In Loving Memory of Boboy (2004-2007)

I was introduced to Boboy in mid 2005 when my mom brought him home from her office. He was almost 1 year old when he joined my family. He was different than the rest of my cats. Black...wild, foxy looking cat with unusual coat pattern I've ever seen here in Malaysia. He was special. At first he was a very sensitive but independent pet that always refused to be touch let alone to be held or clinged. Only last year he started letting us touched and cuddled him for a short while...and later shown his affections earlier this year.

He was diagnosed with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) like HIV few months after living with us. Since then he'd been in and out of vets but nothing as serious as last week. It was very unfortunate for him coz we were celebrating Aidilfitri when he fell ill and we were busy to care for him much believing that he only had his normal cold & cough. However I realised that his condition worsen everyday and only on friday we noticed that he might be in his last stage of FIV. Vet clinic that treated him close on weekend so we had to wait til monday. Went to a pet centre in Taman Segar that first treated him during his earlier FIV stage to buy his medicine but they refused to sell it without bringing Boboy along. I couldn't let him being treated there as I couldn't bare the medical costs. On monday I sent him to his vet although I knew he cannot be saved. The vet told me and my dad that he was very weak and already had a serious pneumonia but there is a chance for him to survived (she just said it but I saw her sad face while preparing various injections). He was not being admitted so I understand myself that Boboy was a goner...nothing can be done except to bring him home...care for him and preparing him for his final moment...resting and coming to realisation and acceptance that his 2 years life expectancy finally came to end (although we did expected him to survived longer by the look at his health last month).

This morning Boboy passed away at about 11am and I burried him alone around 12:30pm at my pets cemetary (my backyard). Well his mate Olie was there too...eating the "akar menggatal" I often fed them both whenever I went to this small backyard. Before I burried him, I inform my dad that boboy had died but he asked me to wait for a while afraid that he might still be alive. I informed my dad that Boboy died an hour ago but I had to make sure that he really left this world before I gave him the bad news. I then phoned my mom and told her bout Boboy departure. She took it well but still sadden of the fact that she couldn't see Boboy for the last time although she already told him this morning that she love him and willingly let him go to end his suffering right before going to work.

He faught his illness bravely and led a wonderful pampered life for more than 2 years after being diagnosed with FIV(not HIV as I mentioned earlier). The time had come for him to end his suffering. Me and my family will miss him alot...while we are griefing for his loss I can hear rats outside my house celebrating his passing. He was the greatest rat buster my family ever had which maybe the caused of his last battle because he ate virus spread rats/mice almost everyday for the past month. His immune system weaken every second of his life and his body cannot protect anymore disease or infection. Boboy was not a type of cat to be kept in cage. He was a 'taiko' in and outside my house and around Jalan 34-B neighbourhood.

It was my intention to make a tribute to him right after I burried him but my PC decided to perform a mourning day by refusing my logon again even after I reformatted her. Something is very wrong with that PC! Its not the application problem...must be some hardware failure. I'll look into the matter later coz now I'm still grieving for Boboy...the sokoke cat.

I'm blogging at my cousin's house. I just cannot stay at home...the memory of Boboy kept coming back to me. I cried over him...I even dream of him when I had a 5 minutes nap in the evening. He was not as close to me as my mom and my dad but he was part of my very small family...and I considered him as my furry brother. It felt like I was lossing my own adik.

Boboy...I love you...and I let you rest in peace. Thanks for the memories and joy you brought to the family. Me abah mak and Olie will miss you...but we know you are leaving us for your own good so...FAREWELL my dear SOKOKE CAT.