I want to keep this blog going, but I can't say for sure if I will. That said, this could be my last entry. If it is, I want it to be honest. And the truth is, I'm not having a good time right now. Pretending that I give a crap about animal news right now is a chore. All I care about is getting my cat back.
She's recently gone into heat, and I fear this fact will keep her from getting back to me sooner, if at all. Her instincts are kicking in and she's probably going to get knocked up in some dark corner, become a single mom who doesn't know how to hunt, and then her and her babies will die. I've got to quit being such a downer.
There is a stray running around (that's eating all the food I leave out for Sophie) and I wish they could make friends and the stray could show Baby Kitty the ropes (Baby Kitty is my nickname for Sophie). In Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco, strays Riley, Delilah, and friends show pets Shadow, Chance, and Sassy the ropes of the owner-less city life. I hope a stray could do this for Baby so that if I never see her again, she can still manage life. In the movie, Chance is smitten with the stray lifestyle, but in the end, he goes home. I hope this happens to Baby more.
Tonight I received two phone calls about my cat. One guy called and said there was a black cat in his window. He said it had a collar, so I knew it wasn't Baby, but I went to check it out anyway. Sure enough, it wasn't my cat. At least I wasn't disappointed, since I already knew it wasn't her. But part of me was making excuses like, "Maybe someone put a collar on her."
The next call came from a girl who said she saw the cat cross the street and into a parking lot. I went to investigate, but had no luck finding any cat.
When I was about to leave again, a girl who had seen us wandering with flashlights came out and told me she saw my cat at 5 a.m. this morning. It was meowing and it woke her up. She went to look and it was a little, black, long-haired kitty... my little black, long-haired kitty. She was in a neighboring parking lot, the one where we saw her by the brush the other day, so the cat was meowing quite loudly (probably seeking a male). The sad thing is that I set my alarm for 4 a.m. and went to search for her. I wish I'd stuck around 'til 5.
This whole thing is a goddamn rollercoaster. If a cat dies, it dies. You are sad, but you know the cat is dead and nothing will change that. You get over it relatively quickly. When a cat disappears, you don't know what's happening. You're in a constant search with ups and downs. Something happens that gets your hopes up, then something happens that smashes them, then you try something else and they're up again, then smashed, then up, then smashed. I can't even count the number of times I've looped this rollercoaster over the past few days. The uncertainty of everything is numbing. I leave out food, and I know that if she's eating it, she'll probably be okay. But I don't know if she's eating it, and therefore I don't know if she's going to be okay.
I try not to get my hopes up about finding her. I can't be disappointed that way. But every time someone calls, every time I think I have a new trick that will bring her back, I can't help but say to myself, "This is going to work." And it never does. Everywhere I look, I see something and I think it's her. A dark block of cement, a knocked-over grill, a shadow of a leaf, anything dark in the corner of my eye forces me to turn my head at lightning speed, sure that it must be her. And of course, it never is. Sure, I am always disappointed, but these things could bring my cat back, and if I didn't try, it's my own fault if I never hold her again.
The most agonizing part of all of this is that I'm moving to the other side of the country. I was supposed to move tomorrow morning, but have now put it off until Monday. Come Monday however, I have to move... whether or not Baby Kitty gets back into my arms. Everyone says, "Oh, she'll be back, just give it some time." But what time do I have? I need results now. I need my cat back.
Posted by ause0007 at June 9, 2005 11:16 PMI just found you blog. I lost a cat two months ago and it is so painful. You said it just right. I just cannot seem to stop searching. I wake seeing him cold, hungry or injured. He loved to sleep on the sofa, or in his kitty bed in the sun. I just can't bear to picture him in survival mode.
Thanks for listening.
Cathy
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Posted by: Liz at July 27, 2010 1:02 AMHi im sorry ur cat ran away but I saw ur blog and trust me i feel for u I also wanted to ask u i have a beautiful female cat her name is jasmin she is a sweet heart also always been in the house surrounded by a bunch of love but my little one became very allergic to cat and we are looking for a home for it we want her to be with someone special that will take good care of her if ur interested please let me know she
Posted by: adriana at October 15, 2010 1:53 PMHi im sorry ur cat ran away but I saw ur blog and trust me i feel for u I also wanted to ask u i have a beautiful female cat her name is jasmin she is a sweet heart also always been in the house surrounded by a bunch of love but my little one became very allergic to cat and we are looking for a home for it we want her to be with someone special that will take good care of her if ur interested please let me know she
Posted by: adriana at October 15, 2010 1:53 PMhi my name is adriana and i read what happened to ur cat im truely sorry and i hope ull find her. I wanted to ask u if ur interested in a cat i have a beautifull female fixed and declawed cat named jasmin unfurtunatly my little one got very allergic to cats and we are looking for someone very special to keep her please let me know if u are interested i can give u more info
Posted by: adriana at October 15, 2010 2:04 PMHi - I am sorry to hear about your cat. Up until a few years ago, I have always had pets or been involved with animals. Now, although I miss them I am hesitant to get a pet again, as it is so dreadful when they are not there any more. I feel for you.
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