Lemon had quite the adventure!

[Moesha]

I'm sure RICHARD would have made this story much more interesting, but I don't have his gift with words.

Lemon is my most inquisitive kitty. One time she got taken to the trash because the van door was left open while loading the garbage. She is always around, so when she wasn't home for dinner or a few hours later, we retraced steps. Finally we realized she must be at the garbage collection place a mile away. My mom drove up there and called her. She came running over to the fence.

Well, on Thanksgiving we sold the camper/trailer (its 35' long so I'm not sure what you call it technically) that my grandmother used to live in before she died 5 years ago. They came to pick it up yesterday. An hour after they drove away was dinner time for the kitties. As soon as I noticed everyone but Lemon was there, I knew she was in the camper! We searched everywhere around here. She's been here 8.5 years and is always around especially at food time. The camper had a hole in the kitchen floor and one small window was broken. I couldn't bring myself to post about it here last night. I couldn't think about the possibility of her having jumped out of it while they were pulling it down the road. Even if she wasn't run over, I didn't think there was any way to find her. The people that bought it live over an hour away.

I ordered 40 pictures from WalMart and made a missing cat poster. I was planning on putting them up in all the vet's offices and grocery stores in both counties that the camper went through. My dad called the people this morning. They had a truck following the camper and said they never saw her jump out. That gave me hope that she might be somewhere near their property.

We drove over there this afternoon. They live in a well wooded area right on a river. It was very nice. My mom and I split up calling for her. After 10 minutes or so, I heard my mom say that she was in the camper! The people had been in and out of there all day and never saw her. By the time we got inside, she was hiding. It took me almost 5 minutes of looking and calling her to lure her out of the hiding spot.

She went into the carrier in the car. About 5 miles down the road, she decided she would poop! What a lovely smell that was! But as long as she was there with us, she could have done anything she wanted. We hadn't brought food with us. So our trip was extended by a stop at WalMart for some canned food. That way she got moisture and food at the same time.

Anyway, she is home again. At the moment she is inside here somewhere. But that was definitely a very tense 24 hours. If only you could put a GPS on a cat! She would definitely be a candidate for that.

[Pinot's Mom]

Oh Lemon! I'm so glad you're home safe and sound! Moe-what a scare!!

[Taz_Zoee]

That is a crazy story! I am so glad it ended well. Silly Lemon is a little adventurer!!

[Freedom]

Lemon, goodness, are you trying to give everyone gray hairs? Or do you want to be the most travelled kitty in your family? -- you already MET that one, ha haa.

You must have been a wreck, worrying and wondering. At least now you know for future, have food with you when you go Lemon Hunting!

She's been here 8.5 years and is always around especially at food time.

[Moesha]

Very true. I met my parents in town. My mom had picked up Morgan's old carrier and brought it for our trip. I was actually very surprised to see that my dad had come along. I think Lemon is his favorite of all of my kitties. (He surprised me and came when I had to have Morgan put to sleep also.) If I'd left from my house, I would have brought food. My mom just didn't think of getting any but did remember the carrier, thankfully. I guess we could have stopped for food on the way over there, but honestly I don't think any of us had very high hopes of finding her. I knew if she was somewhere where she could hear us calling that she would come, but I didn't know what the chances of that actually happening were.

She is the QUEEN of sneaking in to places she shouldn't be and then hiding! Plus she is black so she can be in a dark corner and you could easily miss her. She is inside right now, but I couldn't begin to guess where she is hiding. Maybe she'll come out and sit with me while I watch the NASCAR awards banquet.

[3Catcondo]

Thank goodness you found that pretty girl. What a ride I bet that was for her. Please give her some loving from me and my furchildren.