An Ode to My Dear Cat !

Death is the most inevitable pain. Today i lost my dearest friend - my pet cat "Lalu". He suffered the most excruciating 45 minutes of his life before leaving this world forever at around 2.30 a.m. After a fierce attack from a pack of dogs, he bled to death in front of my eyes and i could do nothing to save him.

Lalu is the most humane cat i have ever seen. He is a small creamy red coloured ball of fur, a little thin for his type(male), with a chronic nasal problem which made him snore when he breathed. He was a timid kind with a feeble cry, and you could never tell when he was about to sneeze! He was one of those very lazy and lucky cats to have been sticking to my mother all day long, only eating and sleeping like a couch-potato, and stirring up the whole house whenever there was shortage of fish; playful as ever, discovering any big or small piece of string or wire in the house, being annoyed with anything that moves within his reach, which of course includes torturing insects and lizards( his favourite! ) . His best time of the day was the "night" when, at first, he could obstruct the hanging of the mosquito-net because it has so many strings, and crawl under the bed-sheet while it being spread, and spend the rest of the night's solitude hunting down cockroaches in the kitchen. He was known to have lost his feline instincts and imbibe human instincts instead because he could knock on the door by the latch, open doors, come to the fridge when it is opened and point out the packet that contains his delicacy- fish! He used to accompany us at the dinner table, patiently sitting in the chair and peering over the table top waiting till we give him a share. I shall never forget that cute face.

Those last 30 minutes of his life will remain etched in my mind forever as the most horrifying time of my life. His eyes were trying to speak a thousand words it seemed, most of which meant- get me out of this pain. His posterior end from the waist to the limbs failed him; he was desperately trying to stand up and run away from the pain.....his eyes told me that he was so scared...... but now he rests in peace......Lalu, where are you.....it hurts so much.

Dear God, may he be happy up there with You forever. Let him not be born again.