Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Missing...

Swirl is missing.  Four days now.  It's raining outside and getting colder and darker.

She's independent, wise, feisty, loving, loyal and a good mouser.  She's also over 13 years old and has lived here for almost her whole life.  Kyle named her because she has bobcat swirl hair in her ears.

We know she would be home if she could.  We have checked all the local shelters and websites and Facebook and the neighborhood as well as the streets for blocks around.

Her long hair used to drive us crazy.  Her wanting to sit on us every second felt annoying.  Her loud meow when she brought a mouse into her family was rather gory.  Her lounging on the back of the couch has made a cat-dent in the cushions.

Teddy & Huck have cried and the rest of us have intermittently teary eyes.  We are leaving her bed and food and water dishes out, but she's never done this before, and I think she's gone for good.

Thanks, Swirl, for just being you.