My unbelievable cat story...except it's true....

[Raven]

Several years ago I was up here at my cabin on the lake for the weekend. Saturday morning the dogs woke me up barking wildly at something outside on the lawn not far from the lake. I looked out and it was a black and white animal that seemed to be wandering aimlessly around the yard. At first I thought it was a skunk but soon realized that it was a cat acting very strangely. I thought it might be injured or have rabies so I went out with a cat carrying case and slowly prodded it into it. I took it to the local humane society and walked up to the reception desk. There were 3 women at this desk. I went up to the woman on the far right and plunked the case down and told her that I had found the cat in my yard and that I was afraid it was sick or injured. The woman on the far left looked over the desk at the case and screamed "Jezabell!!!" It was her cat. She lived 2 towns over from me and her cat had been gone for 3 days...the cat was BLIND. Somehow this cat had been able to survive in the woods for 3 days and find her way to my cabin. Sometimes life is really stranger than fiction. :-)

[auntAgonist]

1. awesome!

I'm sure the woman and the cat are very happy.

You did well!!

aA

[csziggy]

2. That is so great! Jezebell was very lucky you found her! n/t

[RebelOne]

3. Wonderful story. That cat was lucky she wandered into your yard. n/t

[stuntcat]

4. lucky Jezabell!

Jees, like a TRILLION things could have kept her and her lady from ever finding each other again. She wandered into just the right yard.

[libodem]

5. ahhhh

Best ending ever.

[Patiod]

6. Great story!

Brave of you to approach an animal that might have been rabid.

[MrScorpio]

7. You are the Cat Savior

I bask in your everlasting glory.

Sometimes it's all about being in the right place at the right time.

SWEET!

[Brigid]

8. All hail Jezebel's savior!

Thank you for the evening smile. :)

[AtomicKitten]

9. Wonderful. All's well that ends well.

I was interested in adopting a stray dog from a local rescue. He was a BLIND stray dog captured in Los Angeles and brought up to the Bay Area. I was so intrigued by him, absolutely amazed that this dog could live on the streets. Unfortunately the stairs in my house were deemed not a good match for his needs, but fortunately he found a good home elsewhere. So again, all's well that ends well.

[Curmudgeoness]

10. Awwwww. Thanks for the cheer up.

So many things had to go just right for this to happen. Glad they did. And don't you just love the cat's name! I might steal that one some day.

[Raven]

13. Go figure! I might not have gone up to the cabin that weekend. I

did get a little reward for my efforts later on.When I was trying to figure out what do do with the cat, I called the local police department and spoke the officer on duty who was very helpful. After Jezebell was reunited with her owner, I called the cop and told him what had happened. About 2 years later I was driving up from Boston and got pulled over for speeding in a little town on the Mass/NH border. Same cop...he had moved to this little town. He gave me a long look, said "Don't I know you? You're the cat lady." He let me go with a warning. :-)

[Curmudgeoness]

15. Your stories just get better and better. LOL

Well, I was expecting that you and the officer would hook up, but not getting a speeding ticket works too.

[applegrove]

11. Love stories with a happy ending.

[nolabear]

12. Wow. That is just amazing!

Animals never cease to astound me. Don't you wonder what their world is like?

[TroglodyteScholar]

14. My Mao Mao and I love this story...

Thanks for sharing :hug:

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Great story. Good for Jezabel.