It Was Just A Cat!

[Karen]

Play nicely at the Rainbow Bridge, Tinker Toy!

[Terminalvelocity]

I thank you all for your replies.

Toy has been gone for almost six years now and I'm just beginning to recover from the loss. I wrote that poem about a year after she died.

I posted it here because I see so many cat lovers here who are in pain, very real, very deep pain and I want them to know that its ok to feel and express that pain.

Every time I hear the phrase, "Its just a cat(or dog)", I just about go nuts. Our companion animals are family members! I don't think humanity will ever reach the point where we'll be given three days paid leave from work, but hopefully there will be more empathy from co-workers, neighbors and family in the future.

That's why I wrote it and that's why I posted it here.

Thanks for reading it,

Karel

[Kirsten]

What a very beautiful poem! Reminds me of the day following Katz's passing. My boss removed me from my desk in the entrance hall because he didn't want a crying secretary there. He didn't even ask what's wrong, but I know he wouldn't have understood that I was just heartbroken because my most beloved friend was gone...

The sentence "It's just a cat/dog" is cruel and just heartless. But people who say that are poor because they never experienced the love and friendship of a furry friend.

R.I.P. Tinker Toy!

Kirsten

[kb2yjx]

You are so right Kirsten!!! I have read until you love and are loved back by a cat or dog, you haven't fully allowed your soul to expand to its fullest!!! Thank you for the poem. And sleep softly, seet Tinker Toy....

[catmandu]

I know so many clods that would be upset if thier TV was stolen, when you can buy a TV just about anywhere.
Its only a machine.
There was only One Tinker Toy ever.
Tinker Toy is doing well in the Pet Angel Army, finding places that he and his Meeowmie can share, when the day comes when they are reunited.
One Fine Day.

[catfamily]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful poem with us.My cats are my children and I go the extra mile for them.My whole life is my cats.I spring out of bed from a sound sleep to check on them just like a mom does with her human child.

[Logan]

Karel, you know that I completely understand where you came from when you wrote that poem and your love for TinkerToy, which is unmatched by any of us. Thank you for being such a wonderful friend.

Logan