A Cat’s Prayer 
 
 
 
     by Manny and Ginny Feldman 
   Although I am too proud to beg，
and may appear to be a very independent creature， 
I ask for your loving care and attention.
I rely on you for my well being much more than 
you may realize.

This I promise you， my benefactor，
that I will not be a burden on you
nor will I demand more of you than you care to give.

I will be a quiet peaceful island of serenity for you to gaze upon;
a soft soothing body to caress，
and I shall purr with pleasure to rest your weary ears.

Since I am a gourmet who appreciates different taste sensations，
I pray you will give me a variety of nutritious foods and 
fresh water daily.

You know dear friend， how I love to go. Allow me， 
I pray，a warm sheltered place where I can rest peacefully and
feel secure.

If I am wounded in battle or suffering from disease，
please tend me gently，
and see that loving and competent hands treat me.

Please protect me from the inhuman humans who 
would hurt and torture me for their own amusement.

I am accustomed to your gentle touch and am neither always 
suspicious nor swift enough to avoid such malicious acts.

In my later years when my senses fail me and 
my infirmities become too great to bear，
allow me the comfort and dignity that I desire for 
my closing days and help me gently in my pain or passing. Hear this prayer，
my dear friend，
my fate depends on you.