The Disappearance Scene

A left turn on Layard Road takes you to a secluded stretch of land; surrounded by woods and waters.

PUSS was last seen here, then mysteriously disappeared, on May 18, 2006, the first day of his vacation on Salt Spring Island.

Place of APPEARANCE

KANAKA ROAD...COULD PUSS BE POSSIBLY HERE IN THE BUSHES?

(1) Location Investigator Fridayah saw the black cat on Sep 18 evening; Skateboard Park & Salt Spring Middle School.

(2) Cats' Trail & Human Walking Trail into the bushes.


(3) The Cats' Trail.


(4) Another view of the bushes & nearby area.

Could it Be PUSS?

Below are what investigators Fridayah and Saturda gathered from the recent search trip.

(The area map isn't drawn to scale)

* Locations of reported black cat sightings are scattered but with one area having most repeated sightings being recorded: Kanaka Road, which is right behind Gulf Island Secondary School.

* Black cat sightings in the area can be traced back to June: (1) area close to Salt Spring Middle School; (2) Park Drive.

* On Sep 18 evening, Investigator Fridayah saw a black cat on Kanaka Road! Under the dim light and at the great distance, the black object unmoved, Fridayah then mistook it as a black hole between the road divider, having forgotten that there was no road divider there.

* When Fridayah moved closer, about 30 feet from the "black hole", the black hole moved and swiftly ran across the road, disappeared into the ditch which is overgrown with long grass and adjoins the front yards of the Kanaka Road residents.

* Investigator Fridayah could then confirm his first sight: the black hole was indeed an adult size black cat.

* A resident living at Kanaka Road told the investigators he had seen a few strays in the nearby bushes, including an all black cat without a collar. The first time he saw this black cat, was about a month ago, i.e. mid August. The strays appear in both sides of the bushes, on Kanaka Road and Park Drive.

* As far as he knows, his neighbours at Kanaka Road don't keep a black cat. (The investigators are sure that at least a charcoal cat and a white cat live at the farthest dead end of the road).

* This gentleman further added that these strays usually come out at dusk, late night or early morning. He had seen them, including the black cat, holding their necks out and eating dumped food in the ditch left by the school kids (that's how he could see the black cat wasn't wearing a collar).

* His last sighting of the black cat was on Sep 19 night, his two daughters saw it too. In the same night, investigators Fridayah and Saturda had only met a black kitten and a Siamese cat.

* From Kanaka Road, there is a walking trail leading into the bushes. Further inside is a place which is said to be a hiding place for the school kids; further down the trail you can see a pond through the branches, and the trail is indeed a short cut leading to Park Drive.

* The bushes looks like a perfect haven for strays. It offers shelter (area unreachable from the walking trail), food (fishes in the pond, quail, mice? and dumped food) and entertainment (bird and quail catching).

* It seems logical to believe this black cat the gentleman has seen to be a stray. A domestic cat with a owner won't even eat stale food, but this black cat was seen eating "dumped leftovers".

* If nobody in the immediate or close neighbourhood keeps a black cat, and if this black cat is really a stray, could it be Puss then?

..... To be continued.

MISSION UNSUCCESSFUL!

More details to be given in the coming days.

PUSS, Here We Come Again!

Another tight-scheduled operation has been set: Sep 17 to Sep 20. Again time is very limited. Besides bringing new flyers, pet carrier, high beam Maglite & food that Puss loves, there will also be a live trap on loan from "Urbanlions".



Please wish Puss and us the best of luck. If not, we'll have to go in winter again, and Puss will have to suffer at least a few more months.

TEST RIDE

Understanding it's an uneasy & time-consuming task to bring back PUSS BLACK, we bought a new pet carrier from Petcetera shortly after we returned from the first Save Puss Operation. We got a slightly larger one, so PUSS can have more space when he's inside.

It's not a fancy one, see PUSS TABBY who was having a test ride.

Do You Believe In Little Miracles?

I do. One day I saw the great performance of northern lights in broad daylight.




Puss Black has been missing for nearly 4 months, but I'm prepared to meet him again and bring him home safely in no time.

The Reason To Own A Digital Camera (Puss' Inspiration Chapter Two)

I have always been a zero percent amateur photographer, but it has changed since I "lost" Puss Black. Not until he was gone I suddenly realized and regretted there are so few pictorial memories of him that I have kept. Then I decided to get a digital camera (for easy uploading & sharing of the pics) on June 23, ordered online on June 29, and actually got it on July 11.

It's not just for preserving memories but hoping to help other lost pet owners: take pics of the strays, mark the location, and post them as found ads for the owners to identify.

So far I haven't been able to meet any strays, is or isn't it a kind of comfort? But every day I continue to see new lost ads & flyers...either on the streets & in the web sites...

Are You Hiding?

Are you hiding?

Are you listening?

Brother PUSS, Brother PUSS,

Meow Meow we are calling,

PUSS BLACK we are calling,

PUSS be good, surface soon.

(Tune: "Are You Sleeping")

Under The Vancouver Sun

PUSS HAD JOY



PUSS HAD FUN



PUSS HAD SEASONS IN THE SUN

Empty Chair

Empty is
The muskoka chair
Which empty seats
Puss used to sit
Under the sun
To savor the warmth
That he adores

Empty is
The muskoka chair
Casting shadow
On the lawn
A lonely silhouette
Under the sun
Cold and shivery
Remembers the warmth
A black cat has brought

Not Our Happy Reunion

Biscuit, the stolen Jack Russell Terrier reported in the Metro and 24 Hours yesterday, reunited with his owner the same day.

Today's Vancouver Craigslist got another reunion post on a lost cat, Sebastian, having been found by his owner after one month.

It's always good to hear of happy reunions, and we look forward to having ours with Puss the soonest.

90 days have passed, but we're not going to give up.

It's Better than a Paid Ad - We'd love it!

Today, at least in two of the city's many free newspapers, namely the Metro and 24 Hours, I read about a couple offering a reward for the safe return of their stolen Jack Russell Terrier, Biscuit. In the piece of news are the dog's picture, details of the event, description of the couple's efforts and their contact information. The one in 24 hours occupies a 3" x 4" space, the one in Metro is much larger.

I know it must not have been the posters and flyers they have put up that matters, but they must know someone or this someone who have connections to these contributing writers. No I'm not jealous, having understood too well why networking is so important.

While some paid to advertise in the lost & found section in the papers attracting minimum attention, how much difference in terms of readership and impact it makes for having the same piece put in the news reporting section.

Wow, how we long for this!

Sniffy's Dream

Hey Sniff, you're tired? I'll be quiet.

Are you having some sweet dreams?

Dreaming of a sunny day you roam and play with your best pal PUSS? I'll not awake you.

Does the scent of the green grass refresh all the precious memories? I'll not disturb you.

Have a good nap, Sniff.

Around the Island in 80 Days

AROUND THE ISLAND IN 80 DAYS by Puss Black

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If...A Birthday Wish

If he had not passed away in February, today he would be celebrating his birthday.

If he had survived pneumonia, he would have to battle his prostate cancer.

If he had recovered from prostate cancer, he would have to amputate his right leg below the knee.

If he had been fortunate to save his right leg, he would have to see with his eyes blurred by diabetic macula edema.

If he had been able to cure macular edema, he would have to walk with an artificial limb.

If he had the luck to keep his left leg, he would have to follow a strict diabetic diet that he disliked greatly.

What if he were in a world where he was healthy. If he could walk and run with his born limbs. If he could see clearly. If he could eat freely. If he could join my mom and eldest sister where their souls were set free from their rotten bodies.

Happy Birthday, my father, you're now at liberty.

WANTED

Date & Place of PUSS' disappearance: May 18, 2006 evening near Rainbow Road, Layard Road & Swan Point Road on Salt Spring Island

"See" You in August!

Since starting this blog I've been updating it daily and now it's time for a change.

Posting daily has been something more emotional than practical that I think will keep up my spirit in looking for PUSS. Knowing that I won't give up in whatever circumstances, I'll then post whenever I feel like it (though regularly) instead of making it an everyday task and a must.

Talk to you again in August!

The Weather Recipe Today

Not a Failure, Not a Success

The day before yesterday I read about this lost female cockatiel ad & that found female cockatiel ad in two web sites. Immediately the matching mechanism kicked in & I quickly informed the lost cockatiel owner by email. Unfortunately this time the matching didn't turn out right.

I didn't take this a set-back since afterwards I saw the owner create more noises in other sites.

Let's keep up the spirit & hope all lost pets & their owners will soon reunite (And PUSS & us too!) .