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While I was at work on Saturday, April 7, my dad let our 2 cats out in the backyard...

Posted by melissakaysmith

While I was at work on Saturday, April 7, my dad let our 2 cats out in the backyard to play. This is a normal, almost everyday occurence. Charlie is 2 years old and Whiskers is 17. Well, on this day, Charlie came in and Whiskers didn't.

We thought he was just out and about (hopped the brick wall for some fun in the neighborhood like he has before) and kept an eye out for him to return. It has now been over 2 weeks and there is still no sign of him.

I have posted flyers with his photo and my phone number, talked to neighbors and animal shelters, and kept up hope. It is very hard to get through the days since I have no idea where he is. That's the hardest part of it all.

When I see missing pet posters, it deeply saddens me that someone has lost a loved family member. You never think this could happen to you, and when it does, it is nothing like you have ever experienced.

I have been told by a couple different people (an employee at an animal shelter and a neighbor) that when cats get older and know it's their time to go, they run away. It is in their nature. Why?? Why do they do this??

I cannot imagine him running away to die. The fear of not knowing where he is, if he is ok, etc are what keep me up at night. I have truely lost a best friend in the worst possible way.

I am keeping up hope as best I can. My parents broke my heart even more today by telling me they called Banfield (inside PetsMart) and cancelled his medical insurance a few days ago. I don't need them to give up on him, and this possibly just confirmed the worst...something I never want to think about. How could they just give up? Is it easier for some people to just let go after a certain amount of time?

As I sit and write this now, I am crying. Charlie is watching me and only he knows what he is thinking seeing me like this. There are times he will walk by Whiskers food dish and meow. It is like he is looking for him.

I love Whiskers and I miss him so much. I truely hope he comes home...I first brought Whiskers home when he was 2 weeks old because his mother did not care for him because he didn't look like her (she was pure Siamese and he was white and grey). I had just lost my dog Mutzy a few weeks earlier to old age (she was 14).

I was so happy, and I never thought I would sit here 17 years later and have to write something like this. Life is just so hard and unfair sometimes.

Has this ever happened to anyone? Has anyone ever heard of cats running away to do something like this?

I really wish I had gotten the chip implanted in him to help me find him. I am going to do it to Charlie. I can't do this again...View Thread

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