome.[19] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-genome-19) The purpose of this project is to better understand Lil Bub's unique appearance (for example, her extra digits (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyl_cat)). The campaign reached its funding goal on May 25, 2015.[19] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-genome-19) The scientists found Lil Bub has a mutation in gene RANK/TNFRSF11A (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNFRSF11A), a mutation that has also been found in one mouse and fifteen humans so far. Their research on Lil Bub is published at bioRxiv (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioRxiv).[20] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-20)
Bridavsky sells a variety of merchandise, such as Lil Bub plushies, coffee mugs, and tote bags.[21] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-21) He donates much of the profits to animal rescue groups (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rescue_group).[3] " (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Lil-Bub-2013.jpg/220px-Lil-Bub-2013.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub
"Lil Bub was the runt of her litter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litter_(animal)) born to a feral (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral) mother.[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-info-8) She was born with several genetic mutations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_mutations), had to be bottle-fed, and had difficulty being adopted (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_adoption).[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-info-8) Lil Bub has an extreme form of feline dwarfism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_dwarfism) that causes her limbs to be quite small in comparison to the rest of her body.[9] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-9) When Bridavsky first picked her up, he said "Hey, Bub!"[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-info-8)[10] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-theview-10) Her tongue always hung out because of her short lower jaw (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_jaw) and toothlessness, but her appetite was unaffected.[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-info-8) Lil Bub also suffered from a bone disorder, osteopetrosis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopetrosis), for which she received medication.[11] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-hollywoodreporter-11)[12] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-nypost-12) In late 2012, during the filming of Lil Bub & Friendz, she had a serious health episode and was diagnosed with osteopetrosis by a specialist in Indianapolis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis).[11] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-hollywoodreporter-11)[13] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-time-13)[14] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-friendz-movie-14) Lil Bub's short legs and osteopetrosis restrict her movement but she is "a fantastic waddler."[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-info-8)[12] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-nypost-12) Vibrations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrations) from travel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_travel) also break down the osteoclasts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoclasts).[15] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-ama-15)[16] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-wsj-16) She was recorded running at the Strand Bookstore (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strand_Bookstore) after her book signing.[17] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-17)[18] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-18)
A group of scientists launched a campaign on the website Experiment.com (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment_(website)) to sequence Lil Bub's genome.[19] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-genome-19) The purpose of this project is to better understand Lil Bub's unique appearance (for example, her extra digits (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyl_cat)). The campaign reached its funding goal on May 25, 2015.[19] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-genome-19) The scientists found Lil Bub has a mutation in gene RANK/TNFRSF11A (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNFRSF11A), a mutation that has also been found in one mouse and fifteen humans so far. Their research on Lil Bub is published at bioRxiv (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioRxiv).[20] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-20)
Bridavsky sells a variety of merchandise, such as Lil Bub plushies, coffee mugs, and tote bags.[21] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-21) He donates much of the profits to animal rescue groups (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rescue_group).[3] " (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Bub#cite_note-dailybeast-3)