New kitty, twice over

We at the Cardon household have experienced quite the life lessons as of late. Gilbert, our naughty cat, disappeared one Sunday and hasn't been seen since. So, the girls were quite certain we needed a new kitty. We searched KSL.com for a week or so until we found the kitten to our liking. It was a cat being sold through the Humane Society at a PetSmart named Nala. We got in the car as quick as we could to snatch up this little cutie before someone else got to her. We adopted her and got her home. The girls were thrilled with our new family member. The Humane Society informed us the kitten was "a bit out of it" because she had just been spayed. She was also a stray before coming to us so her bones were protruding a little. Lets just say, she was a very, very, very calm cat - just laid there all night. So in the morning, I asked Libbie to take the kitty to the litter so we could continue our training, but as she put Nala in the box, she wouldn't get up. Well, Nathan searched online to see what her problem might be, and he deteremined it was probably dehydration. So I began feeding her with a syringe. She was perking up a bit, moving her head a titich now and then. Well, about 30 minutes later, during one of her water feedings, little Nala died...right there in my hands with my precious daughters looking on. Oh my goodness, the wailing and crying and questioning continued for the next couple days. It nearly broke our hearts. I guess she was "a little out of it" for another reason besides the spay - she was on her death bed! We thought we better correct this bad experience with a good one so we found another kitten the next day. Her name is Nilla (like nilla wafer) and she's alive and kicken'! Nilla