Hi all,   
      
   Most of you probably have heard that in mid-July we moved our household from   
   Windsor, NY to Slaterville Springs, NY.   
      
   During the weekend of the move, three of our cats escaped to the outdoors.  I   
   wasn't so worried about this since the cats have been going inside and outside   
   pretty much since we got them :)  I sure wanted to know where they were, but   
   wasn't so afraid of them not returning for the 'final ride to the new house'.   
      
   At some point during the move, I nabbed Lulu and so she was the first to   
   arrive with the pups at the new house..  Lola and Leo took off, as did Lizzy..   
   I think I saw Lizzy living with someone else as a matter of fact    
      
   Anyway, after the initial move that weekend we went back to the house in   
   Windsor just about every day, trying to entice Lola and Leo to get in the darn   
   cat cage :)  Or come out of hiding so we could grab them and stick them in the   
   cage :)   
      
   No luck.. that went on for about 1 week, maybe 1 1/2 weeks.. Somewhere in   
   there I WAS able to grab Lola by first giving her tons of catnip, then   
   tempting her with cat food..  Whoosh.. I grabbed her and got her in the cat   
   carrier.. Leo refused to come out and just hid further under the house :(   
      
   We went back to Windsor abut 5 more times.. the last time there was no sign of   
   Leo at all..  I knew I was going to need some help catching him since he'd   
   obviously returned to his original 'feral' nature.  He was probably terrified   
   by all the changes around him and I also remembered he was the most skittish   
   of the litter when we got them.   
      
   I contacted the Animal Care Council in our area and pleaded with them for   
   assistance.. the companies who do trap 'wild' animals like raccooons, etc.   
   around here won't deal with cats or dogs so I knew I couldn't count on those   
   companies..   
      
   The ACC contacted my neighbor (who I'd spoken with about this) and showed him   
   how to set the trap for Leo.. how great it was that my neighbor was going to   
   do this for us!!! Another week went by.. no signs of Leo anywhere..   
      
   Well, finally today I got a phone call from my neighbor in Windsor.. Leo was   
   in the cage!!!   
      
   You can bet my neighbor will be getting a gift, as well as the ACC getting a   
   large donation :)   
      
   We'll get him home probably tonight.. I figure it's going to be a little bit   
   of a shock to him when he gets here :)   
      
   Take care,   
   Janis   
      
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