Parvati has returned!!!!!

[rainy_lilac at yahoo.com]

And man is she a dirty little kitty! I don't know what dustbins she 
climbed into during this big adventure of hers, but she's getting a 
bath tomorrow.

I found her after plaintively wandering through our yard and the 
neighbors yard calling her name and shaking a bag of kitty treats. It 
was a scorching day and I was really afraid that the poor thing would 
just perish in the heat without access to water. I saw no sign of 
her, and returned to the house to wait until nightfall. The moment I 
stepped int he door I heard a pitiful and frightened cry in the back. 
Very persistent-- one of those kitty cries that mean something is 
wrong.

I ran back out beating my way madly through the neighbor's underbrush 
(and getting caught in the nettles, though I didn't notice the 
effects until later) and finally found her-- high up in a tree, out 
on a branch and hanging on for dear life. I think she was scared by a 
squirrel or another cat. I managed to coax her to crawl down the 
branch toward the tree a little bit while the neighbors ran for a 
ladder. It was truly pitiful to see her trying so hard to inch toward 
me. We then did a triumphant kitty rescue and I carried the little 
critter inside. Her sister was at the window the whole time going 
through her own little drama. Now they are licking each otehrs ears 
and being very sweet.

Whew!!!!!  I just want to thank everyone for reaching out to me 
during this crisis. I was really, really distraught over this. I was 
afraid it might be days before I saw her again, and feared deeply 
that she might be gone for good. It was a terrible feeling, let me 
tell you.

I guess I am a little like Hagrid about my pets. *smile*

Thank you again, everyone!

Hugs,

Suzanne (and Parvati and Kali)