Eight years ago we got Rafael,
A tiny Siamese cat,
He was scared to be in
an environment, where he
knew no one.
Each day he hid himself
under the recliner.
It took him a little more
than a week to be
comfortable.
He climbed up, climbed
down.
Nothing satisfied him.
His energy at that
time was more than
one could handle.
Time was passing by, Rafa
did not know how to calm down,
We closed the doors of
the living room and kitchen.
One day while watching
him I said, ‘Rafa this is how
I open the doors.’
Next day I noticed the
doors were open
Rafa and other felines
were inside.
I yelled, “Selina did you
forget to close the door?’
‘No Mom,’ was the reply.
Next day I watched him
open the door.
We changed the knobs,
Rafa was angry, he
let out a shrill, ‘Meeeow.’
We were happy, he was not.
He was curious about
the basement,
one day he zoomed
down when I opened
to take my clothes
to the washer.
I screamed so hard,
Rafa was scared,
for almost a week
he stopped looking at
me.
Rafa being Rafa,
he could not stay
angry this long.
Time was passing by, there
was no more problems
with Rafa. He and I became friends.
Beginning of October,
I saw Rafa’s bowl was not
touched.
We thought he didn’t like
the food.
This continued day after day.
‘Something is wrong I said Selina
take him to the vet.’
We couldn’t get the regular
vet without an appointment.
It was an emergency, Selina
took him to the special vet.
After the blood test,
The vet said, she needs to take an X Ray,
After what seemed eons, the result
was shocking, Rafa has cancer.
We watch and we wonder,how
long do we have him?
…………………………………………………………… 🙂
Sabethville 