CELEBRATE, CELEBRATE, CELEBRATE!

THE BIG THING: We found Blackie's people! As I was taping up only the very 2nd notice, a young lady came running up waving the 1st one. I told her where my house was and drove back (I wasn't going to have an unrelated teenage girl get in my car). I grabbed my camera and brought Blackie out to her.



It turns out his name is Jake and he had been missing since last weekend. Jake lives about 5 houses further down my street. I've written down his address in case he returns (and put it in my CATS file, the real paper kind).



I let her know that he had stayed in my yard by his own choice since Wednesday, but that I had let him in the basement at night and when it rained. She was very relieved that I had been feeding him and giving him plenty of attention.



She didn't know exactly how he got lost. I didn't think to ask whether he was strictly an indoor cat or not. From the way he stuck right at the deck door (and to me when outside), I suspect he is.

Well, it certainly was an interesting 5 days! I am SO relieved to have found Jake's owner. And it sure saved my taping up a lot more notices. ;) Having lost Tinkerbelle to "wanderlust", I know how upset and sad Jake's girl was feeling.

In celebration of this happy outcome, the cats and I are having shrimp and ham for dinner tonight!

A Strange Kitty, Part 3

LC: Well, that strange kitty is still here. The Big Thing put him inna PTU an drove away wif him yesterday. We were all hopin we wouldnt see him (Blackie, not The Big Thing) again, but Blackie is back inna basement.

It seems TBT brought Blackie to a Animal Shelter ta see if he had a microchippie thing like we do, but he didnt. So TBT filed a Found Cat Report and brought him back. Tommorow TBT is gonna put up FOUND CAT notices in the neighborhood (he got plastic bags on the way back ta protect them). It was rainin too hard ta put them up yesserday though.



We feel kinna sorry for the poor kitty, not able ta find his home an all, but we will be glad when he leaves. We're not forgivin him fer chasing Ayla all around like he did. An he is probly eatin all our mousies when he is outside (he doesnt seem hungry when TBT lets him inna basement at night or if rainin like yesserday).