Saw this on Facebook and it made me cry

An Abandoned Cat's Last Day

I remember waking up this morning feeling lucky. I still had enough milk leftover from last nights feeding to make my five babies comfortable before venturing out to my favorite deli dumpster a couple blocks away.
I had to make sure my babies were fed and cleaned and back to sleep before I could leave them alone for an hour while I went out to replenish their milk supply. They drained me of every drop I had had leftover from last night and I know they were still a little hungry. but they are good babies and went to sleep after i cleaned them.
I started off on my journey in searcwoods met the pavementh of food for me and food for them. I reached the part of my chosen path where the woods met the pavement. This was the scary part.This is where those things with big black round rubber feet were always running back and forth. There seemed to be an awful lot of them today and it took me awhile to get brave enough to make a run for it.
PHEW I made it. Now for that dumpster.
I knew my babies were still hungry so I jumped extra high this morning and made it in the dumpster in one attempt this time.
It usually takes me two or three jumps to get up and in but like I said " I was feeling lucky " this morning.
I found some old roastbeef and some old turkey which i ate with gusto, and there was some other stuff I found in there that didnt smell so good but I ate it anyway.
My stomach was getting full and I didnt feel any more hinger pains so I jumped out of the dumpster, cleaned my face and paws and just sat for a short time soaking the warmth of the sun.
After what seemed like around ten minutes I felt differant. I felt afraid. I dont know what happened to that lucky feeling I had all morning.
Maybe it had something to do with the food I just ate. I'm not sure.
Well, I shrugged it off knowing I had to get back to my five beautiful little babies before they woke up and became frightened by my abscence.
I walked/ ran to the edge of the pavenment and looked at all those black round rubber feet running past me. I backed up a little and knew by how many there where that I would have to take a chance when it came.I judged the speed of their gait and decided that after the next one passed I would run for it and be back with my babies in less then five minutes.
I would wake them up with gentle licks and soft purrs. And they would eat until they were full instead eating until there was no more left and they were still hungry.
I looked to my left and saw my break and took off running without looking the other way.
What happened? Why am I just laying here?
What is that?--- My blood? How can this be?
My stomach and milk are full- my babies are going to wake up-- I must get back to them.
OH It hurts. Those big black round rubber feet are running past me in both directions.
Doesnt anybody see me?
Doesnt anybody care?
Dont they know that I have babies that need me?
My thoughts are frantic. My thoughts are of my babies. My thoughts are full of visions of my babies.
My mind is telling me to get up but my back and my hind legs will not obey my mind.
I try to scream but no sounds come out of my mouth.
I cant move.
All I can do is lay here crying for my babies. praying for my babies. Being scared for my babies and damninf the fates.
I di not ask to be homeless and living in the woods. I did not ask to be abandoned in the spring heavy in the womb with my five beautiful babies.
My three beautiful little girls and my two handsome little boys.
What is going to become of them I wonder as I lay here dying.
I try one last time time to get up to go to them but I can not.
I am getting weaker and weaker.
I know I will never see them again and they will never see me again.
They will not get their milk and they will not get their beautiful faces cleaned by me anymore.
They will never ever hear my purr or feel my warmth.
My final thoughts are of them and how scared and lonely they will be without me.
My final thought is knowing they will die without me as I have just died without them.
written by Lori Cottam

Message edited 7/12/2012 10:46:30 AM.

Re: Saw this on Facebook and it made me cry

Re: Saw this on Facebook and it made me cry

Re: Saw this on Facebook and it made me cry

omg kill me now

Re: Saw this on Facebook and it made me cry

Hits home for me, since our kittens growing up were found in the backyard just born and their mother never returned for them.

Re: Saw this on Facebook and it made me cry

Sobbing. Hugging my kitties.