In Loving Memory of MUMARU SAMA 🤍
Translated by Everyday English with Maya
17.12.2020
Every year, December 17th is an incredibly special day for our family, MUJI SAMA. Muji, our only beloved dog, is turning 5 today. He’s not a little puppy anymore. Our memories of him being a young, playful puppy have begun to fade away now as his personality has matured into adulthood, which also means we must pay attention to his health. As long as he’s still alive, we will continue to take great care and strive to optimise his health as much as we can.
It has been a year since Muji got his teeth cleaned. We noticed that plaque and tartar on his teeth starting to irritate his gums, so we took this day as an opportunity to get a check up on his teeth and general health. We then thought that bringing Mumaru - our cat, to the hospital to be neutered was also a logical thing to do. Only little we know, our special day, December 17th, for the past 5 years has turned into the saddest day for our family. Mumaru has just passed away today. He has left us forever. There is a hope in a mist of our sorrow that we will overcome the grief like we have done in the past with other family members. We didn’t expect him to leave us so soon. It is so unexpected as there was no sign that his health had deteriorated.
To those who followed us for some time, we hope you notice that when it comes to their wellbeing, we always choose the best options for our fur babies. Neutering male cats reduces the incidence of prostate cancer and also for Mumaru, it would deter him from mating with his own sibling, Mumi. Sadly, Mumaru had a server allergic reaction to the anaesthesia during the operation, which caused a sudden death. Being a short-nosed and flat-faced cat breed with an exotic short hair, increases the chance of respiratory complications associated with anaesthesia. The vet and his team tried their best to save his life, and they did the best they could.
There is nothing we can say to express how sad we are that he is gone. We just want to thank him for being such a great cat that always brought joy to anyone that encountered him. His agreeableness and high sense of being affectionate converted those who are scared of cats to become a cat lover. Mumaru liked to be picked up or held, even with any strangers, and this had never ever terrified him. Mumaru in our clingy, hugging my arm, refusing me to work cat video became a viral internet sensation in this video. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=500551120630272
You always had one facial expression in the countless photos that we took of you Mumaru. You never destroyed the belongings. There are many endless definitions of you, our dearest Mumaru.
There is an interesting fact that funny and cute cat’s videos can actually ease anxiety and depression. It was mentioned to us that Mumaru’s video clips have helped some people get through their days when they were down. This might not be the greatest invention in the world but small bits count. We wish that our tiny drop of positivity can reinforce that in this world, life is worth living. The same goes to those pet owners who understand the emotionally attached bonds we have to our pets.
Our goodbye message for Mumaru:
𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴! 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴!
𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺? 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴.
𝘛𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘔𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘶. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦.
𝘐𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺
𝘔𝘜𝘔𝘈𝘙𝘜 6.6.2017-17.12.2020
We decided to remove his life support at 15.58 today.
The time that we wrote this message is 22.38.
