They called her Fox. The cat who was abandoned at the void deck of Sembawang. At first, she didn’t know how to hide herself from rain. She simply sat under a small plant and let the heavy rain poured on her. We had to give up our umbrellas to shelter her from rain. I put a big carton box on top of the plants above her. As time passed by, she was forced to learn to survive as a stray. Sadly, she disappeared for a few days. I put up a notice at the lift and someone told me she was found dead early in the morning. It’s always hard not to be sad… but it was not unexpected.
I wish I had a better photo of her. If only our authority is strict on the law on pets abandonment. Otherwise, cats like Fox would continue to suffer.
Hearty is a long life cat. I hope he felt safe and happy from the day I took him home. He was a big eater, I served him at least 2 different types of dishes everyday because I really love to see him eat.
What we knew is his owner moved and left him at their corridor and he was taken care by another owner who lived on the same floor and later the owner shifted as well and left him on the ground floor. That was how I noticed him and began feeding him. One day, he was so weak on his hind leg and I decided to give him a home where he could rest and not worried about humans, rain, food and water.
According to the residents there, Hearty was around 15-years-old.
Like any old beings, Hearty wasn’t easy to take care. He was definitely a good boy, but it wasn’t easy to do subcutaneous fluid on him. However, giving him supplements on a daily basis was an easy task. Thanks Hearty!
Ever since Hearty left, there is plenty of leftover food in his room. Like Benjo, there was never one day I had to worry if he had eaten or was eating.
Be it be Benjo, Nagar, Futian, Fox or Hearty, may we meet again and practise the Dhamma together one day.
Cats who teach me to fly... 
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