Thanks. We will be careful. Shrimp Boat is such a nice name for a special friend like your pet was to you. We lost our cat Popi years ago. We lived out in the country years ago and after twelve years one day she didn't
come home. Usually after a week or so she would wander in from hunting game in the woods, but not this time. I loved that cat.


Originally posted by lhg0962:
Well, my reply to this question is very sad. Many years ago, I felt sorry for my precious "Shrimp Boat" (found her at a seafood market) and decided to take her along on a camping trip. She was definitely an indoor cat, but loved to lie in our open windows and look around, so I felt she would be very happy in the camper with all the screens there to look out of. BAD decision! We arrived at night to camp in the state park. We put her in the camper and were bringing in other supplies and she ran out the door. I called, looked, put up signs and even slept outside in a lounge chair, hoping she would come back. We never saw her again.
I had so much guilt leaving her at home everytime we went camping, but it certainly would have been better than the eventual outcome. All I could do was hope that someone found her and took her home with them. She was a beautiful girl, but didn't love most people besides me. It was a long time ago (1989)and I got Mimi about two weeks later and she is still with me, but I have never gotten over losing Shrimp Boat. We had her for 6 years before this happened. BE CAREFUL with those babies!