December 27, 2007

Today I went to the SPCA to double check that they never had seen Roy. He didn't make it through their system and they do check for microchips so that is one less worry. At least with the chip if he is brought in he will be coming back to me.

I did see a flyer for another lost cat in New Paltz - and my searches brought me to a cat that looked very much like that one. But the number on the flyer was wrong. I hope I wrote it down wrong - it would be pretty sad if they weren't getting any calls because they had a typo on their flyer.

I have a new list of shelters to call - the SPCA gave me the top ones in the area. I did find a company that could get me a mailing list of every house within 3 miles on my house - 1,500 houses. Now I need to decide how far out I want to send my postcards.

While I was sitting at my computer I saw a little black head peeking in the windows (french doors on the porch). I immediately thought Roy had come home and rushed to the door, but it was Leotard - the cat I was feeding in October about a quarter of a mile away. He stood looking in the door for a while - he looks good. I am not sure if he is some one's cat or not. If he comes back to the door we might let him in to take him to a shelter. I am full now (I adopted 3 feral kittens from my backyard) and can't take in another - but if he is friendly he deserves a chance at a home. (I may be full but Roy has a place here - none of the cats I have now would ever be kicked out).

This makes me more determined to send out the posters - if Roy is looking in some one's house I want people to know he is lost - not a stray!