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Goodbye Mo

Sun Feb 15, 2009, 3:11 AM
  • Mood: Sorrow
To be or not to be, that is a stupid question.

Today I got back from a mini-break and recieved a phonecall. It was the kind of phonecall we all hope not to get, yet know we will get it one day in some way shape or form. My mum and dad told us that our family cat, Moses, had died.

Not many people care as much if a pet dies, some people just shrug it off. But my cats are more than just pets to me; they are true companions, a kind of family member that has no word to describe them - pet is not sufficient. They are equals in my house hold, recieve as much love and care as any human being, and it is the guests who are to respect my cats, not the other way around.

Moses was the eldest of our cats, he was a true warrior and gaurdian - he died as he lived: protecting his family. He once saved our neighbour from a brown snake (their bite can be fatal) but this time, he was not so lucky. He died trying to fend off another snake, only this time he was biten and my parents found him dead on the verandah. I have not seen Mo since Christmas, and am sad that I will now never see his again - he was a grumpy, fat, but lovable cat who enjoyed his yogurt immensly.

I will make a photo tribute later and post it on youtube.



Here is a picture my friend Ashlee ( :iconmanga-magician-girl1: ) drew that has a character she based upon Mo's looks.


Thanks Ash! :hug:

WAAAAAAGH!
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:iconseserkku:
I'm sorry :( greatest happiness may turn in to greatest sadness :( for here, two cats of mine have died because of the crazy car drivers in here...
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:iconsaiyan-frost:
~saiyan-frost Feb 17, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
It is horrible when pets are ran over; more so because the driver never usually stops to move the pet off the road, showing complete lack of compassion. My mum accidently hit a dog once, he was alive but injured, and we stopped and made the effort to find the dear thing's owners. If drivers can't find the owners, they should at least take the animals to the vets; more would survive if they did.
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:iconseserkku:
Yeah... one of them had died instantly.. but the fucking drivers left the second one lay in pain, i had it in nightmares for quite awhile, seeing a cat laying on road pavement, slightly wriggling he's tail...
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:iconsaiyan-frost:
~saiyan-frost Feb 17, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
Aw the poor thing, that is a horriblew thing to have happened; some people are so inhumane. Just because animals can't speak, or don't look like us, doesn't make them any less sentient.
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~MaKo85 Feb 16, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
Awww, poor Moses. But I have to say, that is the awesomest thing I heard, not to mention a very noble way to go, as Clayton already mentioned.
In my life, particularly back in Europe we had a few cats, to hunt mices and rats and whatnot. Only one has ever found a spot in my heart, and she was a force unto herself.
I still miss her sometimes.
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~saiyan-frost Feb 17, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you, I don't like to say much mushy stuff but Mo means alot to me. I will have many good memories of him, as I am sure you do of your old friend too :hug:
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:iconmanga-magician-girl1:
What?!! Mo died?!! OMG!!
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:iconsaiyan-frost:
~saiyan-frost Feb 17, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
Yeah, he was bitten by a tiger snake... poor Mo, not seeing his limp form has helped me deal with it a bit; it would have been harder if I'd've been there when they found him.
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:iconmanga-magician-girl1:
Yeah it would've been worse if you found him there. Poor Mo, last I saw him was your Birthday
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