One hot day we found a kitten living under a house with no mother in sight. The kitten was about 3 weeks old. It was emaciated and living only on water in 105 degree weather. We brought him home and started nursing him, first with formula until he eventually graduated to eating solid foods. He was given the name Zidane, after a character in Final Fantasy 9. He had a respiratory infection so he was given medication which helped him get better. In no time he was running, jumping and playing like any other healthy kitten.
He was extremely tiny and that’s when the idea came to mind to take a photo of him with the iPhone 6 Plus every month to show how much he would grow. One month was missed during the holidays and, unfortunately, his 12 month photo would never be taken. He started feeling ill, not wanting to eat much and strained to potty. We took him to a wonderful veterinarian and she thought maybe he was just stressed because of a new puppy that came into the home. She ran some simple tests but they came back normal. She gave him some medication to help with eating. A few days later he was refusing to eat or drink altogether. We decided to take him back to the veterinarian again and they ran more tests on him.
The poor thing had so much fluid building up inside his belly. He was diagnosed with FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis), a fatal disease. We then had to make the painful heartbreaking decision put him to sleep. He started out life left to die all alone, but we found him just in time. We were not going to let that happen. We gave him a life filled with lots of play, love, and friendships. He had a wonderful 11 months of life. When our family said our goodbyes, filled with tears, we stayed with him until he took his very last breath so he wouldn’t die alone. He is truly missed.
Zidane a few days after being found. So tiny and frail
Getting some ZZZZZ’s
Just being cute
Sleepy time
Something else has his attention
Growing into a big boy
The yawn
Zidane decided one night to get a little to curious with the oven. While it was open he sniffed it and burned his nose. He did heal really good, as you can tell in the next photo
All healed from the nose burn
His last photo taken on May 27, 2018 with the iPhone 6 plus. Six days later on June 1, 2018 he would be gone from our lives
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He had a short, but wonderful and well loved life. He was a beautiful boy. Thank you for rescuing him!
oh my gosh this is so sad, what beautiful boy . thank you for giving him a happy 11 months he looks so happy and content. he will always be in your hearts and ours I reckon as well
We found a kitten outside that we took care of the same way. When he was approx. 1 year old he got very sick and we found out he had FIV. We made the hard decision to put him to sleep and I was devasated. When I was crying about how sadly his life started out and how short his life was, my husband told me at least we found him took care of him and he didn't die without knowing what love was. Remebering that gives me comfort when I miss my lovely Murphy.
I'm so sorry. Glad he found you to give him a good home.
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He had FIPS (Feline Infectious Peritonitis) a disease that is fatal in cats :'( They don't show signs of it until it hits them hard all of sudden. It's fast once the symptoms hit. I wrote a story about him on the top of the page before you get to the photos.
Load More Replies... He had a short, but wonderful and well loved life. He was a beautiful boy. Thank you for rescuing him!
oh my gosh this is so sad, what beautiful boy . thank you for giving him a happy 11 months he looks so happy and content. he will always be in your hearts and ours I reckon as well
We found a kitten outside that we took care of the same way. When he was approx. 1 year old he got very sick and we found out he had FIV. We made the hard decision to put him to sleep and I was devasated. When I was crying about how sadly his life started out and how short his life was, my husband told me at least we found him took care of him and he didn't die without knowing what love was. Remebering that gives me comfort when I miss my lovely Murphy.
I'm so sorry. Glad he found you to give him a good home.
Load More Replies... He had FIPS (Feline Infectious Peritonitis) a disease that is fatal in cats :'( They don't show signs of it until it hits them hard all of sudden. It's fast once the symptoms hit. I wrote a story about him on the top of the page before you get to the photos.
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