Pets
My Cat Passed Away More Than A Decade Ago, And I Still Can’t Forget Mrs Truffles
The loss of a pet is significantly hard to deal with.
Having pets is something every animal lover adores. About me, I just love all animals, I have had cats, dogs, birds, and even hoping to get a pet gecko someday. A cat is something I treasure, I love cats. Perhaps that is something I casually follow on social media in my spare time and breaks, my love for them is ad-infinitum. My Instagram is perhaps filled with channels about cat content that I follow, share, and like.
One of the few cats that I adore is Mr. Willis and Rexiecat — that are just the most adorable pretty kitties out there. Both of them are fighters and are an inspiration to cat lovers out there. They remind me of my adorable kitten, that my sister adopted when she was little. A kitten that loved playing with me. A cat that became a part of our family, happiness perhaps short-lived.
This is going back more than a decade and a half ago, to the ripe years of 2006. We adopted Mrs. Truffles from an acquaintance who was giving away her cats and kittens as she was leaving for abroad. Thus, we decided to take her in and make her a part of our family. She was still fairly little, as little cute kittens should be. We were overjoyed, by her. We fed her, we even clothed her using a sock, so she’s comfy, we even created a cushion for her to sleep on. Though, she would roam to my bedroom every night and would sleep underneath our bunk beds. She liked being around us, especially me.
“Time spent with cats is never wasted.” — Sigmund Freud.
I took special care of her, and also gave her baths, and even fed her milk. Back then, one day I remember it finely, we put in her a basket and closed it as we were about to go outside. Somehow, she managed to get out, pets do that usually as they are very smart. She got to the balcony and starting walking on the railing. I believe she tripped once and fell probably 10 feet downwards, though she fell on the grass. she sustained a few injuries on her leg, that when we took to the vet, did some bandages, and came back home.
This time we tried, not to take our eyes off of her, because this mishap could have been avoided if I would have taken her with me. But sadly, my uncle didn’t allow me. Afterward, I was extra cautious. After the monsoon season, she got sick somehow, perhaps because she was still little, and not fully grown. Though, I would she would resemble how Mr. Willis would be if you went and saw the video when they would him. that was her scenario in her struggling days.
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. ”– Anatole France
I took her to the roof and put her near the attic. Those days, some laborers were working there at my uncle’s house fixing the roofing, tiles, etc. another day, I just gave her the meal, she was in poor condition, I had contacted the vet, and had asked for an appointment but sadly to my unknowing nature, those same laborers had seen the condition of my cat, so they dawned it on themselves to end her misery and they threw her from the roof. I didn’t know this until I heard my cat scream. And I rushed outside to see my beloved truffles dead as a stick.
When cats die, their hair freezes all over their body. Like they are frozen in time. That’s what she was like, I broke into tears. I and another friend rushed, but we couldn’t do anything. It drove me mad, and I went upstairs asking for whom had thrown her in her state. When I got to know about the man I picked a rock and threw it towards him damaging his shoulder. I then punched him, and grabbed by the collar, and asked who told you, to do that, “Don’t you have any human decency, towards animals, you sick c*nt!” — he told me she was dying, what more you could have done so we thought to put the poor little thing out of the suffering.
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.”– Vicki Harrison
I and my cousin started punching and kicking him. We also got punched, and then my uncle came and broke the fight. He humiliated the labor force personnel and even slapped him a few times. And then with humiliation told him to get lost. I was crying, as it wasn’t Miss’s truffles fault, it was mine to bear, that perhaps I wasn’t there the second time. When my sister heard about this, she did cry I believe for a week or so. But with time, you learn to manage your emotions wisely. Thus, I believe Mrs. truffles had a good time spent with us.
Even though I was not her primary guardian, I loved her very much. I buried shortly after the quarrel ended. And paid my respects, afterward. We put all her belongings in her grave and wrapped in the huge stocking she used to play in. In times of COVID-19, I am remembering not just people, but pets as well who are a reminder that you have to be cautious, for the ones you love, and be careful to love the ones you love.
In the end, I would say that Mrs. Truffles and many pets that go unnoticed all of them had something in common, they always tried to keep themselves and their masters in check. Animals do care, when you are caring to reciprocate towards them. They won’t bite you unless you bite them. Some Animals just want someone to love them, and there are so many people just like that too.
“No heaven will not ever Heaven be. Unless my cats are there to welcome me.”
– Anonymous
We should do the best we can, and share our love and resources with everyone, animals, and humans alike. In these times, I believe they will be affected too, so let’s try our best to take care of ourselves and our beloved felines who make our life living heaven and at times hell to live in.
Stay Blessed and Stay Safe!
With Love ❤️
