Posted by sleepygirl on October 14, 2006, at 22:49:08
In reply to Re: She's back!!! » sleepygirl, posted by Poet on October 14, 2006, at 11:25:52
well you know I was distraught about the whole thing.........
she got out late tuesday night, couldn't find her-
our landlord called the cops when she saw a man (my boyfriend) out in the yard walking around with a flashlight
after work on wed I walked around the yard in the dark, pouring rain with a flashlight
thursday I was so upset :-(
searching, walking the neighborhood, calling her name over and over, shaking her toy, posting pictures, making flyers, sitting on the stoop for many hours watching, putting out food, talking to people, calling animal control, looking up 'how to find your cat' on the internet, setting a trap, climbing neighbor's fences, searching other people's backyards, I put out her bed, my worn clothes, sprinkled her used litter around the yard, ...waiting, waiting, waiting
and it was getting cold :-(
and I was crying a lot, not just little crying, but sobbing, sleeping all of 2 hours thurs night
friday came and I was exhausted, spent, despair setting in, up at 5 AM to try to catch the secret life cats might have before dawn, more searching, I put my other cat out the pet carrier on the stoop for a few minutes to meow so my lost cat might hear her familiar voice.... waiting, hoping, what's that black cat running by across the street? stop, move slowly, carefully....it's run away (sigh), looking, searching
finally, I resigned myself to certain other responsibilities for a while.... and what do I hear?
a scratching, meowing at my door, immediately then opened by my boyfriend, followed by a furry black feline running into the room
what? could it? can it? is it?
please, is it true? could it be? she's come home?
YES, she has!!
we had left the door to the front of the house partly open most every moment since her escape, and sure enough she used the opportunity to run up to our apartment upstairs
she looked tired, but unharmed, very hungry, very thirsty, and happy to see us, and we lavished her with affection, and spread the good news
relief...sweet relief, and finally SLEEP :-)
thanks everyone
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