I found a cat!

...No I didn't really. But since I began my crusade to get Kikyo back home (almost seven weeks ago now), I've gotten calls from people that found other random cats. I got a call today from a woman saying she's had a friendly, all white cat hanging around her house for four days and wants to know if I want it.

THIS IS WRONG!!

If you find a cat that's friendly and well kept, it's probably someone's pet. DO NOT call random people and offer to give away a cat that isn't yours. I have a strong feeling this is what happened with my Siamese. Someone saw her and took her. As much as I don't like to think of my pets as property, but taking in an animal without trying to find their owner is theft. If you saw a convertible with the top down, and it's about to rain, would you hop in and take the car home with you? Bad analogy, but it goes in line with so many peoples' thinking, that animals are "things". If you can, take the cat in, care for it for a few days, post some signs in the neighborhood saying you found a cat.

I'm going to contact this woman again tonight and coordinate what to do next. I'm not going to take the cat home, and risk my cats with any health problems this guy may have. I don't want to take him to the Humane Society just yet. Should give the owner a chance to find him by driving around the neighbrohood, rather than visiting a shelter 7 miles away. But taking him to the HS will give his family a chance to find him. And if they don't, he'll be properly checked up, cared for, and re-homed.