Hay dolores que llegan sin avisar, que llegan de golpe y descolocan el alma, dejando en un silencio espeso donde las preguntas se estrellan contra la nada. Todav铆a no lo creo, todav铆a me cuesta procesar la injusticia y lo absurdo de los 煤ltimos d铆as de Baloo. Se fue al cielo de las mascotas hace dos d铆as, llev谩ndose con 茅l una parte luminosa de nuestra casa y dejando un vac铆o que quema en el pecho.
There are pains that arrive without warning, that hit suddenly and throw the soul out of place, leaving behind a thick silence where questions crash against nothingness. I still can't believe it, I still struggle to process the injustice and the absurdity of Baloo's last days. He went to pet heaven two days ago, taking a luminous part of our home with him and leaving a void that burns in the chest.
Baloo lleg贸 a nuestras vidas en enero de 2020. Era apenas un beb茅 indefenso, arrojado sin piedad desde la ventana de un auto en marcha. Lo recogimos, lo curamos y lo adoptamos como parte de nuestra familia. Curiosamente, m谩s que un gato, parec铆a un perrito: era sumamente obediente, educado y respetuoso de las normas del hogar. Gracias a la forma en que lo criamos, jam谩s se montaba encima de los muebles, camas, mesa, ni de la encimera. Era impecable, dulce y leal. Adem谩s de que ten铆a unos hermosos ojos verdes que con el sol se tornaban amarillos, pero cuando estaba enojado, eran oscuros.
Baloo came into our lives in January 2020. He was just a helpless baby, mercilessly thrown out of a moving car window. We took him in, healed him, and adopted him as part of our family. Curiously, more than a cat, he looked like a little dog: he was extremely obedient, well-mannered, and respectful of home rules. Thanks to the way we raised him, he never got up on the furniture, beds, table, or countertops. He was impeccable, sweet, and loyal. Besides, he had some gorgeous green eyes that turned yellow in the sun, but whenever he was angry, they would turn dark.
Con el tiempo, Baloo se convirti贸 en el indiscutible guardi谩n de la casa. En nuestra calle hay varios gatitos comunitarios a los que una vecina proteccionista alimenta, y en ocasiones intentaban cruzar hacia nuestro patio. Baloo no lo permit铆a; defend铆a su territorio con fiereza. Se ca铆a a paliza con ellos si era necesario, y la verdad es que siempre ganaba. Aunque yo intentaba apartarlo y evitar que peleara, 茅l era terco y valiente, protegiendo su hogar a capa y espada.
Over time, Baloo became the undisputed guardian of the house. On our street, there are several community cats that a neighbor, an animal rescuer, feeds, and sometimes they would try to cross into our yard. Baloo wouldn't allow it; he defended his territory with fierceness. He would get into fierce fights with them if necessary, and the truth is he always won. Even though I tried to pull him away and keep him from fighting, he was stubborn and brave, protecting his home tooth and nail.
Pero el destino a veces juega de las formas m谩s crueles. A帽os atr谩s, mucho antes de que Baloo llegara a nuestras vidas, hab铆amos colocado la concertina en los muros para proteger la casa de los ladrones. Jam谩s imaginamos que ese mecanismo de seguridad, tan necesario, se convertir铆a en una trampa para 茅l. El s谩bado pasado, Baloo se meti贸 en una pelea con otro gato que intentaba entrar por la pared.
But destiny sometimes plays in the cruelest ways. Years ago, long before Baloo came into our lives, we had installed razor wire coils on the walls to protect the house from thieves. We never imagined that such a necessary security mechanism would turn into a trap for him. Last Saturday, Baloo got into a fight with another cat trying to enter through the wall.
En medio del forcejeo, su colita se enred贸 tr谩gicamente en las cuchillas de la concertina, desgarr谩ndose y rompi茅ndose adem谩s una patita. El coraz贸n se nos encogi贸 al verlo lastimado. Siguiendo la sugerencia de una veterinaria que vive en la urbanizaci贸n, lo curamos con paciencia usando betadine y violeta de genciana, y le suministramos su antibi贸tico.
In the middle of the struggle, his little tail got tragically tangled in the razor wire blades, tearing it and also breaking one of his little paws. Our hearts sank when we saw him hurt. Following the suggestion of a veterinarian who lives in the neighborhood, we patiently treated him using betadine and gentian violet, and we gave him his antibiotic.
Parec铆a que iba a estar bien. Aunque le dol铆a, logr贸 dormir tranquilito esa noche, primero acurrucado en el regazo de mi hijo y luego en su cobijita de la sala. El domingo se levant贸 con 谩nimos, comi贸 y sali贸 a pasear un rato, manteniendo esa rutina que tanto amaba. Pero entonces ocurri贸 lo imprevisto: de repente, escuch茅 un golpe seco en la calle. Segundos despu茅s, vi entrar a Baloo arrastr谩ndose, maullando, llorando sin consuelo, con un dolor que traspasaba el alma. Mi hijo corri贸 a cargarlo en brazos, pero en cuesti贸n de segundos, Baloo comenz贸 a convulsionar mientras botaba sangre por su boquita. Y ah铆, de la manera m谩s cruel y repentina, se nos fue.
He seemed like he was going to be fine. Even though he was in pain, he managed to sleep peacefully that night, first curled up in my son's lap and then on his little blanket in the living room. On Sunday, he woke up in good spirits, ate, and went out for a walk for a while, keeping up the routine he loved so much. But then the unexpected happened: suddenly, I heard a dull thud in the street. Seconds later, I saw Baloo crawl in, meowing, crying inconsolably, with a pain that pierced the soul. My son ran to pick him up in his arms, but within seconds, Baloo began to convulse while bleeding from his little mouth. And right there, in the most cruel and sudden way, he left us.
Lo que vino despu茅s fue una pesadilla silenciosa. Mi hijo se qued贸 sentado en el jard铆n, con el cuerpo sin vida de Baloo entre los brazos, sosteni茅ndolo hasta que lleg贸 el momento de enterrarlo. Lo hizo en completo silencio, sin derramar una sola l谩grima ante m铆, limit谩ndose a mirarlo quedamente. S茅, con todo el dolor de mi coraz贸n, que eso le destroz贸 el alma. 脡l amaba profundamente a Baloo; era quien lo aseaba, le preparaba su comida, lo llenaba de caricias y pasaba horas con 茅l mientras el gatito dorm铆a pl谩cidamente en su regazo.
What came next was a silent nightmare. My son sat in the garden with Baloo's lifeless body in his arms, holding him until it was time to bury him. He did it in complete silence, without shedding a single tear in front of me, just looking at him quietly. I know, with all the pain in my heart, that it shattered his soul. He deeply loved Baloo; he was the one who groomed him, prepared his food, showered him with caresses, and spent hours with him while the little cat slept peacefully in his lap.
Tengo esas im谩genes atorment谩ndome en la cabeza: las convulsiones, la sangre, el dolor inmerecido de un ser tan noble que solo sab铆a cuidarnos. He llorado much铆simo, m谩s de lo que las palabras pueden expresar, porque no entiendo por qu茅 un 谩ngel que lleg贸 para sanar una herida del abandono tuvo que sufrir de esa manera en sus 煤ltimas horas.
I have those images tormenting me in my head: the convulsions, the blood, the undeserved pain of such a noble being who only knew how to care for us. I have cried so much, more than words can express, because I don't understand why an angel who came to heal a wound of abandonment had to suffer that way in his final hours.
No s茅 c贸mo se aprende a vivir con la ausencia de un guardi谩n tan fiel. Baloo nos am贸 con la pureza con la que solo los animales saben hacerlo, y nosotros lo amamos hasta el 煤ltimo aliento. Hoy la casa est谩 demasiado silenciosa, y el alma, demasiado rota. Descansa en paz, mi peque帽o gran protector.
I don't know how one learns to live with the absence of such a faithful guardian. Baloo loved us with the purity with which only animals know how to do, and we loved him until his last breath. Today the house is too silent, and the soul, too broken. Rest in peace, my little great protector.
Gracias por haberme acompa帽ado hasta aqu铆. Lo aprecio mucho 馃馃挏馃
Thank you for having accompanied me this far. I appreciate it very much 馃馃挏馃
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