Conference misery::feline_v1

    Oh no! I hope you find him soon! Keep up the search and let us know
    when you find him.
    
    Lisa plus Pookie.
    

    Oh Bob, I am so sorry!  I can imagine the panic you must be feeling,
    the 'not knowing' is terrible.
    
    I will say a prayer and hope that all he did was wander a little
    further than usual.
    
    Please keep us posted!
    
    Sending hugs from
    
    Marilyn, Otis (his brother) and Tiff
    

    I'm sorry to hear about sneakers....I do have a suggestion.  When 
    I took the stray GSD at NRO5 home last summer, I spent a day locating
    the owner.  I started calling the Northboro pound, and they suggested
    calling hudson, who suggested calling marlboro, berlin....because
    they don't always talk to each other.  My last call to Berlin located
    the owner, who lived a � mile down the raod.
    
    Good luck and I home he comes home.....Michele & Nippa
    

    Don't forget to look in neighbors basements, garages, 
    sheds, etc., in case Sneakers got locked in by mistake.
    
    This happens VERY often!
    
    L-

    And contact the local vets and put signs up in the corner stores.
      Good luck
       Nancy DC

    Bob, 
    
    Have you seen/heard about Sneakers?  Hope your search finds him safe
    and well...
    
    Marilyn
    

    
    No sign yet, Marilyn.  I've been patrolling the neighborhood, went
    door-to-door last night asking nearby neighbors, but no one's seen
    him.  I'm going to ring the local animal control officers today,
    and I just pray that they haven't found a body.  Posters come next.
    
    Thanks for the encouragement, folks.  I'll keep ya updated.
    
    Bob, Smoke, and Nova
    

    Do you have any houses for sale in the area that are vacant?  My
    Wolfgang (Wolffie, Woo, Chubs, etc) disappeared about the same time last
    year.  As you said, the worst part was not knowing.  

    I had to leave on a trip to CA and the in evening of the day I left,
    the friend that was taking care of my other cat called to say that
    Wolffie returned.  There is a house diagonally behind me that was
    vacant.  The basement window was broken, so he was able to get in but
    not get out again.  Later he took his "brother" with him and they BOTH
    got locked in.  When I got home, I went over and boarded up the window.

    I know the heartbreak you are going through and the relief when Wolffie
    came home.  I hope you get that relief SOON!

    -Bob
                              

    I know how bad you feel when your feline friend goes missing. Keep
    looking and don't give up! I'm sure he's out there somewhere.
    
    Lisa plus Pookie.
    

    
    Bob,
    
    Sending good wishes your way for a happy outcome.  It's awful when you
    don't know.
    
    Feline Hopeful,
    
    Sue & Panther & Spot
    

    
    	Just before midnight last night, a tired and haggard-looking
    Sneakers came in through the cat entry in the front door.  He ran
    right to the food and water, and gulped down loads like there was
    no tomorrow.
    
    His normally beautiful lustrous coat was dingy and smelly, like
    he had been stuck in someone's garage or car trunk.  I brushed him
    and cleaned him off a bit, and he started purring and slumped down
    in my living room chair for a needed rest.  Stayed there all night,
    and was still in the same position when I got up this morning.
    
    He followed me around the whole morning, and I patted him profusely.
    Smoke and Nova went over to him periodically and nudged and licked
    him.  It's great to have the family together again!
    
    Bob, Smoke, Nova, and the returned Sneakers
    

    Bob, I am sooooooooo happy for you.  You must have been going through
    pure hell. I wonder where the little bugger was?
    
    Give a welcome home hug and kiss to Sneakers for us!! :-)
    
    Robyn, Rocky & Smokey
    

    	Gad, the first person to market a cheap, useful electronic
    pet-finder collar [gizmo that sends out signals allowing you to
    track/locate animal] is gonna make a mint, and be raised to sainthood
    by pet owners! - Chris, who wishes he had one when Copy disappeared.

    Oh Bob, I am so relieved, happy and thankful that Sneakers returned.
    
    If I were you - I wouldn't let him out of my sight!!!
    
    Marilyn
    
    P.S.  Otis has a new thing now - when we are trying to get ready for
          work in the morning (i.e. or _leaving him_) he plops himself in 
          the upstairs bathroom sink.  I guess he thinks we won't leave if
    	  we can't brush our teeth or wash our hands....he will not BUDGE!
    

    HOORAY!!!  What great news.
    
    Flo & Oliver

    
    we also herald the return of the prodigal.  ;-)
    
    glad he made his way home.  they don't tell where they've been, do
    they? when stella went off on her three-day bender, she wouldn't tell
    either.  had a few brambles in her tail, her coat was scruffy, but it
    was soooooo good to have her back
    
    stella, stanley, & diane
    

    
    Yippppeeeee!!!!!
    
    We are so glad that Sneakers returned safely.
    
    Ahemmmm....of course he had an "aroma" about him, returned sneakers
    always smell bad!!  ;-D  
    
    
    Sorry about that, (but not much...)
    
    Feline Punny,
    
    Sue & Panther & Spot who are also grateful for the good news!

    .......... and they lived happily ever after.!!!!!!
    
    Love those happy ending.
    
    Glad Sneakers is back safe and sound.
    
    Barbara

    HOORAY!!!!!!!
    
    YIPPEE!!!!!!!
    
    
    I am so pleased that he has come home!
    
    
    :-) :-) :-) :-)
    
    
    Lisa plus Pookie.
    

    YAHOO!!!!!!!   I love happy endings.
    
    re: homing devie - maybe we ought to contact LoJack!
    
      Nancy DC
    
    p.s. for those of you not from the New England area, LoJack is
    a company that markets a homing device for automobiles.  We have
    one installed in the new Taurus.  It allows the police to track
    your stolen car and hopefully get it back before its damaged.
    It works too!

    I was reading (in the Boston Globe, I think) that you can
    have some sort of microchip implanted in your pet to help
    you find them when they are missing.  10,000 already in use
    in the U.S., and 27 have led to finding a missing pet.  Costs
    less than $100.  I don't know how many of the 10,000 pets 
    became lost after getting the implant.  
    
    I will try to remember to track the article down this weekend,
    but my mind is a sieve on stuff like this.  Anyone enterprising
    could scan the Globe from this morning....
    
    :-)
    Susan
    

    re: .21 - there was an article in Cat Fancy about this a few years
    ago.  The Catch is that the pound/animal officer has to have the right
    instrument to read the microchip and they have to have access to the
    database that would hold the information about your pet.  
    
    Having said that, however, I think its still worth looking into.  After
    all, animal control officers aren't going to become part of this 
    system unless alot of us are using it.
      Nancy DC
    
    p.s. Let me know what else you find out.

    	The implanted micro-chip is for I.D. only, an alternate to
    tatooing.  You have to put the animal in close proximity to the
    read-out device to use it.
    	I'm interested in a gizmo that has a range of say 1000 feet. Turn
    it on, point it outward and start turning around. When it beeps
    loudest, it's pointing at kitty-cat.  With this, you could sweep the
    neighborhood without trespassing, especially re. houses closed up with
    owners on vacation, etc. where kitty-cat may be trapped.

    I love to watch shows like "Beyond 2000" and I remember one show
    where they featured a new "hide and seek" type of game where one
    person had a homing device and the seeker had a detector.  Its
    certain that the technology exists, now we need some clever person
    to adapt it to cats.  That person could make some money if it
    catches on.  Come on you electronic wiz's out there.  Here's
    a real opportunity.
    
      Nancy DC

    Bob,
    
    Just wondering how Sneakers is doing?  Hope all is well and that is
    'relieved' to be home.
    
    How is the new 'brood'...just about ready to leave the nest?
    
    Otis is great!  He and Tiff have been sleeping together more
    (sounds risque' doesn't it?) and Otis seems to be talking much
    more - since he was neutered.  Never cries, growls or hisses.
    He's a real stud!
    
    Keep in touch...
    
    Auntie Marilyn O&T
    

    Sneakers is great, all clean and healthy again.  He had been a bit
    put off by the kittens, but now he runs around the house with them
    and plays/wrestles with the kids.  He can be a little too rough,
    sometimes, with the smaller ones (2 runts in this litter), but with
    a word of warning from me he backs right off.  Nova is doing real
    well, too, and seems proud of her crew.  Smoke plays Grandma to
    the kids, cleaning them and occasionally disciplining them if they
    annoy her too much.
    
    The kittens are on hard food now, which surprised me when they started
    eating it last week.  I came home one day, and one of the runts
    was actually IN the food bowl, chowing down.  So funny to watch!
    
    If you know of anyone looking for very mellow, friendly,
    people-oriented kittens, send me some mail!
    
    Bob, Smoke, Sneakers & Nova + kids
    

    Bob,
    
    Glad to hear that Sneakers is home and behaving himself.  Maybe the
    birth of the kits was enough to put his nose out of joint and he
    decided to 'run away'....just to get back at yah!  :)
    
    There is a woman - in my group - who told me to ask you (well, she
    didn't TELL me) if your litter has a long-haired gray/white kitten.
    She has met THE O..tiss and loves him.  I told her I would ask you and
    then let her know.  I figure the kittens should be ready to go in
    about two weeks, huh?  
    
    Are you going to keep any for yourself?
    
    Pictures of Otis and Tiffany are due in today - can't wait to see them. 
    I will send the good ones to you.  Otis is just precious!  People
    are just flabbergasted when they see him...I mean my kids actually
    bring their friends to the house - just to see/watch the things he
    does!  And...you bring out the camera and he really gets into it.
    He's a real ham!
    
    Let me know about the kits'...
    
    Auntie M
    

    
    re: Marilyn
    
    Yes, I have three gray & white long hairs, one all gray medium to
    long (female).  I have a note posted in the adoption topic listing
    them.  Have your friend call me at DTN 223-8995 (afternoons best),
    or she can send me VAXmail at USEM::MCQUEENEY.
    
    Bob, Smoke, Sneakers, Nova & brood (-1 giveaway last night)