Tucker

by Candace Collins
(Playas de Rosarito,BC, MX)

Tucker is my miracle cat. To begin with, he was a canyon cat (kitten) about 3 months old when he literally inserted himself into my life. At that tender age he came into my home and wouldn't leave (not that I was really trying to get him to. I was just afraid someone was missing him, so I went around the neighborhood to see)
After 2 years we moved 1000 miles away, and on the very day we moved in, he was scared by a train running next to the house and he ran away. He had no idea where to come back to.
I searched diligently for 3 1/2 months way after friends and family told me to give up. I put out 240 flyers and searched every morning and every evening.
After such a long time being lost, I was scared he wouldn't be the same or even recognize me if I did find him.
I was at work when the call came. A lady said she had 2 flyers on her fridge. Tucker has a very unique tail it is very short with a great big knob on the end. I was lucky enough to have a picture that showed it prominently. The lady recognized his tail.
The people at work were great! They told me to go look so I did. It was too late and was dark so I had to wait til the next morning, but at least I knew what area he was in. Trouble was, I really needed to go to work the next morning which meant I had to wait until after work. It all worked out because I searched for 3 hours stopping to talk to many people who had seen him a lot over the previous month and had fed him even though he wouldn't let anyone get close to him.
Just as I was getting ready to leave an older lady came running out yelling that he was in her back yard.
I had many false sightings of him over the 3 1/2 months and I was kind of scared this was another, however I went to her back yard and by then the cat was hiding in some bushes. I called to him and he meowed. I fell to my knees and kept calling and sure enough he came out slowly...We have been SOOOOO HAPPY ever since.
He and Spencer are my life!!!!
This is also a lesson. IF YOU KNOW IN YOUR HEART that there is still a good chance your lost kitty is alive DON'T give up. If I had given up he would still be wandering around or worse.