Mac I saw you 3yrs ago at my local rescue centre where I had been told that you had been a long term stray and that you were roughly 10 years old. You came and spoke to me when I was making a fuss of you, you were a funny and very lovely boy. When I turned to make a fuss of another cat you looked away and turned your back on me as if to say hmm you are going to take her home are you, it was so comical. From that day I just had to take you home with me. A few days later I bought you home and it was if you had always been with me it was a surreal feeling, although you did follow me around everywhere to begin with I guess you must of felt insecure. I made lots of fuss of you and you loved sleeping on my bed every night cuddled up to me.
Then just a few months ago you became really poorly, you stopped eating and lost so much weight. I took you to the vets whom took blood tests to find out what exactly was causing you to be so unwell. The vet was unsure to begin with but then prescribed you some tablets after the result of the blood test which showed you had problems with your thyroid gland.So every day you had to have tablets 3 times a day and you really did not like it and I didn't blame you I wouldn't of liked it either. But gradually you stopped having them and you got worse. I took you back to the vets who then told me you were more like 16 years old and not 13 like I once thought. The vet then said that they could operate on you but due to your age you probably wouldn't pull through. I could not bear to let you go so I asked the vet if they could operate on you, as I had faith that you would pull through.
They said they would operate. So I took you home crying hoping that you would pull through. I took you a few days later for your operation and everything was fine you were ok. I got you home and you were like a new cat, I couldn't believe it you had a new lease of life. You began to eat again and gained all the weight you lost. I was so happy that I'd made the right decision, and to see you back to your normal and happy self. Then on the 6/12/2007 I let you out in the early evening as I normally did as you loved to visit my neighbour, as he would let you visit him and snuggle down in his front room. You loved wandering around I guess because you had been homeless for so long it had become a habit, but you always were never far from home.
That night I called you but you never showed. I wasn't worried then as you did this at times and thought maybe you were next door visiting. The next morning I got up and the very first thing I did was open the door and called you. But you weren't there. I was now worried as you always came to the door in the morning. I opened my door as I had to go out after calling you and I saw my next door neighbour at the end of my path, I'll never forget his face or that day. He looked at me and told me not to come out of the house and saw him with you in his arms. You had been fatally injured by a car..I cannot put into words how I felt that day and how I still feel now except my heart still feels heavy and I miss you so much Mac...I still feel like I let you down and I think that will be with me for some time..You will always be in my heart always I hope you are playing at rainbow bridge free of pain and missing me as much as I miss you....xxxxxx