I just wanted to let you know that the cat we found on October 6, 2005 in Middletown at the High School has found a permanent home with us. He has turned out to be a very loving cat and is starting to fit in with his other feline brother and sisters.

We got all his shots and neutering done back in November 2005 at Pets 4 Pets request. This was in hopes of being able to adopt him out faster. But since no one has claimed him or he wasn't placed we decided to keep him. His name is Tuxie or Mannie. Thanks for posting him in the lost section.

Hello, This is the happiest e-mail I have ever written. Cocoa, the min pin missing in Keedysville May 19th was found. She had lost a bit of weight, but these great Sharpsburg people found her in the garage and cornered her until she could be picked up. She was so happy to see her Mom and Dad-Deb and Gary Bostic, that she has not come down off her cloud!! Her father Tiny, went crazy when they brought her home. He is still cleaning and kissing her. Cocoa was a house pet that had no experience in the wild and she survived 57 days in the woods around Antietum Battlefields. DO NOT give up hope if your pet is missing....We never did. Thank you all who kept an eye out for her. We are very grateful.

Jake the mini-pinscher returned home after 5 days with 5 fractures and a missing canine. His owner believes Jake was kicked/trampled by the horses on the farm nearby. The owrners friends were giving him a party at his house, trying to take his mind off Jake being gone and that's when Jake came home -- must be a party dog!

Joey the black cat lost in Middletown returned on his own after two weeks.

Zotty the husky mix was found at the FC animal shelter about five days after she went missing.

Pebbles the Yorkie was returned after three days by a neighbor.

After almost four weeks, we found Dixie--our eight year old Boston Terrier. She never ventured very far from where she was last sighted. The owner of the farm called us yesterday, but by the time we got there, she was gone again. I was so heartbroken. But at least now we knew she was alive. So we went back last night, this morning, and tonight and finally found her. She's very weak--weighs only about 10 pounds but she's at the vets getting all checked out for the next 24 hours and she should be fine. Thanks to everyone!

TWYLA was found in one day. Owners had posted signs. A"farmer" saw the ad at the grocery store and when he went home, there was the dog. He went back to the store to get the number and called them. Twyla was five miles from home. (Long legs, those wolfhounds)

Sandy has been found!..He was in the PG Shelter ....Thanks for everything Moraima

Oscar the 14year-old Schnauzer left his yard on Nov. 7 when the wind blew the gate open. He was found by someone who thought he was a Scottie and turned him over to a Scottie rescue organization in Ellicot City. The rescue organization ran an ad in a Montgomery County newspaper but then turned Oscar over to a Schnauzer rescue organization in Laurel. Just by chance, the owner's sister-in-law happened to pick up a copy of the MC paper and saw the ad which said the dog had been found in Mt. Airy on 11/7. The owner called the number which was the Scottie group and they put him in touch with the Schnauzer group. It was the yellow bandana that the groomer had put on Oscar that helped > the owner claim him! Oscar was missing for 7 days and the owner says the gate will not blow open again unless the whole fence goes down.

Lucy has been found!
She has been gone for six months and just came home;
the family heard her outside in the garbage can! Hooray!

Susan just called to let us know that she found Uma!! The little goofball had broken her leg and the vet said that she probably just holed up somewhere until her leg healed enough that she could walk on it and then one of the humane traps they had set out got her with the food.

Great news! After being gone for nearly four weeks, BLOOPER IS HOME!!! :
I received a call this past Sunday morning and a lady asked me if I was missing a cat. She said she had seen his pictures on your website and was convinced it was the same cat. She lived less than a mile from us, so that seemed promising. As soon as we got out of the truck and saw the little orange furball in her garage, my husband and I both said at the same time, "THAT'S HIM!"

His guardian angel, Valerie Pyle, had been taking care of him for nearly two weeks and had purchased food bowls, food, bedding, a brush, toys, bath wipes, etc. She could not take him inside their home due to a family member with allergies, but he was living the good life in their garage!! He looked great! We're not sure where he was for the first two weeks he was missing, but we know how lucky he was to have run into Valerie and we can't thank her enough. Valerie was so great. She was so happy to have found "Doodlebug's" (what she was calling Blooper) family, yet so sad to see him leave. She gave us all the supplies she had purchased for him and flat out refused our reward. She said that she was Catholic and had been saying prayers to St. Francis every night for Blooper.

Thank-you so much for all your help posting Blooper's description and pictures on the lost page and for your kind and warm words of encouragement while he was gone. We are so glad to have him back! I hope that all of the other missing fur babies find their way home to the people who love and miss them. Sincerely, Jill

FYI, we have found our 2 golden retrievers. Someone called the vet where we take Angel and the vet called us to give us the information of the lady who had them. She said they came into her back yard where she keeps her dogs and she fed them and took care of them for the day, but they have been missing for 2 days so where they were before were not sure. But I want to thank you so much for you help and time. I knew as soon as we took these extra steps they would come up, actually I believe my prayer did it. So thank you and God bless.

"While this cat was in my care, I called him Moses. He was very ill and I took him to the vet twice. He seemed to be doing okay then, but I could tell he was depressed - he missed his family! Yesterday morning, I saw a poster of "Lost Cat" with a picture of this gray/brown tabby posted on mailboxes near Fairfield Drive. I was thrilled and contacted the owners. His real name is Gixer. I returned him to his owners and he settled right in, quickly reunited with the young married couple who also have two beautiful big dogs and a black cat. I miss him already but I will adopt a cat to fill that hole in my heart soon! Thanks for your help!"- From Elisha, who found "Gixer" and posted his information on our webpage.

Sammy is home! Hi, I just wanted to report that my cat, Sammy, is no longer missing!! He had been gone for about a month!! He came home late Friday night. I was getting out of my car and he ran over to me!! As, I was walking up the steps, I saw another cat that ran off...so, I am assuming he had been "hanging out" with this cat. I took him to the vet and he seems fine. He may have lost 1 -2 lbs. but he still weighed in at 14lbs. So, he is doing good. Thanks so much for posting the picture earlier and the information.

Opel the Cat: By owner Kathy R: "I found Opel near our shed, which had been checked multiple time previously. We had followed advice from the animal shelter, calling near dusk etc. Opel had been sighted a couple of acres downhill from home on Sunday.Our neighbor, Liz Disimone, has worked with animal protection for many years, and gave us a great deal of help looking for Opel, identifying good kitty hiding places, letting us know that Opel would behave differently while outdoors, and giving suggestions on how to place scent markings around the yard to help her identify her home places. On Liz's advice, I set out a dish of her dry food near the door she is most familiar with, and placed pieces of her favorite sleeping towel as scent markings around the perimeter of the yard. We also kept the outside lights on, and called frequently, ringing the bell we use to signal 'special treats'. While re-checking near the shed,and calling, I thought I heard the sound of Opel's collar in the yard behind ours. After additional calling, I heard very very tiny meows coming from under the shed. Opel came to my calls, and after lots of hugs and dinner is happily napping with her littermate sister."