Bentley is not responding to any of the treatments being offered. I have told my vet several times to please just let him go, but he seems reluctant to do so? He keeps referring to Bentley as “the kitty with the fun tail.” But, I know that because of the inbred situation of the colony these four kittens shouldn’t have even hit the ground.

I told the tech earlier even though it pained me to say it that every new treatment they try on this little boy and fails they are diminishing the care of the kittens here at the house and adding to the pain that Bentley is experiencing. I gave them permission to run films as a final attempt to find answers. But if that fails, I have to just say “Enough” and please just let him go.

Knowing that tailess domestics run into these type of problems (according to what I have found out since he has gotten ill) would lead me to keep him here with us to ensure he has a good home. But I don’t know if he can overcome all of this and so what happens next time when he encounters an infection or an illness and his system goes haywire?

It’s the reality and the heartbreak of rescue that these situations pop up and I am hindered by financial restraints and the well being of the rest of the group here. And frankly, it sucks.