Magnificent Moonlight...

[Freedom]

Moonlight, what a glorious mystical name, so purrfect for a cat of your ilk. You lived life on your terms, but you were also willing to change your terms, for love. RIP big guy, you were a handsome guy, and quite a special purrsonality.

[mydd]

What a great name that was for him and i had tears this morning while reading your story-i have two female ferals that had kittens and i learned alot about trapping and fixing them-i still feed the moms and kept two kittens(indoors) -but i worry about the moms all the time when they arent around my home-it had to be the greatest feeling to be able to hold moonlight and to hear him purr-im sorry you didnt have more time with him but glad he came back to be with you one last time

[gstradtman]

As Moonlight's story demonstrates, cats have many qualities and are very generous with the humans whose lives they touch. Their faults are incredibly few, the worst being simply that they don't live forever. All four cats who have owned me have been "rescues" in one way or another, but I have been the one who was rescued. To see and read about Moonlight is to relive the great honor of finding myself the subject of matter-of-fact love and loyalty such as only a cat can give... but also the enormous vacuum that loss of a feline friend leaves.

[catmandu]

It is sad that our Porch Cats do not have a long life.
Wjhen I look at the Found Cat Hotel video on youtube , made by Laura of Louisiana , I see several Porch Ctas who were there and are no longer there, just one day they stopped coming for food.

Moonlight you truly are a Lucky Cat to have found a Great Furr Ever Home where you are cherished and remembered so fondly.
You now are as free as the wind with your Wings of Silver and Gold and are out there with Our Awesome Animal Angels leading the lost Animals to thier new FurrEver Homes.

We Lucky Found Cats and Our Awesome Angels are sendiong a prayer of homage and a Big MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMME EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW To Our Angel Midnight ^^ Our Newest Friend ^^ and Our Newest Cat of the Day ^^.

[catlover11]

Just like the others who have posted, your beautifully written tribute to Moonlight touched my heart and made me cry. But it also made me very frustrated and angry. As a longtime volunteer for cat rescue I pray that somehow one day cats will enjoy the same protection that dogs who have homes do - we do NOT open the door and let the dogs out into the world without us (unless in a fenced in backyard obviously). Cats deserve this respect and supervision to keep them healthy and safe from predators, cruelty, fast cars, etc. Just in the last two months our rescue has lost two beautiful young cats - one to kidney issues (being born in less than ideal situation outside) and another to Feline Leukemia. We also had 3 cats test positive for Feline Aids and are trying to find homes for them (we already have 9 others with FIV in foster homes). These cats were all either abandoned or were born from abandoned moms. Keep in mind that when you adopt from a rescue or shelter that most do not give the combo test so if you already have cats at home please have this done by your vet (our rescue is one of two that do this test regularly - most do not!). Please, anyone reading this, think more than twice about letting the cat(s) you treasure outside - I have my own cats who I rescued and with patience, love and attention, they WILL get used to their lives indoors - these diseases spread easily and your cats can catch them and suffer through no fault of their own.

Bless you for giving Moonlight the love and care he deserved - and should have had for many more years.

[mon]

Your loving tribute to Moonlight was very touching. I was very moved at your dignified tribute to your beautiful wild friend. You and Moonlight gave each other the best of each other and the most profound gift of all. Wish you an adventurous, magical future and a case of the good stuff Moonlight was a masterpiece. Peace and love

[Momo]

What a beautiful sad story...I must say though that Moonlight was able to eat on a regular basis, and make a few friends during his short time here. May he be happy over the Rainbow Bridge!

[tatsxxx11]

As everyone posting before me, I too was so touched, moved to tears, by your beautifully written, most elegant tribute to your dear, beloved friend, Moonlight; reading of the precious, albeit too brief, time that you and he shared. He was one pure and gentle spirit, and like that heavenly body he was named after, truly magical is his ability to stir and inspire. He was only with you but a short while, sadly. But as Mon so perfectly put it, the pawprints he left on your heart, everlasting. How blessed you were to have known the gift of his quiet, dignified love and devotion, and he yours. It's comforting knowing that one very special, most deserving feral kitty knew warmth and a full belly; the loving touch of a human hand and the comforting sound of a kind voice, before leaving this earth. He was loved.

Heartfelt thanks to you, dear guardian of Moonlight, for sharing your beautiful friend with us; for givng us the chance to honor him, and pay tribute to all that he meant to you.
Bask in the warmth of the Rainbow Bridge, beautiful Moonlight, until you and your soul mate are together once more.