Goliath still Missing & Chip In

My sweet cat Goliath, who I refer to as my little baby (even though he’s an adult cat) is still missing. The last I saw him was Saturday night, June 23rd, when we went to bed. And I haven’t seen him since. He’s been missing now for 3 weeks. Needless to say, I’m beside myself.

I’ll throw this in right here, in case you don’t read all the way through the post: I’ve created a chip in to help offset the expenses from trying to find Goliath. You can either click here to chip in, or click on the “Chip In” widget in the right column of my blog.

Below is another journal page I did yesterday for him.

I’m hoping he can feel my love and energy, and everything I’m doing to find him. And that will help him find his way back to me.
I’ve done everything I can think of to find him. I’m emotionally and physically exhausted, but I won’t give up!

• I’ve called all of the vet offices in my town and left my information along with a description and his microchip number.
• I called the microchip place to report him as missing.
• I’ve filed a missing pet report with the local animal shelter and have gone several times a week to search for him there.
• Everyday I’ve walked and driven around my neighborhood, calling for him.
• I’ve searched in the woods near my house multiple times for hours on end, pushing my way through poison ivy & thorn bushes. My neighbor, who also loves Goliath, went me with once and she is also looking for him.
• I’ve sprinkled used kitty litter in places along the edge of the woods by the cemetery where he may have gone into the woods, hoping it might help him find his way back.
• Each time after pushing through the thick woods to get to the railroad tracks, I’ve walked up and down the tracks, calling for him, and even carrying an open can of wet cat food.
• I’ve driven several times to the farms on the other side of the railroad tracks, searching for him as best I could, posting more flyers, along with my neighbor & her daughter.
• I’ve put over 300 copies of the above flyer in everyone’s mailboxes, doors and every telephone pole in my neighborhood. And every day I widen the area that I’ve posted.
• I’ve hung a sweaty shirt in the front of my yard, hoping he might smell it and find his way home
• And in my desperation to find him, I’ve hired several pet communicators, hoping to find out where he might be and where I should look. Each one has given me hope. They have told me he is trying to come home and misses me desperately, and that we have a very strong bond.
• I’ve also been posting on twitter & facebook, asking people to retweet & repost to help spread the word in my area.
• And, I’ve put ads on craigslist and in the local newspaper, both online and in the print versions.

I’ve had a lot of calls, texts and e-mails about seeing a black cat, but none have turned out to be him. Some of the calls have even been after I’ve gone to sleep. But I get up right away and go check them out. I have been so thankful for everyone looking out for him.

I haven’t been sleeping well. And I’m loosing a lot of hair. My sweet, old cat Shelby, who is buddies with Goliath, hasn’t been eating much. She is old, has health issues and only weighs 5 lbs because of her hyperthyroid. So not eating is not good for her.

This past week, I’ve been trying to get more work done, but it’s still very hard. Not only because of the time I’ve spent looking for him, but also because I’m very, very heart-broken.  And because I’m self-employed and not getting a lot of (paying) work done, that means I haven’t been making much money.

Through everything I’ve done trying to find him, I have spent money beyond my means as a self-employed artist, having to charge it on my credit card. The cost of the ads, flyers, gas and pet communicators have gotten expensive. But, I am single–I don’t have a partner & don’t have any children. So my pets are my family. I will do what ever I can to take care of them because they give me so much in return.

So, I created a “chip-in,” hoping that other pet lovers will be compassionate and understand how heart-broken I am, doing everything I can to find my sweet cat. I appreciate any help you can give me, whether it’s financial help to offset my expenses to find him, or any other help that might reunite us.

Any amount chipped in will really help me out. And it’s easy to do. You can either click here to chip in, or click on the “Chip In” widget in the right column of my blog.

Goliath and I appreciate your love and support!
Thank you so much!