Pets

Chapter 1

In my birthday´s celebration of 2000, I have gained a big prize! My mother and my sister gave me a special gift - a small gray and white kitten.

It was love at first sight, I do not know the reason but I gave him a special name: Burt Reynolds and from this moment, started a long relationship.

Unfortunately, after four years, because of a mistake of my father, Burt slept in the engine of my car. When I started to drive, I accidentally ran over my best friend (despite the fright and after three months at the vet, he survived!) After that, we faced a long time until Burt Reynolds became a “normal” cat again. We faced three months in a Vet Hospital because he lost his tail and developed a complication urinating.

For three long months, he was back to my mother´s home still needing care but alive. In 2008, I got married and decided to leave Burt Reynolds with my parents because they lived in a big house, during this period, my father took care of him. After I got married, in my mind, my husband would not accept a cat living with us.

Chapter 2

In 2012, due to the financial crisis in Brazil, my father needed to move and thus gave me an ultimatum “You take Burt Reynolds to live with you or I will donate him.” Sure, I took him to live with me and my husband, since this date, Burt Reynolds became a member of our family. When my husband was dealing with depression Burt was there. He was always a good friend because my husband never felt he was alone. During one of the worst moments my husband faced in his depression he was there….helping my husband to face a terrible depression.

Chapter 3

Montreal, here we are! We decided to move to Montreal, the main point is: Burt Reynolds. How can we take him with us? Then I thought not a problem! I have worked with imports and exports. I know exactly how to do it. He traveled in first class from São Paulo to Toronto and to Toronto to Montreal. The treatment given to my pet during this trip was amazing.

During this period, living in Montreal and Longueuil, Burt Reynolds had his own veterinarian and in the end of the year he was the only person in our home that received a Christmas card.

Chapter 4

Brazil, Brazil, Brazil we are back! We went back to Brazil, sure he was with us. But, he was getting old and his movements were slow and his memory got foggy, often he would forget what intends to do in the middle of doing it. It was a sad period because we would think “how would we live without him?”

He was sixteen, one sad morning he went to his doctor and he never come back again. It was a sad day. Now, we had good memories and the impression of a duty accomplished.

It was a history of friendship.