My Five Year Old Bengal Cat

by Beatrice
(Tennessee)

I had been bitten by a stray cat three years ago and I had to have some shots for a couple of months to keep me rabies free.

My mom deiced to get a 1 year old Bengal cat to let me forget of the past “trauma” and perhaps to soothe her caring heart as it was a stray cat which had a collar in it. My cat’s name is Sarah and it made me forget my past bad memory with a cat.

Sarah is very much like my old dog. She is affectionate and would jump at me when I get home or when I’m seated at the couch. She can sense if I was sad and she would not leave my side.

She would whimper to ask for milk and when I give it to her, it feels like I am comforting myself too. I feel like she shares my pain. I cannot forget the time when I was so down as I had just broken up with my boyfriend. I came home very late and I was surprised to find her waiting for me. Her food was barely untouched and she immediately ran slowly towards me. She did not jump as she normally does. I think she felt the pain even before I came home. I picked her up, lay her on my lap and had a great long cry. She cried with me. It was all the comfort I needed. I just needed someone who will not leave me and at that time I felt that.

When my friends come over, she always make sure to let her presence felt. My one and only trick with her is that she can sit whenever I offer her some food. She also purrs very uniquely in that it almost has a melodious tone.