5 November 2019

Lost Cats


Sad news from Yael today.  Her beloved cat, Edmund, has used up all his nine lives and died.  It is always so painful when we lose a pet.

Earlier this week Paul, while out for his early morning walk with Rick, was approached by one of our neighbours who had discovered a dead tabby at the side of the road; she wondered if Paul might know who he belonged to.  She said she would take him to the vets to see if he was chipped.  Later that day I took Rick out for his afternoon walk in the drizzling rain. As we walked through the village I saw an elderly gentleman standing outside his bungalow calling and whistling.

“Have you lost something?” I asked, silently hoping that he was searching for a lost tortoise or budgerigar, anything but a cat.
“My cat, he hasn’t been home all day.”
“Is it a tabby?”
“Yes.”

I broke the sad news to him and led him to the home of the lady who had found the cat.  I felt so helpless.
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Autumn has definitely arrived in Lincolnshire.  It is grey and wet here today and the leaves are rapidly floating down onto our garden from the big trees.  It is definitely a day for staying indoors, indulging in some comfort food and staying warm.


16 comments:

  1. Thank you Sue for understanding.

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  2. It is best that the old man knows what happened to his cat. A few years ago our lovely Boris disappeared one night and we have no idea what happened to him.

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    1. It was so sad to see him standing in the rain calling and whistling for his cat.

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  3. I am so sorry to hear that Yael has lost Edmund. Losing a beloved pet can be as heart breaking as losing a human.
    How distressing for you to have to tell the old gentleman that his cat had died.

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    1. It wasn't nice being the bearer of bad news.

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  4. Losing pets is so painful - especially if they are companions for someone who lives alone.
    Yes - the place is covered in ash leaves here too - the rain seems to have made them heavy and they are sudden coming down in a shower.

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    1. I think all the leaves will be down in a few days.

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  5. Same here, there are lots of wet leaves on the sidewalks making walking a bit slippery. Next comes the big cleanup. I don't have a pet but have several grandpets who stay with me occasionally. I would miss them if they were gone.

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    1. We shall wait until all the leaves are down in the garden and then vacuum them up for the compost.

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  6. Oh dear. Not so long ago I found a dead Tabby by the side of the road quite nearby. No-one seemed to know who it belonged to. It's awful to think that it was someone's beloved pet.

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    1. Seems to happen a lot with cats, they forget to look both ways.

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  7. What kind understanding neighbours.

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  8. What a sad story, but at least the elderly man knows what happened. Nothing worse than not knowing I always think. Hopefully he will get another companion.

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    1. I suppose it was fortunate that I ventured out in the rain and came across him.

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