Mourning Meu

If you remember, back in June, I wrote a post about our latest addition being a 1 1/2 year old kitty that we named Meu. She was a stray that had been dumped in need of a home and a family to love her. Sadly, we lost her a couple of nights ago as she wandered out onto Binbrook Rd, where she was hit and killed. We only had her for a couple of months, but man, how we miss her.

She looked like a cat, but she didn't have strictly cat qualities. She behaved like a dog, rarely using her litter box, and doing the bulk of her business outside. When she wanted to go outside, or come in the house, she'd go to the door, stand on her hind legs, and use her front paws to bat at the door, all while meowing to get our attention. Her tail was that of a spider monkey with a mind of its own. No joke. She wrapped her tail around everything No wrist or ankle was safe.

When we took her in, mum wanted her to be strictly indoor. She didn't want us to be those owners who let the cat out only to have it get hit and killed. The dad, on the other hand, said, "if she gets hit, she gets hit," in the condescending tone that says, "she'll be fine," and proceeded to let her out. Two months later, mum's hating being right, and I'm missing our pretty girl. She was a talkative little snuggle bum.

We miss you, Meu.