Q:
Today there was an especially sad ad in the Lost &
Found. A shy black and orange cat was lost at the
Ledges in the national park - she "ran away from
the picnic area."
Please
remind your readers not to take their pets out on
picnics or trips that aren't necessary. When I travel,
I miss my pets, but I'd miss them more if they ran off
somewhere far from home. Another danger of the summer
holidays is the fireworks.
A:
Right you are. Cats are especially sensitive and
something as small as rearranging the furniture can
send them into a funk. I recently carried my cat
Shakespeare into our new sunroom at home. I thought he
would love "hunting" through the windows,
but he didn't take time to look - he was terrified.
Cats hum along quite nicely when life is predictable.
Keep them indoors, where they are least likely to be
attacked by predators or exposed to disease.