Our wonderful cat, Tiger, has been a cherished member of the family for 14 years. Aging has provided interesting behaviors and options. He's always been an inside cat, but in the last few weeks, he has been interested in exploring the backyard. Not a problem! Our backyard is safely gated, with no way for a geriatric cat to escape. Or so we thought! Why didn't we think about meter readers? We didn't think of them because we'd never had a backyard pet. Panic set in soon after my precious husband discovered that the meter reader left the gate ajar. The search began. Our very responsible yard man said he'd seen a "new" cat in our front yard. Because of the extreme heat we hoped that he'd found a shady spot and would return home as soon as hunger plagued him. When we made our umpteenth trip outside to try to find Tiger, we met our dear friend and neighbor leaving a neighbor's home from a visit. Before we posted signs everywhere, we wanted to personally alert all of our neighbors who we could find that our cat whom they had never seen was missing. Bingo! Tiger was spotted in the neighbor's yard, but no one knew who he owned. A few lucky coincidences brought precious Tiger back home.
Lessons learned: contingency planning is critical in all areas of our lives, observant friends provide invaluable insight, continually seeking the result you want often results in success, never give up if there's a possibility of success.
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