Creature Lover

Its been almost a year now since I last wrote something. I am now a mommy to my baby boy. God is so Good.

I find it difficult to start writing since a lot of things has happened in the cattery. When I became pregnant, I was advised by my oby not to attend to the cats personally due to the parasitic disease called Toxoplasmosis. The parasite infects most genera of warm-blooded animals, including humans. Cats have been shown as a major reservoir of this infection. But I was constantly monitoring the welfare of the cats and dogs in the shelter through their caretakers.

When I gave birth last July, i gave myself one month to recuperate. last September, I was telling my husband that I am ready to visit the shelter and that I miss the cats terribly. Thats when he decided to drop the bomb. That my most beloved queen of the cattery, Mikah, died when I was just 6 months pregnant. I had a very complicated pregnancy that they decided not to tell me.

I was heartbroken of course. During the first 4 months of my pregnancy, I always dream of her. I was looking forward to the day when I can see her, and hold her again.

I never thought that day would never come again.

Until today, I haven’t had the courage to visit the shelter.

To my dear mikah girl. I am so sorry baby. Mommy feels guilty. I should have taken extra care of you. I miss you so much.

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For those who have been asking for new pictures of sola, here is it now (Finally!).

Here is Sola practicing his hunting skills.

Its a miracle we were able to save his right eye.

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My friend Tet sent me this story about the lovable tigers In a buddhist temple in Thailand.

The Tiger Temple or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Thailand and has been a sanctuary for many endangered animals including several tigers that walk around freely once a day and can be petted by tourists. The temple received several tiger cubs where the mothers had been killed by poachers. As of 2007, over 21 cubs have been born at the temple and the total number of tigers is about 12 adult tigers and 4 cubs.

The tigers are tamed by being fed with cooked meat to avoid giving them a taste for blood. The staff keep the tigers under control and the abbot will intervene if the tiger gets agitated. They are treated as family members in the temple and visitors are asked to give a donation if they want to take photos with the tigers.

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Thanks guys for the wonderful names. I found these two beside a sewerage. They were really scared at first and tried to hide away. I scratched my arm trying to reach out to them. It was starting to rain so I really had to catch them or they’ll get soaked. They wouldn’t eat at first but when we reached the shelter and I placed them on the Isolation cage, they probably felt secured seeing all the other kittens, so they began to eat.

Buttercup was a little feisty at first, she was being protective of Bonnie (the one with dark gray hair) who clings to her big sister.

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We have rescued 2 more kittens and I couldn’t think of a name for them. Perhaps you guys can help me….

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