Alas! The owner of the cat turned up at the Humane Society today with ID, and he came and picked up his cat this afternoon. He was very glad to have her back. He’d left her with friends who live up the street in preparation for his deployment and she wandered away. The friends are feeling terribly guilty and didn’t think or didn’t know about a microchip and didn’t report her missing. Apparently she and his friends’ cat don’t get along well; the owner says if she shows up again, keep her for him. He also told his friends to call us if they couldn’t keep her, and he gave them our phone number.
I’m still very puzzled at what happened on January 3. That was the day I first took her into the vet and the clerk called the Humane Society and was told the Society had no record of that chip. I can only think she misspoke when she gave them the number.
Oh, I’m so sorry, Steve! Boo, hiss.
You are a good citizen and a fine man for taking Mele in like you did. You earned many good karma points for that.
I am confused as to why he just did not leave her with you…………it would have been the right thing to do considering his friends never told him she ran away. I bet she will be back and if she is, don’t you dare tell them again. She belongs with you!! 😉
I agree with Cyn. Having said that~ we have a beautiful, gray, persian we are willing to part with. He’s great, as long as he is the only thing in the world that matters and everyone understands that. No, really, I’m serious~ two dogs and four kids mean I’m not entirely keyed into what he wants/needs at any given moment and he is less than happy.
Oh, too bad, Steve, I’m really sorry to hear that.
So sorry to hear that, Steve. Here’s hoping they take better care of her this time.
He should just leave the cat with YOU, as the friends don’t seem responsible.
I’m sorry…and I bet this isn’t the last you’ve seen of her. When does his deployment begin?
Anytime between now and April 15, Sam.
I’m not sure we’re the foster pet type. I think we’d get too attached and refuse to give the animal up when the time came.
only 6% of lost pets (even chipped) ever make it back to their families…you did good, even as a “back up home”!
I’m sorry to hear of this, but you are the better person to have returned the cat to its home. All in all a happy ending to this story.