Advice If You're Looking, Don't overlook the obvious Options

[cswitzer]

My beautiful black cat, Wally did not come home on Wednesday morning and I looked all over the neighborhood for him. He had been locked into garages in the past and I assumed...assumed...assumed he was locked in again. I rang bells, I left fliers, I whistled and called and nearly went crazy.

In the end I found him just over the fence in the next yard. If I had taken a moment to step on a tall planter and look, I would have seen him. I might have found him when he was still alive. I didn't find him until day 4. What a heartbreak!

He died from a fall, we think. But that does not matter now. I overlooked the obvious. I assumed if he was close he would respod to my calls. Look even the obvious places. You never know...

[jane]

I am so sorry to hear about Wally. Our 7 month old cat disappeared 7 weeks ago and we have never found out what happened to him. We searched everywhere we could, asked neighbours. advertised, etc and I am haunted that he could have been injured and lying somewhere and we never found him. There is such a sense of panic those first days, knowing that one is racing against time.

Again, I'm so sorry for your loss. Before we were adopted by our kitten 6 months before, we had no idea how one could fall in love with a pet. It's heartbreaking to lose them.

Jane