On 7/10/2013 1:08 PM, MaryL wrote:
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> "Julie Bove" wrote in message ...
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> I woke early and had the feeling to check the raccoon traps. Heard
> Jazzy as
> soon as I opened the door. She couldn't have been in there too long
> because
> husband always checks them before he leaves for work. She had some
> stickers
> in her fur, is missing fur on part of her face and a bad looking injury on
> her tail. Can't get her into the vet until tomorrow and don't really feel
> that this is a case for an emergency vet as the tail wound isn't fresh.
> She
> seems very happy to be home! Sadly I suspect that Bali is dead. Although
> neither cat is a real fighter...they did fight some but as in perhaps
> learning and not to do damage... Jazzy is strong and powerful and was very
> overprotective of her daughter. I just can't see Bali fighting very hard
> and I suspect she is up there with Maui now. But happy to get one cat
> back!
>
> ~~~~~~
> Great! I hope you will also find Bali, but I'm glad you do have one of
> them. I would like to recommend, again, that you call and *keep
> calling* any animal shelters in your area. It isn't enough to check
> once. I have had friends who failed to check and learned later that
> their pets were eventually turned in to the animal shelter. In some
> cases, the news was good; but there were also cases where the cat or dog
> was put to sleep because it had been at the shelter past the time for it
> to be held. An owner could find that their pet was not at the
> shelter--but it could be turned in a month later. Even if you leave a
> description and a request for staff to call you, they are often so busy
> that the call does not get made (probably because no one recognized the
> "stray" from the owner's description).
>
> MaryL
>
I'm glad Jazzy is back home. Julie said both her cats are chipped. You
and I have read about cats that were found *years* later. Sometimes
they manage to wander farther away than people expect them to. They
climb into a car or truck and get driven hundreds of miles away. Heck,
sometimes they even hop on a boat and get transported to another
country. It happens quite often.

I'd keep checking with the shelters and vets. And make sure you have
pictures. She's also said she doesn't take pictures. But really, I
don't know anyone who doesn't have at least one picture of their pet(s).

Jill