Kali

I use to take care of a woman who had Kali as a companion, but she died and left her without a home. The woman's family was going to take her to the humane society so I brought her home. She was an indoor/outdoor cat, which I don't really like. I tried to keep her inside, but she would just meow and meow at the door. I finally caved and let her outside. One day I came home and found her in the street. Someone had run her over and just left her laying there. It was one of the worst experiences of my life (and obviously her's) and confirmed my reasons for keeping my other kitties indoors. I went inside to grab her favorite blanket, picked up her body and wrapped her up to be buried. She was a sweet kitty who lived 8 long years, but she is missed. The experience was so awful that I keep soft towels in my trunk so that if I see a cat who has been hit by a car and left there alone, I can wrap them up and treat them with the respect and dignity they deserve. I do this to honor the life of Kali and every other cat, because their lives are just as precious as ours and no one should ever have to find their feline friend like that (though I do everything I can to track down their humans - look for numbers on the collar, take them in to the humane society to check for a microchip and post to craigslist so I can return the collar and let them know what happened). I hope people realize when they run over a cat that they have taken a life of someone who probably had a home and was loved, because I miss Kali and feel horribly guilty every time I remember her because I didn't have to let her outside. The worst was thinking that the person who hit her cared so little that they just left her there like she was nothing. Your life was precious to me and I love you Kali. I hope you are in a good place with lots of pillows, fluffy blankets, catnip, hands for petting and squirrels to chase. You were a good friend and I miss your loud purr, your snuggles and even the drooling when you were really enjoying the petting. I'm sorry I couldn't save you and I hope you know that I cry for every kitty I find who died the way you did, because you are all so special. I hope my actions honor you and make you proud to have been part of our family. I saved Kilo because of what happened to you, so I hope that by saving her life, your death wasn't completely without meaning. I hope you forgive me for letting you go.

These pictures were taken on her last day and this is the first time I have been able to look at them. I'm so sorry Kali.

Kali

What a pretty, pretty girl she was.  No matter how we try to do right by our little friends, fate steps in.

You are to be commended for all you do for the cats. The ones you know, and the little ones you don't.

I am sure Kali has all the creature comforts you wish for to have now.  I am so very sorry for your loss.  Earths loss is Heavens gain.

God Bless.

farleyv said:

You are to be commended for all you do for the cats. The ones you know, and the little ones you don't.

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I'm so sorry for your loss. Kali is such a pretty girl so it's understandable how much your missing her

Oh honey   I'm so sorry for you loss. Kali was such a beautiful girl! Don't beat yourself up about letting her out though. I think most cats are ok with being indoors only, but some just can't stand to be indoors 24/7. My LittleOne is like that. She is fine inside...on her terms. If she wants out, she is miserable until she's let out. And yes, I worry the whole time she is outside, but she's happy. Look at it this way, you could have kept Kali trapped inside and she could have died of old age at 20 yrs, but would she have enjoyed her life if she hated not being able to go out? You did everything you could to make her happy and she knows and loves you for that. I don't know if this helps any, but I hope so.

Thanks and I don't deserve to be commended for anything. I do it out of guilt. I know I do it out of love and respect for the lives of our feline friends, but I also do it out of guilt. I just hope Kali is proud of me.

I'm so very sorry for your loss.  But I also want to say when you stop to help animals be very careful for your own sake.  The reason I say this is because I was watching Good Morning America today, and the ticker running across the bottom of the screen mentioned an actress in LA who was hit and killed by a car because she had stopped to help an injured animal. 

I will be, but we don't have the same crazy traffic here and I wait for cars to pass. Usually they see what I'm doing and stop so that I can pick them up, some even stop to see if I need help. Boise isn't like LA.

So sorry for your loss - Kali Fly freely sweet, beautiful girl, you will be missed

I'm very sorry about your loss. RIP, Kali,

Kali was beautiful.  I am so glad she had a person who loved who after her owner died.  I am sure she loved you back.  Rest in peace sweet Kali.  You are missed.