Thanks everyone for the nice comments. I went to check on Phinehas yesterday and the landlords were there. They had been painting the ceiling and Wolflady had already told me that they would be doing this sometime during the holidays. They were almost ready to leave and they never saw Phinehas because he was hiding behind the couch the whole time.

When he heard my voice, he started meowing. He must have recognized it. He later came out from behind the couch and was so happy to me. I gave him lots of loving and I'm glad that I can be his buddy while his meowmie is away.