Slog - Comments on By the Way... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2 My cat crept back in my bedroom window at 4 am after 13 days on his own, all skin and bones and smelling of eau-d'-underside-of-car, but very cuddly and psyched about the radiators. Thanks to everybody who sent me tips and good wishes. You guys are sweet—at least when the life of a kitty cat is at stake.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:05:46 -0800 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:39:34 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by michael strangeways I love a happy ending!

And after you're done loving kitty and fatteneing him up, he needs a good scolding for scaring the crap out of you...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003877 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003877 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:11:20 -0800 Comment by elenchos woot!

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003878 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003878 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:11:39 -0800 Comment by Trey Excellent news! That your kitty did not become coyote food is a minor miracle.

]]> Trey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003881 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003881 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:13:26 -0800 Comment by brandon i was wondering about this the other day. thanks for the update. now get him a collar and a microchip!

]]> brandon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003897 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003897 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:19:55 -0800 Comment by Clint Awesome!

]]> Clint http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003900 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003900 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:20:35 -0800 Comment by PopTart Hooray! A happy, albeit stinky and dirty, ending.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003906 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003906 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:27:01 -0800 Comment by sara Welcome home, kitty!!!

]]> sara http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003907 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003907 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:28:33 -0800 Comment by kat Yayyyy, lucky kitteh. :) He needs a bath now.

]]> kat http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003908 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003908 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:29:38 -0800 Comment by Catman Yay!

]]> Catman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003909 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003909 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:29:55 -0800 Comment by ecce homo I was kinda hoping he got hit.

Then we would have seen a whole scree of irrational anti-car bullshit.

Those are fun comment threads

]]> ecce homo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003910 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003910 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:30:52 -0800 Comment by Mr. X Congrats! And Ecce, do something productive for a change and kill yourself.

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003911 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003911 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:32:02 -0800 Comment by El Seven Pictures please! We can start a OMGcat trend.

]]> El Seven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003924 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003924 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:47:20 -0800 Comment by greendyke Congratulations! I'm thankful. I'm sure he's happy to be home, too.

]]> greendyke http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003941 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003941 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:56:59 -0800 Comment by Julie He went on walkabout, eh? Don't you wish you knew what he was up to all that time?

Glad that you got him back...

]]> Julie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003942 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003942 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:58:37 -0800 Comment by Wes So glad to hear! Don't let him out anymore!!!

]]> Wes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003950 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:05:07 -0800 Comment by scary tyler moore oh, annie, that is the best news i've heard all day. i'm almost crying! please please don't let kitty go outside again. it's just too dangerous out there for our furbabies on Cap Hill. yes, let's have an OMGcat thread, please.

]]> scary tyler moore http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003975 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003975 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:22:10 -0800 Comment by Andrew Yippee!! But I bet he was out on a drugged induced party session. Test the cat for crystal meth.

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003990 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1003990 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:34:20 -0800 Comment by Emily maybe you should keep your window closed so we won't be subjected to future my kitty has gone missing stories.

]]> Emily http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004004 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004004 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:45:51 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways I'm hoping you don't live on the ground floor or you have bars on your windows, 'cause you just told the whole world you sleep with an open window!!

Yikes.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004037 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004037 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:03:28 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle CONGRATS!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004045 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004045 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:08:31 -0800 Comment by Abby Huzzah, kitty!

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004054 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004054 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:13:17 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV The cat came back! We thought he was a goner!

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004056 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004056 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:15:07 -0800 Comment by Nay YAY!!! :D
Make him a lolcat to commemorate the event. :)

]]> Nay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004067 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004067 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:23:01 -0800 Comment by Kitty I can haz cheezburger now?

]]> Kitty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004097 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004097 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:43:25 -0800 Comment by Jessica Yay, Antoine! I saw the fliers and crossed my fingers for you two. Happy endings are lovely.

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004124 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004124 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:57:00 -0800 Comment by wench Fantastic!

]]> wench http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004126 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004126 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:58:02 -0800 Comment by monkey YAY!!! I'm so happy. Sometime cats need to go out and make it on their own. Yay for tough kitties.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004194 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004194 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:09:51 -0800 Comment by Irena Prrrrrrrr.....

]]> Irena http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004227 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004227 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:55:57 -0800 Comment by crazycatguy I am really happy for you and your cat, Annie. Thank you for following my advice and leaving your window open - because as I mentioned, your cat would come home when he felt it was safe, most probably in the middle of the night. If you live in a space where it would be practical, you might think about building and indoor/outdoor enclosure for him. That's what I did for my Pete and Sam. They can go in and out, but they can't roam.

]]> crazycatguy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004252 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004252 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:34:34 -0800 Comment by stacy best thing I've heard all day.
and check out hayden's song "woody." It's about his cat's annual springtime walkabout.

]]> stacy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004253 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004253 City Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:36:57 -0800 Comment by Marcella I'm so happy for you! (I've been regularly checking this site for Antoine updates.)

]]> Marcella http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004401 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004401 City Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:24:39 -0800 Comment by ichi I was kinda hoping he got hit.

That's funny, I was hoping the same thing about you.

Although the way you're posting these days, it shouldn't be too long now...

]]> ichi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004409 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004409 City Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:40:04 -0800 Comment by Ben That's fantastic. I felt so bad writing him off as gone.

We once had a cat up and vanish for three years before coming back, minus a foot and some parts of ear. I've never seen a happier cat than he was when he finally realized he was home.

Of course, this was in South Dakota, not a bustling metropolis, but still. Three years.

]]> Ben http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/by_the_way_2#c1004463 City Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:39:34 -0800