I haven't been blogging religiously for the readers to know that I had a pet cat I loved dearly. It all started on 3rd September 2022 when my husband suddenly (yes, without prior notice, ladies and gentlemen) brought home a brown kitten who was fugly.
He was jumping around and assessing every corner of the house.
It was strange at first — having to have another creature at home who would make his appearance out of nowhere — when I was cooking, cleaning or simply doing nothing. Like his glimpse running around the house scared me most of the time.
But the feeling later developed. He became a true companion. He connected really well with us. We expressed his feelings with his annoyingly noisy meows. Whenever he finished pooping he would announce, whenever his companion (another cat we adopted to befriend him) finished pooping he would announce, whenever he woke up he would announce, whenever he wanted the door open he would announce... he was basically a communicator, well, erm, maybe a human trapped in an almost 10kg cat body.
Yes, he was that large. But a scaredy cat. Really!!! He was a cowardice. A chicken. He would hide to sounds of thunder, vacuum, grass cutting or anything noisy! He wouldn't want to leave home or he'll stick his head under my armpit outside the house. Yes, he was that coward!
He left us last Tuesday. Out of a sudden. Within about 12 hours of vomiting and lethargy — he went away peacefully in the morning of 14th July 2026 overlooking the sunrise in his favourite sleeping position.
I woke up to his death. I thought he was just sleeping peacefully. We had already planned to bring him to the vet that morning but he left us first. It was heartbreaking.
Who would've thought the loss of a cat could leave a hole the size of a durian in our heart. The bigger the hole the heavier it gets. We cried, we mourned, we still do.
He was not just a cat. He was our child. He means the world to us. He gives meaning and reasons for us to go home every day. We talk about him almost every single time. He is a darling.
Why did you go too soon, Change?
I hope you were just going for a long, long nap.
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