Goodbye Serrafin

Other cats would've died the minute they fall from the 6th floor, or some time later because of internal bleeding. Urinary tract infection would result in fatality in less than a day.


But Serra managed to go through all that, and he lasted for a month.


He was indeed a strong cat. It's not easy to take care of a cat, whose bladder is not functioning anymore. He would pee and defecate involuntarily, wet his entire paralysed back legs, and I needed to take him to the toilet to wash him then got him hair-dried properly. Then he started to recover physically. Bulu dah tumbuh, dia dah boleh tegakkan badan though he was still paralysed. Until the last few days when he started to urinate blood...

 

Malam semalam lepas ambil Serrafin dari rumah kawan, he was acting weird. Dia nak keluar and he put his hands on my lap. But he couldnt go far. I waited beside him, sampai dia calm sikit. Pukul 2 pagi macam tu, dia dah landing properly. I took some water, dan lapkan pipi dia.

Somehow I got the instinct that it wont be long. So I put my face beside him. Cuddle sikit and kiss his head like how I used to do (I stopped doing this sebab dah lama tak mandikan, takut infection). And I told him before I went to sleep..

"Sakit lagi? It's okay. U've stayed strong for a long time. Nanti kita jumpak balik. Jangan lupa k je nanti okay. I love u. Thanks sebab jadi kucing yang baik..."

And I woke up this morning with a message on my phone from my bestfriend, Zetty..

"You know, maybe u can try talk to serra. Kadang2, cats need reassurance too, when it's time to go away peacefully. Because they have the feeling of not wanting to leave us too..."

I looked at Serra. He's not breathing. I touched him. Keras. He's dead. Guess he really needed to know I'll be fine, then only he was able to leave.

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Terima kasih kat housemate yang sayang Serra + tolong jaga dia :) Thanks to those yang concern, tanya Serra macam mana. Ayah-ayah Zohan yang datang on the very first day masa dia jatuh tu, tolong call kan vet.  Yang datang melawat pastu bawakkan bubble tea untuk kitorang. Bawak Whiskas + susu untuk Serra. Thanks kat Akka cleaner yang bila datang je, masuk bilik gosok-gosok Serra dulu. Dan paling terharu sekali, last Friday masa the Muslim BDS girls usrah kat rumah, then ramai-ramai duduk dalam bilik tengok Serra macam mana. I know some of them tak suka kucing pun. But they showed sincere care and concern.

Thanks to Kak Naimah + Kak Rin  sebab bagi k jaga kucing ni. Sorry I couldn't do much. I've tried my best to give him proper love and care. Thanks yang wish takziah. I really do appreciate all these though I might not show it. Kucing pun makhluk Allah. Sehebat-hebat kita jaga maknusia, sehebat tu jugak kita kena jaga kucing kalau kita sayang dia. And I believe the animals are bonus from God, to those yang dianugerahkan perasaan untuk sayang dan suka kucing, this is one of the ways untuk dapat pahala lebih. You just have to give some love.

And thanks to Allah for the opportunity to have him. Walaupun sekejap je, itsokay, I'm satisfied. I'm sad but a part of me feels relieved. He doesnt have to bear the pain anymore.

 

  

Take care, Serra . We'll meet again later :)