October --- Jeez - I never let Mango out but he slips out every so often, especially if the kids leave the back door open. Then he makes his quick escape - and off he goes. Well - there have been times when he was gone for a day - but he's been gone since the beginning of the week and it's now Thurs. I don't like to look - but I've been peeking on the side of the roads hoping not to see any squashed kitties - but no Mango. So I imagine he's at a neighbors house - as the hurricane remnants caused a lot of rain here today.
And the problem is that I leave for the gulf coast Sat morning for my high school 25th reunion. So he'll be outside - or wherever- until Sunday when I get back. He's fixed and usually fixed males don't wander -- but someone must be feeding him. I've never lost a pet before - and it hurts.....
Well - Mango came back when I got back on Sunday - a little banged up but no worse for the wear - then he slipped out again and I haven't seen him in 3 days.... sigh.... HE MUST have a girlfriend.....
NOVEMBER -- well that bugger is still in the neighborhood. We'll have "mango sightings" but that bugger will NOT come to me. He must be scared of the kids... so when they call him he runs away. I have even seen him at night and I'll get out of the car and stay put and call him and he answers (he knows his name) but he won't come to me. It is the weirdest thing! I've never known a cat like this. But he is being well fed - so i have no clue what is going on. I miss him though. Miss him laying next to me at night - so soft and warm and that sweet purr... it is so soothing. I wish the dang cat would come home... but if I can't catch him... he won't. And I know that the kids will accidentally leave the door open to let the dogs out back, and out he'd go again and I wouldn't get him back. I mean do I force him to stay here? I adopted him from the pound.. and he is my cat but I can't keep him here. I've NEVER had this happen before. Jeez.....
