A Breeders Love
I Love my little kitty, she makes my house a home,
She always is my best friend, I never feel alone.
She makes me smile, she makes me laugh,
she fills my heart with love.
Did some breeder breed her? Was she sent down from above?
I've never been a breeder, or seen life through their eyes,
I only hold my kitty, just sit and criticize.
I've never known their anguish, I've never felt their pain,
The caring of their charges, through snow or wind or rain.
I've never waited all night long for kittens to be born,
The stress and trepidation when they're still not here at dawn......
I've never felt the heartache of the little life in my hands,
A darling little kitten who weighs just 60 grams!
Should you do that or this? Or this instead of that?
Alone you fight, and hope one day he'll grow to be a cat.
Bring joy to another being and make a house a home.
You know it's all just up to you, you fight this fight alone.
Formula, bottles, heating pads.....you've got to get this right,
Two hourly feedings for this little mite throughout the day and night.
In your heart you know it, you'll surely lose the fight,
To save this little baby, but God willing, you just might......
Day one he's in there fighting, you say a silent prayer,
Day two and three he's doing well, with lots of love and care.
Day four and five---he's still alive, your hopes soar to the heavens.
Day six he slips away again,
Dies in your hand---Day seven.
You take this little angel and bury him alone,
With aching heart and burning tears, (and exhausting groan)
You ask yourself----
Why do this? Why suffer all the pain?
But to see the joy that kittens bring----it really self explains!
So when you think of breeders and label them with "greed,"
Think what they sometimes endure to fill another's need.
And when you buy a kitten, with pounds and pence you part,
You only pay with money....
We pay with our heart.
Wil Olfers
Miki Sanukis Sphynx Cattery, The Netherlands