A kitten with a heart murmur needed a home – and then an adoption came along that was ‘meant to be’.
“Our hearts melted when Curie’s adopter told us why this was the kitten,” a North Carolina animal shelter wrote on Facebook on October 9. “Curie was born with a heart murmur, and her new mother has one too.”
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Wake County shared the joyful update after Curie arrived as a newborn. She ended up in the shelter with her mother and three littermates when she was transferred from a rescue in June.
“Curie and her siblings were newborns – just two days old – which is a fragile condition,” SPCA spokesperson Samantha Ranlet told McClatchy News in an email. “So the family needed the help of a trained foster family to watch and help them while the mother cat raised her kittens.”
The Raleigh shelter said Curie, now about 3 months old, is a “friendly and affectionate” kitten.
A veterinarian believes a congenital heart defect led to her heart murmur, which VCA Animal Hospitals defines as an unusual heart sound due to “turbulent” blood flow. Curie is not expected to develop any heart problems as a result of her condition.
“She grew up to be a very bouncy, playful little lady, and no amount of attention is too much,” Ranlet wrote. “And she meows quickly to let you know that she would like to return to the center of your universe. She is also very curious: she is a little kitten in a big world, but she wants to discover everything new under the sun.”
Then it was time for Curie to begin her next chapter. When the kitten was adopted, shelter staff had no choice but to share photos of her with her new owner. They were also touched by the ‘special bond’ the two share.
“Our hope for every pet that leaves our door is that it will be cherished, loved and understood,” Ranlet wrote. “Knowing that Curie and her new mother can interact in this special way lets us know that they will share a lot of love together.”
The shelter did not immediately share whether Curie’s feline mother, Minou, or her littermates — Carson, Elion and Lovelace — have been adopted.
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