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My name is Laifu
the Great or simply the temple cat. I spent the first months of
my precious life in a buddhist temple near the city of Ayudhaya
where the monks have a heart for animals. As scenic as this may
sound you should keep in mind that I shared the temple with
another 250 or 300 street dogs and for a young cat like me this
is really not good news. There I was all by myself and every day
was quite a struggle. Whenever I saw food or water I also saw
many dogs around the bowl or trough and I always had to wait for
one of these quiet moments when I could sneak in and grab a
bite. I also tried the murky water from the nearby Khlong with
very bad consequences. So I lost weight and every day my spirits
grew weaker to the point where my appearance was only skin and
bones. The end was near.
People often have the wrong perception that cats can survive in
any situation and environment but life is as hard for us as for
any other animal living in the urban jungle. However, I was
taking a well deserved rest in a small corner of the temple when
Paporn came around the corner. Firstly, she was surprised to see
a cat in the temple but then she came closer and picked me up.
Now I was surprised because I usually did not find myself in the
arms of people. She took me away and approached a car. After
talking to her husband they put me in a towel and placed me in
the back of the car. I was about to leave the temple for good.
Wrapped in that towel I soon fell asleep not knowing where
the journey will lead me or what will happen to me. They
appeared to be nice people and and I was enjoying the rest in
the air conditioned car. I finally ended up here at Khlongdogs
and was given a small room first because I was so dirty and my
skin was rather infected that I could not be allowed to join my
friends in the upper floor. They put food and water in
front of me but as tempting as it was - I did not eat or drink.
Soon I found myself in the animal hospital and was given
medicine and fluids supposed to kick start my system.
Since that time I recovered very well from my poor state and
developed into my real me: a beautiful tom cat. I soon joined the
feline gang and I am happy to have so many friends here. We also
have a boys club with Tuna, Yoko, Dullop, Gomain, Romeo and me and what
a wild team we are. We have many places where we can sleep,
hide, climb, scratch or simply walk around that I almost forgot
my time at the temple. Needless to say that I gained weight and
got even more handsome.
Here at Khlongdogs we are allowed access to many rooms and we
surely like to watch TV with Thomas. But don't worry: we are
cats and know how to behave - well, sometimes at least. I
sometimes think of the temple and the monks who always tried to
help us animals. Now I finally have a home and can live a decent
live with so many other cats. There is nothing to be afraid of
and we all can be proud cats. Thank you. |
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