On Friday, June 10th, 2005, I lost Stormy Sky aka h0p. He was a feral kitten when we got him in early 1993.
He survived toxoplasmosis, only to be left with
seizures which caused brain damage, a bad liver, a heart murmer, severe burn, toxins from human medications, and inflammatory bowel disease.
With each of these incidents he and I became closer, and for four years I was home every morning and
night to see to it that he got his medicine and was taken care of. He slept next to me every night and made me important because he *needed* me. Now he is gone and I clearly see that it was I who needed him.
I know that Scooby Doo's real name is Scoobert Doo, that the head Flying Monkey in The Wizard of Oz was named Nikko, and I have a collection of photos of grave stones - very poignant.
My Philosophy
What goes around comes around (in other words - Instant Karma's Gonna Get Ya...)
What Gives Me Hope
My cat h0p gave, and continues to give me hope because he was a starving feral who overcome incredible illnesses to become a loving, trusting, courageous cat with the heart of a lion.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
Institute a no kill policy in every shelter, instite Trap, Neuter, Return for all feral cat colonies, upgrade current shelters and build new ones...and get rid of Bush of course.
Isis Has Left Us
(Feb 13)
Isis left us this morning at 6:00am. She was a beautiful little black cat with deep set green eyes and bowed legs. Al...
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