We live in a "retirement community" where the age requirement is 55+ (closer to 80). Most residents have little fluff ball dogs, which are taken for walks and are loved. Few have cats, which are by necessity indoor cats. They are a favored treat of coyotes. Rabbits run too fast, but a cat has few chances of reaching safe ground.
There is a lovely old woman who has come to my door several times asking if I had seen her cat. Her caregiver behind her, keeping her steady, while the old woman said that her name was Helen.
Her trembling voice and stooped body told me that she was indeed frail. I wished I could help her, but the caregiver took her away to another house.
So, I think about her now and then. I wish that her cat would finally come back.
