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| Name: |
Alonzo
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Age: |
Sixteen years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Cat
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| Home: |
Indiana, USA
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About
sixteen years ago I found a gray striped kitten under the porch of the
couple I used to babysit for. I was in high school at the time and was taking
Spanish classes so I dubbed him a cute Spanish name, Alonzo. This cat was an
outside/inside cat and got into frequent fights with the other cats in the
neighborhood. He was a plain, striped gray tiger cat who never made regular
trips to the vet because we couldn't afford it and who never won a beauty
contest because #1, he wasn't a "fancy cat" and #2 his ears were
all chewed off from mean cats who fought him. He wasn't photogenic and no one would
consider him a "beautiful" cat. But to me he was the most beautiful cat that I
have ever seen and the sight of him brought a peace in me that I have rarely
experienced in this life. This cat lead a pretty uneventful life except for
the time I accidentally gave him a trip round and round in the dryer one
time. (He came back stronger than ever). Through the help of loans, I managed
to go to college. My faithful friend was always there when I would come home
on the weekends. He was there for me through horrible family problems I had
to endure while attending college. He was there for me when I got my first
apartment and he moved in to become an inside cat full-time. He was there
smiling at me every morning at a time in my life when I was told I might go
blind. When I felt like I couldn't get up in the morning, there he was for me
and when I couldn't go to sleep at night, his gentle purr and loving touch
would ease my spirit and sleep would come on little cat paws.
This past November, my best friend's life came to an end. A kidney failure
took his health and peace away and I had to be there for him for a change. I
laid him in the sun one more time for a sun nap before the vet came to my
home and let him go. It was the hardest thing I have ever done and I grieve
for him still. We don't have pets... we know and love friends who know and
love us as long as we're together. Thank God for our "pets."
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