Remember Rascal? Rascal and Minnie were Punitha's rescues. They were initially adopted, but the adopter returned them after sometime because she was worried about her unborn child and how the cats would affect the child later.
Ref: http://www.myanimalcare.org/2011/03/rascal-and-minnie-spayed-neutered-and.html
Poor Rascal and Minnie were very sad the night their owner returned them.
Punitha had to get Rascal and Minnie rehomed. Rascal, being so handsome, was adopted, but returned again. Then, he was adopted yet again, but this third time, with fateful results. Due to the negligence of this third owner, Rascal fell from his his new (apartment) home and lost his life.
Ref: http://www.myanimalcare.org/2011/04/poor-rascal-very-sad-news-this-time.html
We all cried foul over the tragic death of Rascal.
We all mourned for many days and weeks and shared Punitha's pain.
I can empathise with how difficult it must have been for Punitha.
But sometimes, though we ask "WHY??", we will never really know. We just have to console ourselves that as long as we have done our best, we have to leave things be. There are many things we cannot control.
We can only do our very best.
The rest is up to.....(I don't really know who) Mother Nature? The intricate and unexplainable karmic links that binds us? The universe?
Well, guess what now.....
Minnie's adopters have taken her back now.
From Punitha, last night:
Dear Dr.Chan,
I am writing this to update that Minnie's previous owners came over tonight and brought her home (11.30pm, Tuesday).
This has been a very emotional journey for me.
I did receive a few calls for Minnie over the past month, but found it very difficult to follow through. I realized how hard it was going to be for me to trust her into anyone's hands. Even the potential families who came by for her ended up adopting my other rescues instead.
Last week, after much contemplation, I gave the previous owners a call.
I was advised against this a few times.
Minnie may have been under my care...but she was anything but happy here.
This is something I tried so hard to make people understand. Look into her eyes each day and you could tell just how much she wanted to go home...
The owners were also very regretful, the night they learned of Rascal's death...
I did not speak to them about it, but merely sent over a link that they could read.
And I received a call late that night. I remember the husband crying, trying hard to coax his wife to speak to me. She did, sounding genuinely guilt ridden and sorry. And the both of them apologized, over and over...
They also asked, if they could take Minnie home that night...due to emotional reasons, I turned them down.
Today, it felt like the right thing to do.
Minnie, being a usually quiet girl, meowed excitedly in her carrier tonight as they took her. I couldn't help but sense some form of anticipation...did she know that she was finally going home?
Perhaps in a way, this was ultimately the reason for Rascal's sacrifice?
So that from his passing, his friend could find her life back.
I'm so proud of him. And i'm sure that he, like Minnie, is in a happier existence now.
Thank you so much Dr.Chan (and all rescuers and readers of Animal Care) for the support that you people have shown, through all the ups and downs that these two cats went through in their destined journey.
They were truly blessed to have been loved by so many.
Regards,
Nitha.
I'm not quite sure what emotions are stirring in me now, as I post this and read it over and over again. My eyes are wet as I try to put myself in Nitha's shoes. How difficult it must have been for her, if, even we, by just reading what she is going through, cannot help but weep.
I would like to think that Rascal is very happy where he is now. On Rainbow Bridge? Or somewhere similar to that mythical place where all good "people" (includes animals) go after they have done their duty on earth.
Let's all wish Minnie a very happy reunion with her owners, and wish her a safe and happy life.
To all rescuers and rehomers who are as caring, loving, tenacious and responsible as Punitha, I salute your noble efforts with all my heart.
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