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Imagine my surprise when the Farmer walked in tonight with Buttons in his arms!

Buttons had been missing for 3 weeks to the day, and we assumed she had met up with some local predators.

The Farmer was out on the front porch when he heard a cat meowing. Way across the road, coming down the hill behind the chicken coop, was a black speck that looked like a furball. It was Buttons! And, yes, she is very vocal, and yes, you can hear her meowing a mile away.

Needless to say, we’re quite excited to have one of our furbabies back. Just last week, I wrote about our two missing furbabies, Winks and Buttons.

P.S. – Buttons isn’t allowed outside for a very, very, very long time.

Recently we’ve had to say goodbye to two of our furbabies.

Winks, our almost 7-yr-old boy kitty, and Buttons, our 3-1/2-yr-old Norwegian Forest Cat, have disappeared. Winks has been missing for 5 weeks and Buttons for 2. Unfortunately, we think they encountered a farm predator during an outdoor adventure. I’m holding out hope that one or both will show up at the front door but ……

I know Sylvester, Winks’ brother and littermate, is somewhat upset that he can’t find his brother. He’ll sit in a corner and wail – I think that breaks my heart more than Winks not being here because there’s nothing we can do to help/comfort Sylvester.

Overall, the other two cats seem to be doing okay. After Buttons disappeared, Sassy Lou kept to herself for a few days, but is better now. Buttercup, the kitten, seems the least affected of the bunch.

I don’t mean this to sound heartless, but in a way, I’m thankful that they disappeared and we didn’t have to deal with a sickness or an accident like being hit by a car. It’s been easier for us to adjust and the grief hasn’t been as strong. (We lost a dog suddenly last year when she was hit by a car. Definitely don’t want to go through that again!)

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