I met my beloved Fang, the most handsome purebred seal-point Siamese on 3/18/1999. He was cowering in the corner of his cage at the SPCA, wailing in terror. It was love at first sight for me, but obviously this guy had issues. Still, I took him home. It took months for him to calm down and work through his destructive behaviors. He seemed at times to be testing my love, but I never failed him. He finally made the transition from commodity (he was the product of a backyard breeder) to family member, and I often thought about his past. I always felt like the guy who found a winning lottery ticket in the trash. Someone else had discarded this treasure without understanding his value. He became the center of my universe, and I had planned on being with him forever. Unfortunately, he passed on unexpectedly on 5/24/2003.
My heart is broken in a way that will never be repaired. I think of him all the time, and I wonder about the people who dumped him at the SPCA. How could they never care to know what happened to him? I wish I could meet them to tell them that he may have meant nothing in their world, but he was everything in mine.
Their callous act of abandonment brought me the love of my life.
I will never understand their decision,
but I would say “Thank you for Fang.
Until I see your sapphire-blue eyes again, my Fang,
hold a spot for me at the bridge,
| Mary Bowman |