Thaku is missing for a month now! Thaku for the uninitiated is mom-cat. I owe her big time for all 5 kittens who she decided to have me share my life with. Have looked all over for her but can't see her anywhere. Asked people about her, wether they have seen her around but to no avail. Leads me to think something must have happened to her.
She would be waiting every evening near our staircase for me to return from work & feed her. When she stopped appearing I just thought its the heavy rains hence she is seeking shelter somewhere else. But now i guess we have to accept the inevitable. Mom is upset too & keeps looking out of the windows trying to spot her. Whats worst is the not knowing what has happened to her!
How can someone I know for over 10 years just disappear into thin air? I don't know...fear the worse that I will never see her again. Miss her like hell.
She is so formidable & fiercely independent. Even when we gave her the option of staying with us she chose not to as her freedom was valued by her. Choosing to be our friend and accepting our love was her way of showing she cared. Trusting us enough to leave her kittens with us was her ultimate acceptance of our friendship.
I respect her for her ability to survive for so many years, for being so self reliant, yet accepting my friendship, love her for being an amazing mom. The way she took care of her kids, trained them to catch baby squirrels & birds to help them be self-reliant, teaching them to cross the roads in the middle of the night, always coming home to feed them when they were kittens, cleaning & caring for them, earning their respect...it was amazing to watch.
When most people see her they see a stray cat, for me she is Thaku ...a member of my small but extended family.
