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Polly Is Missing










perseverer perseverer 51-55, F 1 Response Nov 26, 2012

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Awww, I'm sorry your bird flew away. He probably would have stayed if he hadn't been scared. My sister lost a cat named Julie one time. Similarly to what happened with Polly, a big dog scared her and she broke free from a cat harness and ran off. Because she was a timid cat, we knew she would be hiding somewhere and it was impossible to find her, even though she was pure white. But the amazing thing about this story was that in our neighborhood, there was a small cat named Sassy. Apparently, Julie and Sassy became friends and Sassy took care of her and showed her around the neighborhood. I saw them running around outside my window at night, which is how we knew they had spent time together. By the time I ran downstairs to get outside, they were nowhere to be seen. However, several days later, my sister found Julie hiding in the neighbors yard nearby. I am not sure exactly what happened, but I think Sassy helped my sister find Julie by leading my sister to the location where she was hiding. (Julie was very dirty and we had to give her a cat bath, lol!) It's so touching to think of animals helping each other in a time of distress and it was clear that Sassy was a little heroine in this situation. Had it not been for her, who knows what would have happened to Julie? Some cats would adapt very easily to living outdoors, but Julie was such a fraidy cat and she had no clue what to do outside. She had been an indoor cat all of her life and something could have easily happened to her, do to her lack of experience, fear and vulnerability. Anyway, I guess the point of this story is to take heart because you never know. Someone (human or beast) could be looking after Polly right now and maybe they will help you find him.

I am so pleased you found out your cat Julie was safe and sound after all. Animals are quite remarkable when occasion warrants it. I think Polly is probably fairly close by, but being green all over, it is impossible to locate him among all the trees. However, there is plenty of water around and hopefully he will be finding food ok.