A Breeders Tale

[Kay]

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, or did she fall down from above?

I've never been a breeder, seen life through their eyes,
I hold my little Kitty and just sit and criticise.
I've never known their anguish, I've never known their pain,
The caring of their charges, through snow or wind and rain.

I've never sat the whole night through, waiting for babies to be born,
The stress and trepidation when they're still not there by dawn.
I've never felt the heartache, of a little heart in my hands,
This darling little baby, who weighs but 60 grams.

Should you do that instead of this.... or this instead of that,
Alone you fight, and hope one day, he'll grow to be a cat,
And bring joy to another being.... and make a house a home,
You know it's all just up to you, you'll fight this fight alone.

Formula, bottles, heating pads, you've got to get this right,
Two hourly feeds for this little guy, throughout the day and night.
In your heart you know, your almost sure to lose this 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 hands day seven.

You take this little Angel, and bury him alone,
With aching heart and burning tears, and an exhausted groan,
You ask yourself "Why do this? ... why suffer all this pain?"
But see the joy your kittens bring... it really self explains.

So, when you think of breeders and label them with "greed",

Think about what they endure to fill another's need.
When you buy a kitten and with your precious dollars part,
You only pay with money.... we pay with our hearts.

[dandysmom]

That was beautiful, Kay; brought tears to my eyes.

[angieh]

A lovely poem Kay and I'm sure if all breeders were loving and caring like that, we'd not complain - it's the ones who aren't.

[charliebubs]

That's lovely Kay - it has brought a tear to my eye too. It's so true and I for one remember the heartache of losing kittens, as well as being so truly exhausted after not sleeping, hand rearing and trying so very hard to save them all. It does make you question why we do it - but I think that poem really captures the bigger picture.

Thanks for posting.

[Kay]

Glad you liked it Charlie. I too have gone through all that the poem represents and just felt I had to share it. All to often all breeders are classed as bad because of the ones that are.

[jenng]

Very well put kay, brings back memories good and bad.
Jenny

[tilly]

Lovely poem that sums it up very well.

Tilly