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Monday 27 December 2021

PostScript Much Needs Yet to be Done


Knowing is not enough, you must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.                 That lovely sand coloured puppy I discovered one early morning near my house, close to dying (bite wounds around his throat), recovered well, he is now four months old, remains frightened of other dogs and cars, gets on with most of my cats. But he tries to eat their food and they his, makes a happy  relationship difficult. Anyhow, we named him Djego, a good citizen, he likes to keep the town clean (I wish I could say this about more folks) and when he's taken for a walk doesn't pee or produce excrements on the road, holds it all back until he's in the house again. Well, my husband heard of a good family looking for a puppy and they were interested. So one morning he took Djego outside and see about an adoption. A little later there was a bit of knocking on my window. When I went outside, Djego was standing there, without a leash and without my husband. What happened? Did our puppy find a good family for my husband, do they want to adopt him rather than Djego? No need to worry, he also returned after a while, just wondered how the sweet puppy found our house. Such a good loyal boy, doesn't want to leave his home and foster parents. We actually love him too, I have been told his breed is called Atlas, very expensive in Europe, fairly rare, anyhow, he is unfortunately still traumatized, after all it is only six weeks ago that Djego was close to death.. Usually November and December are bad months for cats, viruses and week immune systems take their toll, in particular among the young and this year was no exception. Kidney problems are a common cause of death among the adults, we lost several approximately five year old very dear, great character cats. So depressing. Unfortunately the water here is of poor quality and can lead to stones in the body of humans and animals. Not everybody can afford to buy mineral water. One morning I got a shock, early in the morning, feeding time for my guests at the Cats' Table, only one cat waiting for me. Usually there are 17. What happened? Then slowly another one arrived, then another, two more and finally there were six, still a too low figure. Next day eight little beauties in front of my door and today, thank heavens, at least 12 darlings. I could be glad to require less food, less expenditures, now that several cats passed over the rainbow, but no



, they made me love them. Besides, I am not really saving money, regular visits to the veterinarians prevent this. As Erich Kaestner put it: " One can of course live without animals, but it is not worth it.       On the 16th of December my gorgeous Aisha, long beautiful hair, following an accident only one eye, suddenly disappeared. Looked for her everywhere in the neighborhood, called her name in vain, a gentle approximately five year old real treasure, spayed and neutered. Unfortunately three of my other cats liked to chase her and created problems. Not all cats like all cats, some even prefer human company. I wish I could have handled the situation better, she means a lot to me, sweet Aisha. I hope and pray that she is still alive and at least found a good family, maybe her outstanding beauty helped her for that. A small hope remains that my darling will yet return.  Times are getting harder, prices raise and many have less money available. This of course doesn't make life easier for stray cats and dogs who often had a home in the past. At least we manage to convince the owner of one of my guests to let him sleep in his previous home if he wants to, while I continue to feed him. He loves the croquettes. As we didn't know his name, we gave him that of that neighbor. Malcom X changed his name to X as he didn't want to be called by the name of the family that kept his ancestors as slaves, the custom at the time, horrible thought, original name of those unfortunate folks gone for ever. At first our neighbor didn't like it, then joked you better call be by the cat's name then. A good day is when all our little fur angels are well and contend. Their love is so pure and precious.


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