DANG DANG DANG!!! Stupid human F***UP!
2 nights ago Oliver (our orange tabby) played hard to get outside at dusk... Our 3 week old new baby boy was crying and had the wife busy.
That meant I was busy getting our 4 1/2 YO son getting him showered, teeth brushed, story time, and to bed.
Well guess what... normally it's my routine to
Shut down the house each night. Cats in? Chickens all accounted for in coop and closed up? Doors locked etc. ?
It hit me like a ton of bricks when I went to feed the cats yesterday morning...
Where's Oliver. Not perched on his usual scratcher. OH *****!??
Took me about 10min to realize he wasn't in any of his normal or "forbidden" inside spots and wasn't "hiding" on the porch. 😿
Looked around our yard and sadly found obvious signs of disturbed leaves and cat claw drag marks on the concrete driveway.
Oliver was a sweet friendly cat... and easy pickings for a 19lb Coyote feast!!!
I've drug myself over the coals the last 2 days. My wife is upset, but agrees...he has lived here 5 years and "knows" to come
In at night... Still pretty sad and in dis belief at myself. 😔
Our other cat Chester has been looking for his buddy the last 2 days. Sad.
RIP Oliver. I hope it was a quick demise.
😿😿
