Kats & Kits: Goodbye Basil

Many of the cats that come to Kats and Kits have had some sort of trauma in their lives and Basil was no exception. As a young cat Basil had to share his home with an exotic Havana cat whose highly strung temperament proved to be too much for our gentle ginger and white boy to cope with. Poor Basil was bitten and his leg became infected and had to be amputated.

His family felt unable to cope with a three legged cat and consequently through no fault of his own he was without a home. He had a very appealing personality and it was agreed that every effort should be made to find him a new family who would appreciate him and with whom he would be happy.

Luckily one of the vets treating him knew a friend of Lorraine ’s and when she was approached she did not hesitate to offer him a home. How could she refuse this smiley ginger and white cat with the Walt Disney face and wonderful friendly nature. He endeared himself to us all in a very special way and soon we had all fallen under his spell.

That was fifteen years ago and during all those years he made us laugh launching himself over fences on his three legs, gratefully accepting some help when scratching was difficult and sunbathing on his back in the vegetable patch. Visitors were greeted with great enthusiasm and we could have rehomed Basil a hundred times over, not that Lorraine would ever have parted with him.

Over the years Basil became very attached to Tansy and Tammy and the three pals spent most of their time together.

Sadly Basil’s health began to deteriorate and last week with much heartache it was decided it would be kinder to put him to sleep. It was very hard to say goodbye to a much loved old friend. How lucky we have been to have had Basil with us all these years and we like to think that he has been happy too.

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01 September 2010

Goodbye Basil

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