I was in panic mode tonight!
As some of you know, I allow Red Cat and Purdy outdoors daytime only, since both had lived outdoors for months or years before they joined me and were totally unhappy kept inside. But I was going to try to keep Sheba as an indoor cat. Since she was younger (age 1-2) when I got her, I thought she would adjust better than the boys would have.
Well, while letting the boys back in this afternoon, she shot out the door. She's done this before, but most times has either not stayed out long, or just hung around the porch. But this time she disappeared. Of course, this was the night I had a meeting to attend. I called and called. Finally, just as I decided I was going to have to leave for the meeting, I saw an eagle on the tideflats just below my house. And he was eating something black. This woman went into panic mode!
I got out my binoculars to see if I could tell what he was eating, but I couldn't tell. So I took my binoculars and went outside to the edge of the yard above the bulkhead and looked. Still couldn't tell what he had, but I did scare him enough that he lifted his victim, and made a big circle in the sky, but it was getting dark enough that I was unable to tell much except the prey was black or dark and had at least two legs; it obviously wasn't a fish. He disappeared. There was nothing more I could do. I was already late for my meeting. I got my keys and opened the front door to go to my car. And there on the front steps was Sheba! I'd been calling her for two hours and had looked on the front steps a dozen times. At least I got her in before I left for my meeting.
My baby is safe and sound. And I love her more than ever.
As some of you know, I allow Red Cat and Purdy outdoors daytime only, since both had lived outdoors for months or years before they joined me and were totally unhappy kept inside. But I was going to try to keep Sheba as an indoor cat. Since she was younger (age 1-2) when I got her, I thought she would adjust better than the boys would have.
Well, while letting the boys back in this afternoon, she shot out the door. She's done this before, but most times has either not stayed out long, or just hung around the porch. But this time she disappeared. Of course, this was the night I had a meeting to attend. I called and called. Finally, just as I decided I was going to have to leave for the meeting, I saw an eagle on the tideflats just below my house. And he was eating something black. This woman went into panic mode!
I got out my binoculars to see if I could tell what he was eating, but I couldn't tell. So I took my binoculars and went outside to the edge of the yard above the bulkhead and looked. Still couldn't tell what he had, but I did scare him enough that he lifted his victim, and made a big circle in the sky, but it was getting dark enough that I was unable to tell much except the prey was black or dark and had at least two legs; it obviously wasn't a fish. He disappeared. There was nothing more I could do. I was already late for my meeting. I got my keys and opened the front door to go to my car. And there on the front steps was Sheba! I'd been calling her for two hours and had looked on the front steps a dozen times. At least I got her in before I left for my meeting.
My baby is safe and sound. And I love her more than ever.
