He's back!

[smokingboot]

Lots of love and thanks to itsjustaname, thalinoviel and mitchy for all those positive thoughts and reassuring words.

Yesterday was wretched; We both wandered through rain and foul weather, looking for the little bastard. In despair we left a kitchen window open. At 3 am this morning I was woken by a purring head-butting experience on my pillow. I stroked it absent-mindedly thinking it was Surya; then I opened my eyes and noticed the total blackness of the beast. It was him, our own little "divvil cat," to quote bad_moon_rising, happy to be home and hungry too.

He cost me so many tears yesterday. Jan sans lj, who had been with us over Friday night, tried to console me by buying me a sunflower, and some purple primroses. Both were lovely, and the primroses were very unusual. The petal edges are slightly lighter, almost silvery, giving the blooms the illusion of being faintly lace-lined.

The other casualty was my birthday surprise. In his attempts to help me out of my desolation, larians revealed that tickets are bought and everything is arranged for my birthday in July. We are going to Paris for a week!

P.S. Oh yes, and Dr Who was rather good: 'You would make a good dalek.' By the end I didn't know who I felt more sorry for...

Comments

[november-girl.livejournal.com]

Fortunately I've never had this problem, but I understand from nyarbaggytep and various others that boy cats tend to do this. I have heard on many occasions of them disappearing for two or three days. That's not to say I wouldn't be beside myself if it were my cat though.

As for cat flaps - in my experience it might well be that they know very well how to use it but are just pretending that they don't to get extra attention. Why should they open the door themselves if you'll do it for them? If you want to check that, put them in the conservatory with an incentive to get outside (like visible nice food) and then make a show of turning your back. Even my little "oh so helpless" moglet managed to figure it out in less than ten seconds in that scenario.

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

The vet told me Ralik would be less prone to do tomcat things after his op. Har har har.

Thanks for the catflap idea. I will definitely try it.

Oh, and Paris! *grins* cheers for giving larians the idea!

[november-girl.livejournal.com]

Paris? *protests innocence*

However, imagine my horror when you told me you were thinking of arranging a surprise weekend "somewhere like Paris" to cheer him up!

*LOL*

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

I had completely forgotten that. Could have been a very expensive summer!