Tuesday, March 4

March 4, 2008

It is raining so there is nothing to note at any of my locations. I did put out food to keep the animals in the area.

Monday, March 3

March 3, 2008

The first camera still only has the tabby. The tabby has been there a while because he was just hanging out by the shed for a while.

The second camera still is not taking pictures. I took it home with me so I can figure out with the issue is. I was talking to the lady who owns the house and she saw the cat with the white stripe again a few days ago while walking her dog. SO this cat is staying in the area. I will not abandon this area until I get a picture of it. She did say that he looked at her when she called his name. but Roy was partially deaf. I am not sure if this makes a difference or not. I am thinking of putting together a mug shot and showing it to her. Getting picture of different tuxedos and seeing if she can pick out the cat she saw. She did tell me I can keep the camera up as long as I need to - which is a big relief.

The third camera got a black and white cat - but it was too close to the camera so I moved the food back and hope that will help.

Sunday, March 2

March 2, 2008

The first camera had pictures of a tabby - which doesn't look anything like Roy! But the person said he did see the tabby and that was not the cat he had called about.

The second camera is not taking pictures. I reset it to see if it was the positioning. If I don't have pictures by tomorrow morning I will have to read the manual to see what the problem could be.

I went to set up the third camera on the same place I had it a few weeks ago. A friend had photoshoped the pictures and one of them looked like it could be Roy. There were too many areas that could wing either way. He had a stripe on the forehead, but it wasn't quite right, but the head was at a weird angle. The fur was way shaggier - but it is winter. The feet were right. So I put the camera back so I could be sure either way. The couple in the house were very nice to me and agreed that I could leave it until I was sure.

Friday, February 29

Feb 29, 2008

The weather is finally warmer so I put my cameras back up.

I found a newspaper online with lots of found ads. I will be calling them tomorrow. But since Roy has been missing for so long I also emailed to see if there is a way to search backlogs.

I am still waiting for a call back about the dogs.

Thursday, February 28

Feb 28, 2008

I got a call today from someone who had a cat for months and they were convinced it was Roy. I drove over and it was very close. Same body and feet, white belly and chest. But the snout was covered in white - not just the little bits Roy had.

The camera at the house over the highway got a great picture of a black and white cat - it was not Roy. When the weather gets better I will not be putting it back there.

I called Steve about bringing the dogs up. Waiting for a call back.

Wednesday, February 27

Feb 27, 2008

I had to take the cameras down as the temp tonight will be 14 degrees and tomorrow will be 7. I still don't have a cat in the first area and am getting very confused about it.

The second one I got a good shot - but I don't think it is Roy. I will need to take out some pictures to compare to to confirm.

On the third site I just got a possum - no cat yet.

Steve - I most definately would like you to come up if you can. This is too close of a chance for me not to try to see if a search dog will help. I suspect the cats are holed up because of the weather so I am hoping this could work.

Tuesday, February 26

Feb 26. 2008

Once again there are no cats at the bowl. This is very strange because I know one of the cats was a feral - it looks just like my kittens so it has to be one of the parents. I don't understand why it isn't coming around. Tonight i put in tuna to see if that would help.

I got another call about a possible sighting. I am going to put a camera there and see what is happening. The gentleman didn't have a good description - just a dark cat the looked a bit like the picture was in the yard staring at the shed - probably chasing something. When the gentleman clucked at the cat said cat would look at him then go back to staring at the prey. So it's not a lot but I can't not check it out.

Still waiting for someone to get back to me about cats and snow.