We are all, man and creature alike, put upon this earth for a purpose. While your story is very sad and tragic, it is also uplifting. Twenty or 30 years ago (and I have my terrible cross to bear with one of my soulmates who died from being blocked and me at 20 listening to a drunken vet who I called after hours who told me he could wait until morning and me believing him), we did not know as much about these illnesses, and kidney failure, diabetes, etc. and we were at the mercy of vets who either didn't know or didn't care and sadly many many babies left this earth before their time. Now at least some of our vets are more informed and more compassionate, and we have the internet to do our own research and these wonderful forums and groups where we can share information and ask questions from other caregivers like ourselves who want the best for our furbabies.

Your baby was very young and was no doubt born with both of these illnesses and sadly her time here was short. There was really nothing you could have done except for provide hospice care and love her until it was her time to cross. Your baby's purpose here the way I see it was to "open your eyes" to these illnesses, to educate yourself on them and other illnesses so that when the time was right she would be able to send you another furchild who would need your care and love as much as she did while she was upon this earth.

Like my Cicero, your baby, while giving their lives, made us better cat parents and to this day we are ever more diligent and observant of the changes in our furkids' day to day activities.

Your baby is painfree and happy and I imagine has sent more than one furchild your way to love. She holds no grudge and awaits the day that you two will be together again.

SpiritCat (mari) and the Mooseheart Mumpkees of southeastern Texas.