ELLIE CAME HOME! 2 months missing

[CorgiPaws]

Dear Ellie,
Over two months ago, I went on vacation. While I was gone you ran away from home. For two months, I drove the neighborhood every day, hoping to find you and bring you home again. I laid in bed praying that you were OK.
Let's face it: you're a pretty dumb cat. You let Champ carry you around by the scruff. The odds are not in your favor out there.
Halloween was tough. You're such a beautiful dark chocolate kitty, easily mistaken for black. I know what moronic kids do to black kitties on that day. I cried myself to sleep.
Then, one day, I saw you! You were a block away, had been missing about a month, and you were fat, dingy, and so timid. You were never timid before. I cried for you when I couldn't catch you before nightfall.
Winter rolled in. Every night it got colder, I worried for you.
Then tonight, 63 days after you went missing, there you were, in the driveway. I was beyond thrilled when you didn't run this time, you ran to me and leaped in my arms. I'll even forgive you for scratching my shoulder, but don't make a habit of it.
I brought you inside, and can't believe you're home again. My Ellie. My kitty.
You stink, a lot... like stale cigarettes. I'm sad you had to live in that stench, for however long you did. I'm glad someone was taking care of you enough to let you inside, but I wish they cared enough to see if you have a microchip (which you do!) so you could come home to me. You're a little skiddish, but we'll get back to how things used to be, I hope. I wish you weren't SUCH a dumb cat, and would just leave a dang collar on.

ps. Your never going outside again. Ever. SO, I hope you had fun.


The moral of the story, folks: If you ever find a friendly kitty, PLEASE don't assume they are a stray. Take them to a vet to have them scanned for a microchip. ANY vet will do this, and it WON'T cost you anything. Post fliers. PAY ATTENTION to fliers posted in your neighborhood. You might think you're doing a good thing, but you never know who is out there driving, possibly right by your house, night after night, looking for their pet. Ellie had not ever gone outside. Our other cat had, yes. He is not containable. Seriously. But Ellie... no.

[Huginn]

Awww yay! What a happy ending. That's so great, glad she came home.

[GoingPostal]

Wow! So glad to hear she came back unharmed, when I was a kid we had inside/outside cats and one never came back, broke my heart, I looked and looked every time I got home from school for months. Now we keep our cats inside but it's a tough lesson to learn.

[MollyWoppy]

Hell, I can't imagine how you felt, having her just gone like that. I know if Windy is missing for more than 30 minutes I'm a mad woman, scouring the neighbourhood, knocking on doors, getting friends and neighbours to join in the hunt.
So, knowing that feeling, I am so, so happy for both you and Ellie that she is finally back home where she belongs. What a neat Xmas present! You wonder that if the other people hadn't been looking after her, would she have been back home earlier, or would she have died out there? Guess we'll never know.
Just leave it a little while before you strangle her, ok :D
She's awfully pretty btw, I've never seen a cat that colour.

[frogdog]

Awww, Linsey, you just about made me cry!!!

So, glad for you and your kitty!

[kathylcsw]

How awesome! You must be thrilled beyond words after going through such anxiety. It is so wrenching when they disappear like that and you have no idea if they are hurt, hungry, safe. I had a cat disappear years ago. I put up flyers, posted on AM radio stations, notices in the paper, everything. One night after he had been gone about 3 or 4 months I was lying on the couch crying because I had finally accepted that he was gone for good. I looked up and he was looking in the window at me! The aboslute joy I felt was overwhelming so I can relate. Merry Christmas!

[Khan]

Yayy!! Welcome home Ellie!! The perfect Christmas present!!

[Donna Little]

YAY!! How wonderful! I have always thought that if Jacoby got out I'd never see him again because he gets scared pretty easily. Well, he got out a couple of weeks ago, (he and Jaxson live in my foster building) and istead of running off he was frantically trying to get back in. My hubby saw him outside and let me know. When I went out there he ran to me and was practically hysterical. I found where he'd gotten out of their fenced area and took care of it. I can't imagine how it would have felt to go out there and not know where he was or if he was okay!
SOOO glad to hear such a happy ending!

[minnieme]

Yay!! So happy for you guys. :)

[IslandPaws4Raw]

I'm so glad you have your kitty back! I can't imagine having one of my guys missing for so long.