GALLERY UPDATED WITH PHOTOS FROM HER NEW HOME, MAY 2025
At the end of 2024, Lirra retired unexpectedly after a difficult and emotional final birth (her Litter E). She gave us three beautiful kittens—a Blue Point, a Cream Point, and a Blue Torbie—but before the rest of her litter could arrive, she suffered a uterine rupture and had to be rushed to emergency surgery. She was spayed that night, and while her life was saved, the rest of the kittens could not be.
It was heartbreaking, and the decision to rehome her wasn’t easy. But over the years we’ve seen how neutered males sometimes turn on spayed females—and we didn’t want to wait and see. She deserved peace.
She went to her new home on December 19, 2024, and we honestly couldn’t have asked for a better landing place.
Her new mom sends us updates that always make us smile:
“She and Felix follow each other around. She doesn’t always come when I call, but if Felix chirps, she pops right out from wherever she’s hiding.”
“She sat in Felix’s chair. He was not impressed. She was not moving.”
“She’s fluffing up again just like you said—birdwatching and plant-sitting are her new full-time jobs.”
“She hides behind doors to jump out and surprise Felix. I love her so much.”
Lirra may not have gone out the way we planned, but we’re so grateful for her time with us, for the kittens she gave us, and for her new mom, who loves her every bit as much as we do. Every update reassures us that Lirra is living her best soft, spoiled, deeply-loved life now.
She was bold, nurturing, hilarious, and soft all at once.
A true queen.
