My kitties…

March 4, 2006

Naks. 

Parang ang lalim ng title ng entry ko no? 

But this is most definitely not a time of games for me. 

Kulit, the last of the three kitties my friend Charmane and I were taking care of, died last 3/4/2006 at 2:48 am.

I came home at on Thursday morning from work, annoyed at the god forsaken traffic in the Manila area.  I arrived at around noon, ran to the room so I could feed the cat.  Just to find he was being bitten by red ants.

And he was crying.  To actually hear him cry in pain was unbearable for me.  I called Charmane to tell her what happened, my voice breaking over the phone.  She told me to feed him but no matter how I try, he just won’t drink any milk.  I tried using a cotton bud, a medicine dropper, even the tip of my pinkie but it just won’t do.  I even called my aunt just to ask for advice.

Tita Susan:  O?  Napatawag ka?

Me:  Tita, yung baby pusa na inaalagaan ko, kinagat ng langgam!!  Ano gagawin ko?  Umiiyak na sya e. 

Tita Susan:  Saglit, ittext ko si doktora.  (That’s our veterinarian).  Ba’t ka umiiyak?

Me:  Eh, Tita… alaga ko ito eh… (sobbing over the phone)

I decided not to go to work that night.  Well… it was a good thing that I was suffering from dysmenorrhea that night.  He was mewling, ung faint pa ha?  Charmane was stroking Kulit’s neck, na kung hindi na raw nya kaya,it’s alright, kaysa sa mahirapan sya.  At that time, I was crying my eyes out.  Wala na ako mgawa non kundi umiyak ng umiyak.  Damn!  If I can’t be responsible enough to take care of a cat, paano pa buhay ko among other things??

I miss our kitties.