Poor Harry

 

   
Harry was a ginger tom who lived not far from us
    
   

And it was very evident, in people he'd lost his trust.

    
   
He never really had a home, although he had an owner
    
   
Who, when it came to vet fees, he was the biggest moaner.
    
   
   
   
He never had him doctored and never vaccinated
    
   
Money spent on things like that, was something he just hated.
    
   
Harry disappeared for several weeks, the owner thought him dead
    
   
But later when I met him, "Harry's back" to me he said.
    
   
   
   
By the state of Harry, he should have seen a vet
    
   
But that would mean to do so he'd become an expensive pet.
    
   
Then one day this chap moved and left the cat behind
    
   
So eventually he lived with us in the shed, he didn't mind.
    
   
   
   
He had to live in the garden shed, he could not live with us
    
   
Because our cat who had been a stray created such a fuss. 
    
   
He wasn't going to share his lot, our house was his alone
    
   
But Harry quickly settled for the shed, to be his new found home.
    
   
   
   
At first he wasn't friendly - he'd seldom been indoors
    
   
And by the looks of his poor face, he'd been in lots of wars.
    
   
Several teeth were broken and his jaw was out of place
    
   
His eyes were also slightly crossed, his was not a pretty face.
    
   
   
   
We wanted him to become friendly, before taking him to F.A.I.T.H. 
    
   
And hope some kind hearted person would give him a loving place.
    
   
So after many months of effort, the time was getting near,
    
   
When we could take him up there and leave him without fear.
    
   
   
   
Imagine then our heartbreak when suddenly he was taken ill
    
   
Before he could be rescued - to live he'd lost the will.
    
   
The vet gave him an injection but he already knew
    
   
There was no saving Harry - he had Fatal Feline Flu.
    
   
 
    
   
So dear reader please remember and also please take heed
    
   
That for your cat to die of cat flu, there really is no need.
    
   
For this is the tale of poor Harry, that need never have been told
    
   
Because he was quite a young cat with no chance of growing old.
    
   
   
   
Sue Porter
    
   
 
    
   
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