Feb 9, 2008

The first batch made it to houses because i got two calls today. One lady wanted to know how I got her address and one lady to let me know she saw a black and white cat a few months ago. I will be putting up posters in that area tomorrow.

When I did the final count of postcards yesterday I discovered that I was 9 short. Since I had been sending them out as I stamped them it will be impossible to tell which 9 are gone. I figure as long as one of them is not feeding Roy that shouldn't be a big deal but I did a search of some of the streets in my immediate area and couldn't find them in the list! The areas where I had a positive sighting are not in my address list! Those are the houses I wanted to hit most of all. I will need to look further to see if maybe they have a second official name (although I doubt it). If not then I will need to go to a different site and get a second list and compare. grr... this is not what I wanted to do. I am not exactly an expert in excel so searching for missing areas is not going to quick or easy.

Feb 7, 2008

The first 300 are in the mail. The next 300 will go out tomorrow and the last batch will go out Saturday. I have my fingers crossed I will get a sighting.

Feb 6, 2008

The postcards are finally here! I am putting on the stamps now. It takes me a while to make sure I haven't missed one. I will be sending them out in waves. The first wave of 300 goes out tomorrow. I am going to try to spread them through a few post offices so that I get the postal workers aware too. By this weekend they should all be out the door. I really hope this works.

Feb 4, 2008

I was going to take in the second camera but I got a long haired tabby there. So that is three cats in a location that only knows about two. I put it back out today and see what happens. I still don't think Roy crossed the highway but I am not willing to totally give up there yet.

Feb 3, 2008

Today I discovered we have a tabby eating at the buffet. So I am attracting other cats - the tabby is a new one to me. Which is still a good thing - who knows where this cat comes from, but the goal is to get a little kitty trail going to my house.

The postcards still aren't in - I am getting upset over this. I want them out ASAP so I can see if Roy is in the area or not.

Someone suggested that I contact the local newspaper and see if they will do a story on my search. I am not sure if that is something they would be interested in, and how to suggest it to them. I will have to investigate this.

Feb 2, 2008

Pictures from today's camera show that it was Leo coming to eat here. I didn't realize one of his white marks went all the way around his neck. I am glad he is still coming around - that Grey hasn't chased him off. I will be calling shelters and finding a no kill one. I don't think it is fair for an animal that could be a good companion to be stuck outside like this. He deserves a good home - but mine is not it. I can take care of the ones I have but I don't want to become a hoarder.

Feb 1, 2008

A friend of mine lightened the picture of the mystery cat. I am not so sure it is Roy. I saw a head in the picture but when the picture was lightened the head turned out to be shadows. That made the white part come up higher then I originally thought - and higher then Roy's spot. But the cat is definitely black - so it's not Grey. The black spots are such that it can't be Leo either. So I have attracted a new cat. Which is a good thing - it means Roy might just be lured back after all. I do have the camera out - I should get a better picture of my mystery cat if he comes back.