THE MIRACLE OF LIFE


"Come quick, come quick", their mother said.  "The time is getting near."
She feels that when the kittens come the children should be here.

She told them that a big orange Tom took "Kitty" as his wife.
"It's wonderful, a gift from God, the miracle of life."

At half a year young "kitty" feels too painful and too scared,
to appreciate six miracles, blind-eyed and yellow haired.

But she knows these lives depend on her and nature tells her how -
and as she cleans them, children ask, "Mom, can we go now?"

But now and then for six more weeks the children visit her
to play with six new magic toys made of life and fur.

The six weeks pass, the newness gone and new homes yet unfound,
Mom bundles up six miracles and takes them to the pound.

Where lovingly, with gentle hands and no tears left to cry,
the shelter workers kiss them once and take them off to die.

And "Momma Kitty" now she's called, mourns her loss and then,
she's put outside, and of course, she's pregnant once again.

Dad tells "Kitty" STOP THIS NOW or you won't live here long!
but deep inside of Momma Cat, this time something's wrong.

Too young, too small, too often bred - now nature's gone awry,
Momma Kitty feels it too and she crawls off to die.

She too, is freed from this world, and from her time of strife.
How harsh the truth, how high the price ... this "Miracle of Life?"


                                        By Barry Taylor, DVM

*Note from Prydelande Persians & Himalayans:
This may sound like fiction to you the reader, but it is fact.
Please, please, unless you are very serious
about the improvement of Cats health,
breeding and bloodlines, and are prepared to spend
countless dollars and hours in love and care,
please have your pet/companion spayed
or neutered for its health and aid in long life
and save many lives by not breeding cats irresponsibly for any reason.
The worst reason in the world to not spay or neuter
is so your children can experience
the "Miracle of Birth."
Take your children to a farm or talk to a Reputable Breeder
about allowing your children to watch from
a distance so not to upset the expectant mother,
and for goodness sakes do not give into friends that say
"Oh please breed your cat so I can have a kitten
" tell them to either go to a shelter for a kitten that needs a home,
or contact a Reputable breeder about getting a pet/companion kitten.
The next time the thought of breeding substandard pedigreed cats
or un-pedigreed cats crosses your mind,
stop and take a look at all the ones dying every day on the roads
and in shelters that could have been saved if an irresponsible person
had cared enough to do the right thing, spayed or neutered their cat
and kept it inside safe from danger and loved.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Nadine McFarland
Prydelande Persians & Himalayans