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By Richard Lykes
Special to the Rappahannock News
It all started one morning in mid-January, Alexia Morrison posted a notice on Rappnet that her much loved newly-adopted cat was missing and asked for help in finding him. She described him simply as a docile and very sweet 16 lb. cat that had just been vaccinated and neutered. Since I live only about a mile from Ms. Morrison on the northeast side of Fogg Mountain, it seemed possible that her cat might make it through the woods to our home.
Statistically, there is good and bad news about lost cats. The bad news is that while 16 percent of .stray dogs that end up in a shelter are returned to their owners, only about 2 percent of stray cats are ever reunited with their owners. On the other hand, other studies show that two out of three cats lost come back home on their >wn.
Having two much loved cats who used to wander in their younger years, I knew all too well the anxiety of having a kitty go missing. I immediately •eplied in my email that I would be on the lookout. However, I needed more information to help me in my search. What kind of cat was it? (“a dark gray tabby.”) What was his name? ■ ‘‘Adam”), and were there any photos of the cat that could be posted on Rappnet? (“no”)?
Early encounters
As an optimist, I reassured Ms. Morrison that Fd be on the
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