My Story

The last thing I remember about my mommy, we were outside. We had just finished eating and she was playing with me and my littermates. The sun was shining and it was such a pretty day. I had decided to explore this great outdoors. There were so many neat smells, and so many wonderful things to see. I just kept smelling and looking...what a great place 'outside' is!

Suddenly I looked up and my mommy was gone. I was in a strange place, nothing looked familier. I cried and cried, hoping to hear my mommy's voice. Surely she missed me and was looking for me. I tried to find my way back home, but I was so lost. I had strayed so far from home. What was I to do now? I'm getting hungry and it's begining to get cold and dark out. I had never been away from home before, never away from my mommy. Who was going to feed me? Where was I to sleep?

It's too dark now to try to find my way home. I'm so afraid! Maybe I can find a place to sleep and be safe. Ahead is a small wooded area. Maybe I can find a big tree to curl up under. A pile of leaves to keep me warm. As tired as I am, I can't sleep good...I'm so afraid! The smells aren't so neat anymore. They are strange animal smells. My first night away from my mommy...I miss her so much.

I miss the little human hands that used to pick me up and play with me. She was a sweet little girl who played with us all the time. When she would pick me up, I would lick her all over her face just to hear her giggle! It made me as happy as it made her. I could tell she loved me...and I loved her too!

My life has really changed over the past few days. I used to play with my mommy and littermates. I played with the human girl. I always had food and water, and a warm place to sleep. Now may days are filled with trying to find my way back home, trying to find food. I never dreamed that the 'outside' was such a big and scarry place! My nights are filled with fear as I try to find a safe place to sleep. I have such bad dreams!

Humans can be mean. All I want is something to eat, some water, maybe a touch like the little girl used to do. But instead I'm told to "Go away", "Get out of here". People kick at me, throw things at me, and scream and yell. Can't they tell that I'm just lost and hungry. I know they get mad when I turn over their trash...but it smells like food. Sometimes I can find good stuff, but sometimes eating the trash makes me sick. And if it doesn't rain, there are no puddles to give me water.

One day the old woman sent me away with a couple. They seemed nice, but I don't trust humans anymore. This couple took me to their home where I thought I would stay. After a couple of days they got tired of me. I'm just a baby afterall, I can be a handfull! When they realized that I would grow to be a big girl, they decided that they no longer wanted me. So they set me out in the street and told me to "Get lost!" So here I was again, even farther from home. Again I was in a strange place with no place to sleep, nothing to eat.

I began to wander farther and farther away. Always in search of food, water and a place to sleep. Then one day I found myself by a big road, with lots of the humans' cars. They were big and scarry, but maybe if I could get across, I could find something to eat. Then one of the cars stopped. A woman got out and came towards me. I was so frightened, but she was talking so sweet. I let her come close to me and she picked me up! Oh...those human hands felt so good, if only I could trust them. She held me close to her as she carried me to her car and put me in. Then we drove to her home.

My story continues in my diary. Please read on and see how my life has changed so very much. I have people who love me! I have a warm bed, lots of water and FOOD! I even have toys now!