10/30/2026
In the last 24 hours, we were reminded that nothing is guaranteed. Yesterday morning I shared a funny video of Pete who had turned on the robot vacuum and then proceeded to try to get in a fight with it. A few hours later, Pete had a massive seizure that she did not recover from today we did the humane thing this morning and let Pete go across rainbow bridge.
Throughout the years, I’ve shared almost all our Foster cats on this page and Pete came to us as a foster kitten on April 29, 2026 and we decided to adopt her shortly thereafter. Pete literally stole our hearts with how affectionate she was. In August, Pete started having seizures, and after investigations, it was very probable that she had a liver shunt. A liver shunt is a difficult condition to treat, and we made the decision to keep her comfortable and happy.
At first we thought Pete was male and we thought the name Pete suited her and when we discovered she was female, we kept the name. Pete wanted to be a full fledged JPPA employee. One time she used my laptop and printed some documents for us. Another time I came back to my computer and the display was totally upside down. Pete had worked her magic.
I miss having her in our house already. Even though it was a short six months she taught us a lot about soaking up moments of joy and just being your crazy self. She was always on for a good snuggle. Even if we knew the journey would be the short in the beginning I’m certain we would’ve made the same decision to adopt her because she was a beautiful little soul inside and out.
A huge thank you to Avon Animal Hospital in Windsor getting us in this morning and their compassionate care. They made a super hard day a little easier.