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I have lost so many of my rescues, but this is just tearing my up because I am afraid I caused the death of my several day old abandoned kitten. I was at the pet store last Saturday and these young girls brought in what looked like a 2-3 day old kitten. I have fostered older kittens before, but never one this little. But I just had to try to save him, but I am afraid I caused him to aspirate due to overfeeding (((. He wasn’t eating and I was just desperate to get something in him, that I think I overfed him. I kept him next to me in a cat carrier with a towel on a heating pad while I worked. One hour he was there and the next he was gone. I am just heartbroken and so so ANGRY with myself that I screwed this up. I know he was only with me for a few days, but I just miss the little man SO MUCH. I don’t know why but I am just completely heartbroken over this - probably because I am SO ANGRY at myself for screwing this up. All this poor baby had was me, and I failed him.
I have raised kittens by hand that were as young as one day old and they haven't all made it. Sometimes, there's a defect in the kitten that can't be helped, so I hope you don't beat up on yourself too much over this. At least the kitten died warm, fed, and comfortable.
I have lost so many of my rescues, but this is just tearing my up because I am afraid I caused the death of my several day old abandoned kitten. I was at the pet store last Saturday and these young girls brought in what looked like a 2-3 day old kitten. I have fostered older kittens before, but never one this little. But I just had to try to save him, but I am afraid I caused him to aspirate due to overfeeding (((. He wasn’t eating and I was just desperate to get something in him, that I think I overfed him. I kept him next to me in a cat carrier with a towel on a heating pad while I worked. One hour he was there and the next he was gone. I am just heartbroken and so so ANGRY with myself that I screwed this up. I know he was only with me for a few days, but I just miss the little man SO MUCH. I don’t know why but I am just completely heartbroken over this - probably because I am SO ANGRY at myself for screwing this up. All this poor baby had was me, and I failed him.
No anger towards yourself....
you did a good thing. No telling what really happened to the kitten.
Thank you everyone for the kind words. The one thing I know for sure is that I did care for him (so much) - to the best of my ability. Still so sad, but trying to channel the sadness into helping (and spay / neutering!) as many of the cats that I can, there are so many here in South FL....
What everyone else has said. You can never know what happened. So, do not beat yourself up over it. And, it is now in the past, so don't beat yourself up over it. I know this is hard to do, but it will help your sanity. There is not a thing you can change by worrying about it or feeling guilty about it.
Sometimes animals die. Perhaps there was nothing that could have been done for him. But you took him in and cared for him, and he was loved.
what everyone else has said. You can never know what happened. So, do not beat yourself up over it. And, it is now in the past, so don't beat yourself up over it. I know this is hard to do, but it will help your sanity. There is not a thing you can change by worrying about it or feeling guilty about it.
Sometimes animals die. Perhaps there was nothing that could have been done for him. But you took him in and cared for him, and he was loved.
i feel even worse now. the young girls that found him, and brought him to the pet store, are asking about him . they thought he was in good hands with me, i just don’t know what to say. there is only the truth, but saying it starts the blaming and sadness all over again.
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