[Inferno]

Originally Posted by Joborule

How the hell did it die so young?

According to Dr. Nicola Painter of the Manhattan Cat Specialists, feline dwarfism can drastically reduce a cat’s life expectancy, and Grumpy’s tender age of seven is considered ‘about an average life span for a cat with dwarfism.’

‘It’s likely that Grumpy Cat had to be euthanized during the final stages of her urinary tract infection (UTI), and subsequent kidney infection,’ Painter said to DailyMail.com.

‘It’s not unusual for dwarf cats to pass suddenly. Even in regular cats, for kidney infections we give 50/50 odds of survival because it’s notoriously difficult to treat.’

Painter added that with UTI’s, often there are no or very minor symptoms before the cat suddenly falls very ill.

‘Feline dwarfism doesn’t directly affect a cat’s immune system, but bone and cartilage growth – which is impacted by the condition – is linked to kidney development.

'This means Grumpy was likely more susceptible to infection than other cats, because he kidney were probably underdeveloped.

‘It seems Grumpy Cat received the best care possible and was very well looked after, but unfortunately there are so many medical complications with feline dwarfism, sufferers just don’t live as long.’

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