Losing Your Pet leaves such a horrible, emotional feeling. When they pass away you can mourn them knowing they had a good life and you were always there for them. But when they upsticks and go, disappearing for no reason - without a trace, it is hard to let go of them. You hope that one day they will return and all the time pushing the mean thoughts to the back of your mind as to what may have happened to them.
This happened to me, with my much loved torti cat called Mika. In Spring of 2000 I thought I'd lost her forever. I hung 'Have you seen this cat?' posters up everywhere with a gorgeous photograph of her, the poster was bright and colourful created to catch anyones eye. She was the best, most faithful cat I had ever owned and for her to go missing was a massive blow. It was a loss I carried with me for a long time.
Then in the Summer 2009, I was riding my bike through the village down the road from us about 4miles away and this cat flew across the main road. Instantly, I recognized her but had to double check that it was her. So I clambered down the bank to where she'd gone and called her name 'Mika'. I heard a meow and there she was, she came running straight at me and settle in her favourite place, on my lap. Her purrs were louder then ever. We were two best friends reunited.
I asked the lady who owned the caravan park if this is where she was living now and she told me it was. Officially introducing them, I made the decision to leave her where she was, she looked happy and contented and settled. For her sake and at her age I did not want to change things for her again. This was a hard choice but a necessary one. I visit her regularly and she is still as playful now as when I first met her. But to know she is safe and well is incredible. A happy ending to the greatest cat I've ever known.
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