Waaay off-topic, but my cat has gone missing .....

[Neil Ward]

Suzanne said:

<<I know that there is nothing anyone here can possibly do, but my 
cat Parvati has been missing since yesterday evening, and there is no 
sign of her anywhere. Her sister Kali is very confused and keeps 
crying at the windows.>> 

In the days when I used to share a flat, we had two cats - Boris and 
Frankie.  Boris was the unruly one and managed to break her leg in a 
boisterous moment and had to have it in a cast.  She hated it, and 
sulked visibly.  Then she disappeared.  We hunted high and low and 
Charlotte (one of my ex flatmates) was hysterical; she even called 
the police, who didn't realise she was sobbing about a cat, not a 
child, until I grabbed the phone...but let's not get into that.

Boris was missing for nearly two days, but we found her hiding under 
other flatmate Amanda's bed, in the furthest, darkest possible 
corner.  We'd just assumed that if we yelled "BOHHHHH-RIIIIIIS!!!" 
for several hours, she would hobble out from somewhere, so we hadn't 
looked.  She was sulking because of the cast and Frankie was 
obviously in on the whole thing, as he didn't give her away.

I'm not suggesting that Parvati is under your bed, but some cats like 
to hide and have a sulk if they are feeling out of sorts, and they 
won't reappear until they are ready.

I hope she comes back soon.

Neil