Hey thanks, I needed a lift.
Spent the day driving around some more, checked at two animal shelters and left some postings on Craigslist up here.
I still have a couple more kitties including the “brother” of the one missing, he is nearly identical but much fatter, she was my absolute favorite, the best I have had in years, and here in Alaska I also have an attrition rate from predators.
For years it was pit bulls from my neighbors, and before that eagles and owls. And an occasional fox or wolf. Seems like the worst predator is another family member that just hates my cat, my 30 year old mentally unstable stepdaughter.
:-(
Did she take the cat away, then? Not a natural “cat getting itself lost” thing?
The worst animals here are the deer. I’ve had more than one cat stomped to death by deer when they’re just about to fawn and a while after.
This summer my very very favorite got stomped on. I now hate deer. My cat was black and white and really showed up. Why the freaking deer think a tiny cat will harm their fawns I have no idea. I’m trying to get DH to build a cedar fence or some kind of fence all around the property (5 acres) to keep the freaking deer out.
We now have only 2 cats and one is all blind and the other heading that way. They are offspring of feral cats that were dumped here and people let close relative cats breed with each other so recessive genes came out and caused blindness.
Anyway, my rant’s over. Going to go call the cat again.
Sigh, cats just don’t live very long around here.