I feel bad that I didn't make a flyer and went there to put it on lamp posts and stuff, but I was almost 2 hours away and I didn't want to bother my friends. I just emailed a flyer to a friend (I made one on Sunday), so maybe they will put it up. I know I should also call or have called the local animal shelters and maybe vets. I really don't think these things will help much, though, so I don't have the energy to do it (I have this weird problem with calling strangers, one of my neuroses, I guess). It's just been too long. Someone probably just took him in, since he's a gorgeous cat.
I think the worse thing about Blues having gone missing is the lack of closure. One of the first things K said to me on the phone was "I prefer him disappearing like that than having one day to put him down," but I disagree with a vengeance. I wanted to be able to say good-bye, to know what happened to him. If he were dead, I'd bury him somewhere, you know. Closure is important. So, yeah... I'm just missing him so much right now.
When I made the flyer, I found that I'd taken tons of recent photos of him, from March to now (we bought this laptop in January, so I don't have any older photos here). I know there are probably hundreds more since 2003 when we got the digital camera and at some point I'll put them all together. That will be painful. 
I'm crying writing this post and looking at the photos. I drove by a cat adoption place in town today and I felt just devastated because we won't get another kitty until we own a house again. In the meantime, whenever anyone mentions a pet I'll just cry inside a little more. Today Kelvin and I were sad because he was talking about his latest obsession (he wants us to get a Wii Fit Plus) and he mentioned that it has a feature to weight cats and dogs. He looked grief stricken and said, "Too bad we don't have a cat anymore. But I can still create an avatar for him."
A virtual pet will have to do for now, I guess.
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So your friends waited for a week to tell you he was gone? Or do I misunderstand? Because, um, I'd be mad. In addition to all the sad.
I'm really sorry hon. I will say that I don't think it's too late to call animal shelters to check. Adult cats don't tend to adopt out fast, so he could still be at one. It's not likely, but seems worth checking.
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So sorry. Sometimes cats disappear for 2 or 3 weeks and then show up again. I hope this is the case.
So, so sorry.
Oh, I'm so sorry, Lilian. But I also don't think it's too late to call the shelters, plus most of them have online search capabilities, so if you are worried about phone calls, you could browse the shelter pictures of their recently taken-in pets. The pound brings in animals all the time, and once you notify them that your pet is missing, they will keep an eye out, too.
When my SIL and her husband and kids moved into the area, their cat TJ escaped from their hotel room. They were devastated, but they kept going back, leaving food, and hanging posters. THREE weeks later he resurfaced ad someone saw the poster and they were reunited! Cats are such instinct-driven creatures, they tend to linger around their previous homes/territories.
I'm so sorry. I agree with you -- disappearance is MUCH worse than death. I will keep hoping that maybe he shows up after all.
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