Just Meowing....

Do you remember the Purina Meowmix cat commercial? It is the one where the cat says meow a hundred times and the caption interrupts it for you.  Well, every night I hear that in my house.  So I did what every savvy person would do, I Googled!  It is very interesting what I found.  This behavior can be caused by many factors: needs water/food, needs a clean liter box, is in estrus, stress or anxiety.  Hhhmmm, my cat didn't fit into any of these.  So on to the next article (diligence).  This article says my cat may be feeling insecurity, has cognitive dysfunction syndrome, or physical distress.  Then I read it.... "A cat may go looking for a housemate that is no longer there and call to them, trying to locate them.  It was how they use to locate each other."  That was it!


About two and half months ago, my first cat passed away.  She was a seal point, Himalayan, who was very old.  She was sick when she died.  It was a hard, sad time for me.  My daughter has the same breed cat as I did.  He grew up with Madison and they played all the time.  About three weeks after she died, Rally started night meowing.  This meowing is loud and multiple times during the night.  It will wake you from a sound sleep.  


I starting thinking....how many of us go through our regular routines and never notice, until sometimes it is too late, someone is missing.  One of our friends, brother/sister in Christ has left the local body, our neighbor, co-worker is gone from our every day life and we didn't realize until NOW.  Or have we realized?  I had a phone call from someone the other day and they explained how they didn't feel 'connected, wanted, noticed'.  Wow, was I so busy that I neglected the people around me?  What am I here on earth for, to show the love of Jesus.  Am I doing that job?  What is SO important that I cannot take a moment to love on someone, show a smile, reach out and touch another human being?  So it took Rally to show me to stop, look around, and see who is MIA.  I need to locate them again and tell them how precious they are to Jesus and to me.  Proverbs 17:17 states a friend loves at ALL times!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JuVHCJVYf4