[sugarboo]

As you know I love animals. DD brought a cat home 2 years ago that was pregnant. We took her in and she gave birth to 4 kitties. I chose one to keep for me, I watched him be born. I love him! His name is Murphy.

I let my cats run around and be cats. I have a neighbor 4-5 doors down with litle girls, and they fell in love with my Murphy. They started feeding him and keeping him last year. After he disappeared for about 5 days, I put up fliers, and they came forword. I told her to stop feeding him. She said cats should not be allowed to roam. (Screw her!)

Since then, Murphy disappears for days at a time once in a while. I don't know if this woman and her kids are still doing this.

Last week, Murphy came home with an absess under his eye from a cat fight. I got his anitbiotics and had been nursing him back to health. I have not seen him since Tuesday night and I am heart-broken and worried about his infection which had not fully healed.

I wonder if the neighbor has him in lock down. I've checked animal control, he is not there dead or alive.

I just wanted to vent....I'm at the point of being weepy over this. Last year on Good Friday my beloved Sacha died (old dog) and now, here I am this year suffering once again for a pet over the Easter weekend.

[Jules A]

I know some people don't agree with this but is there any way you would consider keeping Murphy inside when he comes home this time? I can only imagine your worry. I get frantic when one of my ferals doesn't show up for dinner. I really like the security of knowing that my inside cats are all inside, without parasites or injuries.

[sugarboo]

My back yard is forest. I'm no where near any busy streets and one of my cat's is 13. I never have trouble with them...they never get sick...just this one time with Murphy's absess. I don't know how I could change them from outdoor to indoor...almost seems cruel....But I understand the theory of keeping cats indoors. I suppose if I lived in a big city I would do it....but its all wilderness, even in Anchorage.

[Erin524]

If he comes back and his eye isnt healed yet, keep him inside until his eye heals. That way you know his eye is ok.

Hopefully he's just being held captive at your neighbor's house and hasnt had a bad run in with a moose or some other cats.

Did you ask your neighbor if she's seen him. You could tell her you're worried about the cat because he was on medication for the eye infectioin and you want to find him so that you can finish the treatment on his eye.

[Jappy]

I agree with Erin, check with the neighbor and tell her that he is on
meds. If she really cares and does have him, she will give him back
and probably give you a lecture.

Hopefully no other wild animals got him.

Jappy

[Kitty]

Oh, GJ I hope you find him. My two cats are indoor only cats - never go out. Maybe the neighbor has him and will come forward and return him.