Adoptee #: 10842
Name: Xena
Sex: Female
Birthday: 2025-09-29
Status: Crossed the Rainbow Bridge
Location: FurryTales Cattery (Smiths Falls)
Date departed: 2025-11-24
Xena arrived in our care as an emergency: a young kitten who had survived something unimaginable. She had been brutally attacked, and her injuries were severe.
Upon further diagnostics, we learned that Xena’s injuries were far more severe than we had hoped. She had a skull fracture, her mandible was torn open, and one eye was ruptured. Repairing these injuries would have required multiple complex surgeries with a very high risk of serious infection.
Because of this, the veterinary team at Alta Vista recommended humane euthanasia as the kindest option, and agreed to proceed. We were absolutely heartbroken. Xena’s final moments were spent resting comfortably on pain medication and surrounded by care and love. Her comfort and dignity remained our priority.
Despite everything she endured, Xena remained kind and gentle until the very end. She was so brave through it all, truly living up to her name as our warrior princess.