January 1, 2008

2007 was not a good year - I am hoping 2008 will be better. Someone on catsinthebag.org found their cat today - I am so happy for them. I hope that I will be able to post a success story too.

I woke up this morning and it was snowing - it snowed at least 4 inches. I went to get my camera - I didn't want to leave it in the snow and I know that it takes a few days for the animals to get back out from their hideyholes. I had much better pictures - looks like 5 cats are feeding there. The pictures were still a bit washed out by it looks like 3 torties and 2 tabbies (they look so much alike they are probably related) and I saw one black and white cat. It was the same cat that I saw at the Elks club and the farm across the street from it. *sigh* I was hoping it would be Roy. I will put the camera out for a few more days - just in case he is in the area but I don't hold out much hope for it.

I have the option of sending out postcards to everyone in a 1 mile radius or all residential in a 3 miles radius - I don't have the funds to do both. I am not sure which way I should go. Is it more likely that Roy is where he was last seen? Or would he have moved on? I emailed Jeanne - the cat profiler - with exact descriptions of his behavior and asked her. I figure that she would have a better idea then I do on what a cat would do. She did say that if he had food, water and shelter and since he was there for at least 4 weeks (I can't prove more then that) that there is a good chance he stayed there now. But he was so kitten like at home - and kittens roam. But when he was seen he was gone 2 months so it makes sense he was there the entire time....

it's very frustrating... I don't know which way to go... and I am so afraid of making the wrong decisions. If I had a guarantee that doing so would get him back I would find a way to do both. But I don't. And I can't spend that kind of money on such a slim chance.

I am thinking of the wording for the postcards. something like:

Lost cat "Roy" Special needs. 4 white socks, white belly, white chest. Lost Aug 19 2007. If you don't know if its a neighbors cat let me know... I can tell! Won't stop looking until I find him (as long as there are posters up I am looking?) www.detectapetusa.com/roy.htm

Something like that - I want to people to get the idea that I am not giving up just cause a couple weeks passed by. And I want them to know to call me if they aren't sure - i can tell if it is Roy or not.

I am not sure if that is enough info or not.... suggestions welcome!