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Bela Padilla mourns the loss of her pet cat: ‘Run free, my sweet creature’

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Actress Bela Padilla turned to Instagram last Friday, June 23, to share that her pet cat, Sputnik, has crossed the rainbow bridge. Bela recalled the journey she went through with her pet cat for the past 14 years.</span></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctz6gr7v6Yt/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=558&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1369146.8999999762%2C%22ls%22%3A1368802.699999988%2C%22le%22%3A1368804.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="891" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:658px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sputnik was three months old when Bela got him as a present 14 years ago. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/4/5/bela-padilla-di-ine-expect-makakapasok-sa-summer-mmff-1628" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/4/5/bela-padilla-di-ine-expect-makakapasok-sa-summer-mmff-1628" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Bela Padilla, naudlot ang pagbalik sa London dahil sa Summer MMFF movie</u></strong></a></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“He was three months old when we first met. I was 19. And we walked through life together for the last 14 years, in the best way we both knew how️. He was the kindest, most patient, most affectionate little cat,” she recalled.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Kapamilya actress added that Sputnik had seen “the best and worst times” of her life––he became a “wise companion” to her. Bela admitted that she knew her pet cat wouldn’t be beside her forever but hoped to see her grow into the person she wishes to be. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“I always used to say, ‘Sputnik just knows.’ I was under no impression that Sputnik would live forever. But I also wished he was going to be here one day when I grew into who I was meant to become in life. But he saw me try my best, always, and I think he was proud,” she added.    </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 32-year-old award-winning actress shared with her followers on Instagram that during the final hours of Sputnik, she saw him fighting as hard as he could. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/5/8/bela-padilla-gets-birthday-surprise-from-boyfriend-1404" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/5/8/bela-padilla-gets-birthday-surprise-from-boyfriend-1404" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Bela Padilla gets birthday surprise from boyfriend</u></strong></a></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“I saw him one last time yesterday. His bones were on my fingertips and he tried to fight as hard as he could. A few minutes before they were gonna close the clinic he tried to get up one last time and leave with me,” she shared.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She shared how “helpless and ashamed” she felt seeing her pet cat in pain during his last moments. Bela continued to grieve over the loss of her pet as she added that she won’t “get over missing” him.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Thank you for waiting for me, Sputnik. Yesterday to say goodbye. And everyday for the last 14 years. To grow up, to learn, to be happy and to come home and give you cuddles everyday. ❤️ run free, my sweet creature,” she ended.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, friends and netizens sent their condolences to Bela in the comments section. </span></div>

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Bela Padilla mourns the loss of her pet cat: ‘Run free, my sweet creature’

Drew Acierto

Published June 24, 2023 02:40 PM PHT

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