A Change in Perspective
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Clever, Curious, Caring Cat
By Darlene Ellis

Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way.
~John Muir

"A coyote attacked Thumper," my husband Rex blurted over the phone. "He's in bad shape!" I grasped the receiver with a white-knuckle grip as adrenaline shot through my system.

"What! How?"

I'd assumed our cat would be safe outside during daylight in our rural suburb. My eyes burned with unshed tears as I listened to Rex's terse explanation. Around noon, he ran from his backyard shop when he heard Thumper screaming. At the sight of Rex, a coyote dropped Thumper on the grass and vanished. The cat looked dead, lying on the grass with his tongue out, but was still breathing. Rex rushed him to the vet. (Keep reading)