Credit: ViralNova, Cole and Marmalade
I’ve always been a dog lover, way since I got the hang of
things. I’d make a ‘dog’ by stapling pieces of paper together, and with a piece
of string tied through a punch hole I’d drag it with me everywhere I went. It wasn’t
until my last year in primary school that we got the call from SPCA, telling us
that they finally had the dog with the right size and temperament for our
family. And I’ve been bonkers about dogs since, so much so that I don’t think human
beings deserve the dog’s unconditional love.
Having moved in with the boyfriend, however, I knew that we
can’t afford to have dogs – that we both work full-time means we have very little
time to spare for the dog, not to mention the microscopic space we manage to
rent as a temporary home. So cat it is. I had no idea what to expect from cats
but I welcomed our first adopted black cat home with open arms, and she’s come
to side with me and snuggle up to me at night, or over the weekend, or when I lie
down on the sofa like a flat plank.
There are two things that strike me about cats, the first
being that cats can be very much like dogs, like how our black kitty would welcome
us home at the door. The other thing about cats is that they are experts in
hiding diseases or discomfort. From stories told by my cat-loving friends, I learnt
that it could be very late by the time you suss out something wrong with your
cats. While I’ll still need to find out the mentality behind this ‘secretive’ behavior,
I thought I’d share with you this video created by the owner of the two cats
called Cole and Marmalade, in the wake of Marmalade beating his cancer. Apparently
there are telltale signs here and there that could prompt you to take your feline
baby to the vet for a check, such as abnormal smells, lumps and bumps, or
wounds that won’t heal.
