Cats who teach me to fly…

He was always standing aside, waiting for us to distribute food to other cats before he stepped forward to eat his meal.

Mickey and his sister, Adik, were sent for sterilisation when they were six months old. I guess that would be around 10 years ago. Adik was diagnosed with FeLV and had to leave Mickey many years ago.

Two years ago we took Mickey home because he had bad deep wounds on his four legs and he was tested FIV positive. His mouth and gums started giving him problems and he also had mild seizures that were manageable. In the last three months, he was diagnosed with heart disease. We find all ways to help him. We tried not only western medication but also Chinese herds. We gave him supplements to support him.

Above picture was taken in 2015.

Mickey had completely no issue getting along with the home cats. He loved to follow us around at home, knowing we love him. He had all he wanted in his final few months. Lots of kisses, loves and care and lots of food!

When I was looking at his cold body, I told myself if there is any chance in the future to not only meet him but other cats as well, I would still choose to be back for them. We shall study and practise the Dhamma together, liberate ourselves and others from this dreadful place.

***Thanks Xiumin for sponsoring Mickey’s food, medical bill and cremation.

And not forgetting Mickey’s best friend, Awesome!

There were complaints about Spade. Again, people are trying to get rid of him.

The first time I saw him, he was crossing the road at the junction while I was waiting to turn my car to my right. Wondering where he was going, I turned into the carpark where he was instead of heading home and there he was! He gulped down 3 small cans of tuna and I left him some kibbles and water at the side of the path and decided to feed him again the next day.

This was how Spade looked like when I first fed him.

I carried on feeding him every day for about a month or so until I saw someone leave food and water for him every night and I started feeding him on alternate days. One day, I met someone who knew Spade and she told me Spade was well taken care of by the neighbours here, so I decided to stop coming back so often. I didn’t tell anyone that I had been feeding him.

A few months had passed and one day I decided to see how Spade was doing. I didn’t see him anywhere for 3 days and I decided to post on FB and asked around his whereabouts. I was told that Spade was faced with abusers on the ground floor and he had to go upstairs to hide himself. He peed and pooped upstairs and people started to complain. I told myself he can’t live a life with people threatening him. So I decided to bring him home and to rehome him.

Now he is at the adopter’s house all by himself. No other cats or children and Mummy loves him very much!