I know this is my writing blog, but I needed to post this here too…

Part of the Family

My daughters and I are missing a member of our family. Pye (short for Pyewacket) is a large, unaltered, male Siamese cat with dark chocolate/seal points. He’s been with our family since late November of 2005 when he came to us as a kitten. He disappeared on or around February 24th from outside our home in Miami.

I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking he’s unaltered, so he’s off to continue the species. If that was the case, he would have been home by now. And for what it’s worth, he was due to make that trip to the vet’s office, so the nasty phone calls can stop now, all right?

The girls and I watched him grow from a shy little boy into a crazy teenager and finally over these past months into a wonderfully affectionate, cuddly part of the family. He wasn’t just a pet to us, he was more than that. Anyone who has had a pet knows how quickly they can become part of the family, and with a Siamese it is all that more intense. Although Pye had one special member of the family, he loved us all, and anyone else who entered our home. It is for that one special family member that I write this letter. My youngest daughter has had a very bad time of it, without her best friend. I’ve heard her up at night, going to the door and calling him. She goes for long walks in the evenings, calling him. Her heart is broken, and it does not break easily.

We’ve had posters up in Miami, have posted an ad on Pembina Valley Online as well as a notice on the Pembina Valley Humane Society website. I’ve called the local vets’ offices, and emailed several animal shelters in the province. We’ve had no word, even after offering a $50 reward for his return. When the posters have been removed, we’ve replaced them.

I have answered the phone several times now, to have people complain that I didn’t have my cat fixed earlier. I’ve listened to people tell me this person and that person are known to trap and poison cats. I’ve even had one person tell me I must have stolen a neighbor’s cat – even though that neighbor’s cat is female, and not Siamese. What I have come to realize is that someone in this town knows what happened to our Pyewacket, and doesn’t have the nerve to face either myself, or my daughters. Perhaps someone did indeed poison him, or take him out to the country and dump him. It has been known to happen. The ways to ‘get rid’ of an animal are numerous and varied. Perhaps the children that have threatened to kill Pye on occasion in order to upset my oldest daughter know what happened to him, although I would hope their threats were empty ones. Perhaps someone has Pye in their home – he is beautiful and affectionate, as I’ve stated.

But someone knows what happened…

That someone can let us know, anonymously if necessary, by sending a letter, or a postcard. Anything – but set our minds at rest. Let this little girl grieve her friend, if it is grieving she must do. Let this little girl have her friend back – give us our family member back – if you have him. We can identify him, and should he be alive we do have the reward waiting. A reward my daughters have given from their own savings.

Thank you.