Heart Broken Options

[JackieMc]

My three year old cat, Banjo, has been missing for a few days now and I just feel in my heart that he's gone. He's never been away from home for more than hour or so before. Usually when he's outside, he's just on our front lawn so he'd never voluntarily stay away this long unless something was terribly wrong. We've been all through the neighbourhood looking for him, put up signs, called the shelter, etc. But, it's as if he vanished into thin air.

And I'm not coping very well. I love him so much and I'm so scared, thinking of what may have happened to him. Yesterday I stayed home from work and cried most all day (when I wasn't outside, hoarse from calling his name). Today I came to work but I've still spent most of the day in my office with my door closed, crying. Most of my co-workers think I'm insane, although I do have a few fellow pet-lovers who have been supportive.

My husband and children are sad too but they seem to be doing better than I am. I'm so relieved to have found this board as, right now, I don't know how I am going to get through this. Thank you for listening.

[Muffins]

Dear Jackie:

I had hoped by now that you might've had some news with regard to your sweet Banjo --- maybe someone saw him,
anything............You know???

I want to tell you about when a furkitty of mine was missing.......... It was many years ago, but still, my "Sandy" was
missing.....
I've always lived in the City, and with Sandy being an outdoor CITY cat, I just didn't know what happened. I thought that
maybe he was run over by a car.........

I put up fliers, ads in the local newspapers, and PRAYED constantly......

Well, my friend, who lived about 3/4 mile away said that her next door neighbor had a "new cat" that she could see
in their porch..........

It didn't take long before my mom and I went to that house and knocked on the door........
YEP, IT WAS OUR SANDY!!!!!

I was thrilled that Sandy was fine, and we were all set to take him home when the guy who lived in the house said,
"He really is a beautiful Angora, and my wife has always wanted a cat like him....................
COULD WE BUY HIM FROM YOU???????"

Well, I don't need to tell you the rest..... THE NERVE OF SOME PEOPLE!!!!

Jackie, please don't think that you did anything wrong, because you didn't......
And, of course you're a wonderful mom to Banjo ---

Banjo KNOWS HOW MUCH YOU LOVE HIM!!!! Don't lose site of that........

And, you're right........"all of the "if only's", "why didn't I's", won't help bring him home.....
They'll just help to bring you down.....

I'm still praying for Banjo's safe return, my friend.............
The "not knowing" is sooooo difficult.....and, I'm sorry you have to go through this!!!!

Thanks for sharing all that you did about your boy...........He sounds like a real cutie!!

Just know that we're all praying that Banjo find his way home...
Please, don't lose hope.....

God Bless you & your family,

Love, Denise & Ben