The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry is a true story about Harry the cat. Born to a stray cat in Greece, on the island of Aegina, Harry was sick and almost blind when he was rescued and looked after by various people on the island. When two young Canadian women visited Greece, they fell in love with Harry and decided to take him home with them. Harry loved Canada and his life there; he loved to climb on people's laps; he loved to smell flowers; he loved to roam in the back yard. Though technically blind, he probably saw shadows and shapes of things. But he coped so well with his lack of eyesight, it was hard to believe sometimes that he couldn't see. He could always find a friendly lap to climb up on; he would turn his face to the sun to feel its warmth; he loved to roam in the back yard and smell the flowers and roll around in the grass. You could say that he was one lucky cat but as Kathryn once said: "We were the lucky ones." Harry lived happily with his human friends for eight years until he died in 2003. This story is dedicated to him. He is also featured on a number of animal welfare brochures published in Athens, Greece, by the Society for the Protection of Stray Animals.