Pet Missing... Las Vegas Nevada

TODAY: one of my cats has gone missing

About 7 years back a neighbor up the street moved away and left his and his daughters cats behind....at the time Las Vegas was in a terrible place, foreclosures were abundant and it was raining foreclosure pets....so sad.....anyway, we adopted his two adorable cats, got them neutered and micro chipped.... neither one of them were having anything to do with staying in doors, both of them were used to walking around the cul-de-sac up the street from us where they used to live, the neighbors that have been around for awhile and even most of the new ones, know who they are and have been nice to them and most of them know that they are my kids, now........ I didn't like them being outdoor pets, it truly bothered me, but, at the time, I wasn't wanting to traumatize them anymore than they already were.....so I set up patio tents in the front and back, both tents had a bunny hutch under it, with 20degree sleeping bags in winter and sheets in summer, both have a beautiful set up of outdoor furniture, cat food and water feeders and liter.....we did the best we could......everything had been going great... for 7 years going great... and then on September 20th, 2014 one of them went missing....it was not unusual for him not to come home for a 24 hour period, even 48 hours from time to time, but by day 3 I was in a  panic..... I contacted the animal shelters to make sure he wasn't picked up hurt or killed, I went to the animal shelters to make sure he wasn't there....but no luck......every night since, I walk the neighborhood calling his name "Dobi.........Dobi", but nothing...... now Tigger (the other one, that doesn't really leave our home to much) is showing signs of depression and missing Dobi, too.... he now is leaving the house, regularly, I think to go look for Dobi, I don't know what to do.............It's been 2 weeks, tomorrow, since Dobi went missing, and I have to say, I'm just devastated....I think someone has stollen him and is keeping him locked up inside..........I am doing my best not to get angry, I know that brings nothing good......right now, all I can do is pray that who ever has him is being good to him and when Dobi is ready to leave, I pray they let him go, so he can make his way back home to us.......I know that putting out positive energies and good thoughts are a much better way to deal with the sadness of him being gone, it also gives me a since of "more hope" that he will find his way home soon......If I could redo 7 years ago, I would have worked harder to train my new kids (cats) to stay inside.........I won't make that mistake again......

In close: Typically, in life, there are "no redos", so try you best to get it right the first time, that way you can know "you did your best" and there will be no regret

Have a beautiful weekend

Lucy Blu
for: positive living in sin city