Cats who teach me to fly…

I am helping Cashie to lose weight through climbing the stairs. Cashie is actually an active boy. He prefers to exercise than to go on a diet. I remember I once fed him with diet food, he refused to eat. He hide at a corner, looking depressed and vomited water because he refused to eat. The best way to help Cashie is exercise. I can see that Cashie enjoys going up and down the staircase.

Sexy Cashie.
We started off with climbing four storeys. Today we were up six storeys. And we are not stopping at six storeys.

Cashie climbing up.

And Cashie coming down. I am always with him. And he really enjoys my company. He simply follows me up and down.

He got really tired when he got back home.

Really really tired!
The next workout will be on Sunday. I need to let his muscle rest for a day. In fact,  Cashie is always looking forward to go out  everyday. I don’t have to force or push him. Most of the time I feel guilty for not being able to let him out as I am running out of time. Three times a week is all Cashie needs. Jiayou Cashie!

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Sayang has gone back to her usual self. She comes to me on every meal. She has also put on weight. I don’t know what had happened to her during the two week when she had gone missing but I am pretty sure she was not abused as she shows no sign of fear .

She is eating both wet and dry food without any difficulties. Sayang will always be blessed!

Dads.

I have always love cats lying in such a position. Dads ace it! Dads has a big hole on his left arm, believe to be bitten by an insect. The wound has been more than a week. It looked better two days ago and I am happy! And I am still applying medicine on him.

There is a new kid on the block. His name is Stripy.

A handsome boy. He is afraid of human and loves dry food.

Every cat is safe and healthy and I am looking forward to seeing and giving blessing to them everyday!

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After missing for two weeks, Sayang finally appeared and came to me yesterday afternoon, during my feeding time.
She has lost so much weight. So much weight that she wobbled a little  when she was walking.
Immediately when I saw her, I quickly get a small can of fussie cat for her. She managed to eat the whole can without any problem. There was no vomiting or anything unusual about her. After eating, she walked back to where she always used to be.

I followed behind her to where she was and left her some dry food and water. She tried to eat the dry food but somehow, she puked. I think yesterday might be her first meal after two weeks of disappearance. However, I was contented that she was able to finished the can of fussie cat without any problem.

I hope she is just losing weight and not anything else. Hope she pee and poop when I am around. So that I’ll know if she is alright.
In order to perk her up again and to further monitor her, I went back again at 8.30 last night. She had another small can of fussie cat with lysine added. She walked steadily this time round.
She had another can of fussie cat again at 9am this morning. Another can during my usual feeding hour in the afternoon. She refused to eat four hours ago. I can see that she was waiting for another feeder who usually feed after 9pm.
Although she didn’t look that bad to me, I am still worrying about her.
I am looking forward to seeing her tomorrow morning…

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Many people understand what love is but not many know what compassion is. Even I, myself, am still practising compassion.
When I see mummy cats were being separated from their kittens, my heart twitched for them. I can see a lot of kittens were being separated from their mummy in the adoption drives. Many adopters prefer to adopt the kittens but not the mummy… I can see human’s love towards the kittens but was unaware that the kittens will soon be separated from their mummy. Mummies who had nursed, cared, protected and loved their kittens since the very first day the kittens were born. The lack of compassion to understand a mummy cat’s love towards their kittens.
Fosterers who are too afraid of missing the opportunities of finding a good home for the kittens and thus, kittens were being adopted away without their mummy. Some of the fosterers are kind and patient to find the mummy cats a good home but many would release them to the street… Even the animal welfare societies do that. However, there is no right and wrong!
Compassion and pure love are such profound practice. Many are unaware of it. It took my whole life to understand and it is a great fortune that I am aware of it now. I hope I am not drowning myself too deep into this samsara. And I pray that all good conditions will come to me and everyone always, to fulfil the path to enlightenment!
(My spiritual mentor while giving lesson turned her head, looked at my face and into my eyes and emphasized the word “Lamrim”. Yep, I have understood that:).)

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I went to Hougang on Friday late night to search for Sayang. There were completely no sight of her. I checked with a feeder who was distributing food to the cats that night, she didn”t even bother to know what or where or who a tabby grey cat was.
As far as I know, all the community cats were there that night except Sayang. Was Sayang sick? She didn’t look like she was when I last saw her. She did behave unusually. She didn’t come to me for food. For the last few days that I saw her, I brought food to her. I told myself not to spoil her. If she is hungry she will come to me like she always did. If I knew she would disappear, I would have brought the food to her everyday…
If I knew Blessed would run down by car, I would have also send him food and water everyday… If only and if only…
Queenie, Princess, Moo, Ginby and now Sayang… They all have gone missing just like that… And Blessed…
I have always told myself that community cats already do not have a shelter, they had to sleep on hard floor, rain and shine. They hide under the car when it is raining. There is no place safe and comfortable for them. Therefore, I am always generous with the food I give them. Hoping to at least provide them the comfort of keeping their stomach filled up always and they do not have to wait for long hours for the next meal. However, I am still not giving my best to them.
What is wrong to just simply walk to send the food to Sayang and Blessed. It is neither going to take my life away nor going to take up a lot of time away from me…
From this, I have learnt my lesson…
Wherever Queenie, Princess, Moo, Ginby and Sayang are now, I hope that they are in safe hands. And whatever happens, I am always connected to them. They will have my dedication everyday.
As long as I am still alive and healthy, I will always be on the same ground expecting them to return…

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