MIA is not her name, she's been Missing In Action the past week plus.
This cat has more lives then any other cat we have ever owned!
She's like the energizer bunny.
Years ago, when she was just a 2 year old cat, she disappeared for more then 3 months.
Her disappearance came shortly after her sister disappeared by what we assume was from the coyotes.
We figured she met the same fate.
Then, one day while my husband was mowing the front lawn, 3 months after we'd last seen her, he saw her going around the back of the neighbors house across the street. They had moved out several months before so the house was empty. Michel followed where she went, they had a pet door leading to the garage, the door was unlocked and sure enough, that's where she'd been all this time! There were plenty of mice in the fields around our house to keep her fed.
She never disappeared again for any length of time after that, until over a week ago.
She hadn't been at the back door for breakfast or dinner for over a week, so we figured her 12 year life had come to an end. She hasn't spent anytime in the house for the past 2 years, not by our choice.
She just prefers to be outside and so we let her be.
Tonight, our son was heading upstairs when he looked out the window and saw her running down the street. He hollered, There's TOM! busted out the front door and went after her. I followed and sure enough, there she was. Meowing her head off but not wanting to come near us. I finally got her to get close, picked her up and brought her in the house. Fed her some food, which she ate up in a hurry, then promptly headed to the door and cried to be let out!
So, she's back to the great outdoors. We only hope to see her in the morning for breakfast.
