Sunday was a very, very sad day for us our beautiful
placid, cute little cat was attacked and killed by a dog whilst sleeping in the sun outside our neighbour's house.
Keegan was a lovely little cat she was a stray that Martin
and I took in when we lived in Caversham, she came to us
starving and at first we thought we had better not feed her
as she belonged to someone else. Back she came every day
until we gave in and fed her, that was it then she never left.
She was a funny little thing she used to lick your ears and
climb around your neck, which made you look like you were
wearing a fur collar...crazy but cute!!
When we moved to Tilehurst she settled in very quickly but a
few years after we moved in she got herself lost but we managed
to get her back after 2 weeks - how lucky were we.
Only a month ago she got lost again and after a week and a half
of putting up posters, ringing vets etc we got her back again.
She had been taken to a local vets by a lovely couple who had
found her, I rang the vets and well you can guess the outcome.
Many tears of happiness were shed that day at having her back.
Of course now many tears of sadness have been shed at how
our lovely little friend died on Sunday. Taylor was distraught
well we all were. Little Jamie just thinks that she is now
having a lovely sleep in our garden...I guess this is the best
way to think of it. Children sometimes have the most simplistic
view of things and in reality thinking of it this way is the
least painful to all of us.
We will just remember all the times she shared with us
like playing in the snow only 2 weeks ago (pic above)
I know she was only a cat but she was part of our family
and our lives for a very long time and we will miss her
and I am sure anyone who has ever lost a pet will
understand these sentiments.
