Another day has passed and my beloved Sobe is still missing. I want to thank all of you that have posted advice in my diaries or sent me words of encouragement. Sobe is part of this family, and without him an essential part of the family is missing.
I didn't search as much today as I have the past few days. My new strategy has been to yell his name for several minutes each time I go outside. I also did some work in the garage and left the garage open for much of the day in hopes that he'd run right in at some point.
None of the food we've put down has been touched at all since he's been missing. That is something that really worries me. He'd never pass up a chance at wet food, especially tuna. I still put out a can each day in hopes that one night he will wander up somehow and realize this is home.
His sister, Boca, has noticed he is missing. She meows a lot more lately, almost as if she is calling out to him. Someone mentioned that it may be beneficial to take her outside and maybe Sobe would hear her and come home. Does anyone else think this is a good idea? I don't want to create undue stress for Boca if it isn't worth doing. She really hates being outdoors.
In my heart I feel like he isn't near me at all. I feel like he is far far away. I hope I am wrong. Last night Boca jumped into bed and began rubbing on me just like her brother normally does. In a haze of sleep, I thought it was him and that he had somehow found a way in. I excitedly found a light switch to turn on the light and quickly realized it was not him.
When I am out calling his name, I feel like I hear a reply sometimes. I've been assured this is my mind playing tricks on me by everyone else who has listened. I think they are right.
We checked the one lead we had today at the SPCA. The cat found was not Sobe. My last hope is that he was somehow locked in a garage or one of the houses under construction but locked up at night. The workers should return tomorrow and open up the houses, so I am hoping he'll run out and come right home.
Please send positive thoughts or say a prayer if that's something that you do. My family misses Sobe a great deal and things just aren't right without him.
