Sometimes even the smallest, most vulnerable critters don’t get so lucky in life. Even some that are as adorable and affectionate as kittens are born with all sorts of problems, diseases, and sicknesses. That’s exactly what happened to this adorable girl named Matilda Beans.
Matilda was born with an upper respiratory infection, which hit her hard because of her age. While her brothers and sisters grew, Matilda was getting worse and worse. Thankfully, an amazing human named Ashley Kelley decided to foster her and nurse Matilda back to health. It took lots of work and dedication and eventually the kitten was back to full health and can live a happy life. While all of this was happening, Matilda found a new friend that kept her company—a stuffed toy named Lamby Beans. As Ashley said: “A love story, starring Matilda Beans and her baby Lamby Beans.”
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This is Matilda with her favorite toy named baby Lamby Beans
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Lamby Beans has been Matilda’s best support during her recovery
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Matilda’s life wasn’t easy from the start. She was born with all kinds of sicknesses
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Ashley told Bored Panda: “Matilda Beans was 9 days old when I met her. She was part of a litter who came into our rescue a bit sick with an upper respiratory infection (URI), but since she was the runt, it hit her very hard. Everyone else improved, but she only got sicker and sicker until it got to a really critical point.”
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While her siblings grew up into healthy kittens, she only got sicker and sicker
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Ashley Kelley took Matilda in with open arms. She spent months trying to save Matilda with all sorts of special equipment
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“I have ICU equipment at my house (an incubator, oxygen concentrator, nebulizer, injectable fluids, and ability to give medications, and I work from home so am able to monitor constantly), so it was decided that she should come to my house to get through her sickness.”
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For a very long time, Matilda didn’t get any better, the vets were saying that she needs to be euthanized
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“Once she got here, though, she actually got a little bit worse and was diagnosed with severe corneal ulcers and a pretty severe case of pneumonia on top of her URI. The option of euthanasia was brought up by the vets at her worst point, as a compassionate option since she was very very sick, but I knew she wasn’t ready to give up. It took a whole month of constant oxygen therapy, multiple nebulizer treatments per day, very strong antibiotics, eye drops, and nose drops to get her through it, but she was very strong-willed and wanted to live, so she did! We were told she may not see, but her ulcers cleared up completely and she seems just fine. She amazes me!”
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However, Ashley knew the kitten wasn’t ready to give up, so she didn’t either. Ashley kept on taking care of Matilda
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Thankfully, all the hard work paid off and Matilda is now a beautiful and healthy 11-week-old kitten
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“She is now almost 11 weeks old and still has some residual lung scarring and chronic congestion problems we are working on clearing up, but she is otherwise a very healthy and happy growing girl. She is very feisty and playful but will pause her playtime to come to cuddle up and lick my nose in an aggressively affectionate way. She is constantly moving, playing, and wrestling with her kitten friends. She’s been such a joy to foster.”
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“We were told she may not see, but her ulcers cleared up completely and she seems just fine. She amazes me!”
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Matilda’s trusty companion Lamby Beans was always by her side and she never lets him out of her sight
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When she’s not snuggling her favorite plush toy, she’s playing with her siblings or foster mom
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Her story is the perfect example of why you should never give up, even if it seems like the whole world is against you
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