A lovely story about a missing cat that will ring true with anyone who’s ever lost a pet
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So she phoned the lady who’s been looking after her cats and asks her if she knew anything about this black cat in her house. Of course she hadn’t seen him, because he’d only been coming out when there was nobody around. But she had seen the leaflet I’d put through the door.
— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
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“Oh my God, someone has been looking for a black cat! There’s a leaflet with all your mail!”
So, the lady finds the leaflet, rings Barb, and says Steve is there with her.— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
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And that’s how it all unfolded. He wasn’t lost, or off on an adventure. He hadn’t moved out because he was unhappy. He wasn’t living in the big mill in the next street, feasting on rats and mice.
— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
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He was living under our neighbour’s bed. Eating her out of house and home. And I swear this is true: actually putting on weight.
— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
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So the so-called cat psychic was full of shit. In the cold light of day I can’t understand why I gave her even the tiniest bit of credence. Cats aren’t complex creatures who leave their loving home to punish their owners for some imaginary slight.
— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
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All they want is food, warmth and a nice comfortable knicker drawer to sleep in.
— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
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My only defence is that i was desperate. They say that thing about drowning men grasping at straws, and last week I was most definitely drowning. The hardest thing was just not knowing.
— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
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So if ever I piss any of you off. If I get a bit too smart for my own good. Or you just need to bring me down to earth with a bang, all you need to do is say two little words to me:
“Cat Psychic.”— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
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As a bit of a footnote, my wife contacted said ‘psychic’ ,tore her a new arsehole, and got her money back.
— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
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So, Steve is back where he belongs, with all his brothers and sisters and regaling them with tales of his week living under a bed.
— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
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Thank you again, every single one of you for your messages of support. There’s literally hundreds of them, and I can’t reply to them all, but we have read every single one, I promise.
— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
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We hadn’t given up on him, and we never would have done. Thank you, all you lovely people, for helping us keep the faith.
Barb & Stu. Xxx— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018
And here are a few of the comments people made in response.
Haha! He went on an all inclusive holiday
— patella Girl (@patellagirl) October 9, 2018
Sometimes good things do happen to good people. Heartwarming thread. 😻💗😻 https://t.co/V4ykqAzutw
— Puncroaker (@Puncroaker) October 9, 2018
Oh Steve that’s quite the holiday you’ve been on! Just one thing, is he grounded?
— Jane (@LadyJaneBawtry) October 9, 2018
Forever.
— Stu. (@dysondoc) October 9, 2018