h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Yesturday morning I came downstairs to find a cat had died on our patio. It had been crying in the night and my husband had got up to see what was going on, it appeared to be fine but wouldn't leave.

I spent a lot of yesturday knocking on doors around my street trying to find the owner without much luck. The only possible lead was of a similar sounding cat but that had been missing for 6 weeks and the owner had gone away for Christmas.

So this morning I took it to the vets in the hope it might have a microchip, but again no luck there. However I have now arranged for it to be cremated which is a more fitting end for a loved pet then just being thrown away.

I'll have to put some leaflets through doors now I guess, I know it's a horrid thing to have to tell someone at Christmas but better they know then worry about a missing cat.