Unicorn. Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 One of my dc just brought in a flyer w/ a picture of a lost cat. I saw a cat that looked just like it on Friday. It had used up all of it's 9 lives, and was in the middle of the road. I have no way of knowing for sure, but ..... Do I call and say "Has your cat been missing since Friday?" and then explain what I saw, or ......????? I think I would want to know, but, maybe I wouldn't. Ick. I don't want to make this call. :( What would you do? Would you want to get that call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 If it has been a week, I'd let it go. Let them think the cat is having a wonderful time chasing mice through the county. How old is the flyer? Has the cat been missing since before Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 When I was 12 my cat didn't come in. I walked up and down my street for hours calling her and calling her, knocking on doors. At last I went home and my neighbor had called my Mom, they had found her by the side of the road. I don't know how I could have coped not knowing what had happened to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 I would definitely want to know. And if it's been a week, a pawsitive ID is probably not possible but it would warm my heart a little to know that someone cared enough to reach out and maybe give me some information. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 If it were my cat, I would definitely appreciate a call. I would worry so much more thinking my poor cat was wandering lost and cold and hungry than if I thought he were dead. :( Please call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherE Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 If it were my cat, I would definitely appreciate a call. I would worry so much more thinking my poor cat was wandering lost and cold and hungry than if I thought he were dead. :( Please call. Our sweet cat got out and never returned. A lady saw our signs and let us know the cat had turned up in her ditch and had been disposed. We were heartbroken, but at least we knew she wasn't suffering somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I would want to know. You should call. Ria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCoppock Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I would rather not know. I may be the odd one but I would rather my last thoughts of my pet be nice ones. I have no desire to think of my kitty dead on the side of the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 Ugh. I called. That was the hardest thing I ever had to do. Worse than when we had to tell our dc about their kitty a few years ago. It was most likely their cat, the timing was right and they live on the side street right next to the busy road where I saw it. I am so sad. I'm in tears and it wasn't even mine. I think she was grateful for knowing though. Thanks for the advice. :angelsad2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacie Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Sorry you had to make that call. I think that it's better to know what happened than to worry about all the possible outcomes. The family probably appreciates someone taking the time and caring as much as you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I would be heartbroken, but would want to know also. Otherwise, I would be sick, thinking about all of the terrible things he could be going through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I would rather not know. I may be the odd one but I would rather my last thoughts of my pet be nice ones. I have no desire to think of my kitty dead on the side of the road.:iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 One of my dc just brought in a flyer w/ a picture of a lost cat. I saw a cat that looked just like it on Friday. It had used up all of it's 9 lives, and was in the middle of the road. I have no way of knowing for sure, but ..... Do I call and say "Has your cat been missing since Friday?" and then explain what I saw, or ......????? I think I would want to know, but, maybe I wouldn't. Ick. I don't want to make this call. :( What would you do? Would you want to get that call? I would absolutely want to know. Out here in the boonies, our critters have disappeared. We've lost a cat and a dog that just never came home one night. We're pretty sure "something" got them. We also lost one dog that got hit by a car. They came down and told me about it. I could tell it was hard for the man who hit him, but it wasn't his fault -- it was mine for thinking he wouldn't wander that far away. I wouldn't have thought to look for him up there. Many years ago, there was an old basset hound that used to sit by the side of the road. One day on the way to work, he was in the road dead. A few days later, there was a big sign by the road about the "lost dog" so I stopped and let them know what I saw. I hoped it wasn't him, but I think it was. The sign was up for a couple of months, so I don't think he came home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Because you don't know for sure, I say NO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Otherwise, I'd be tortured by worry about what might be happening and whether there was still some hope. It would be very, very difficult for me to stop looking until I knew. And, unless I knew for sure, I would be in a panic every time I glimpsed an animal by the side of the road, worrying that it was mine. I'm sure it must have been extremely difficult to make that call, to have to be the one to break such news. But I think it was a kind and considerate thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I'm glad that you called. It was tough but I think you really did the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 :grouphug: I'm sorry you had to make such a sad call, but I'm glad you did. They needed the closure. At least, I did when my cat was missing and then was found dead. It was the right thing to do. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Good for you for making that call. It was a really hard thing to do, and you didn't have to do it, but it will bring peace to the family if they're pretty sure it was their cat. A lot of people wouldn't have bothered or would have taken the easier option of not calling. yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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