James Herriot says that the bond between an animal and a human is a sacred one, and when a pet is gone, a part of us goes with it.
Given that, it is heartbreaking how many missing pets posts I see daily in local Facebook pages. Losing a pet, even for a short time can be devastating and those times when days pass and the pet hasn’t returned the impact on the family can be terrible.
I had the great fortune recently to help a friend and neighbour find her beloved cat, Wasabi who had been missing for several days.
I was able to connect with Wasabi pretty quickly, but had no idea what she was showing me. It looked like a spot in the bush and she told me there was a top and a bottom and I could see grass growing out of the sides. People were walking along it, but I had no idea what they were walking on until I drove along her road and saw a dam bank and realised that this (or something very like this) was what Wasabi was showing me.
Later I visited Wasabi’s mum Rhian and their property had a dam and was surrounded by dams on other properties! But their dam was the only one that matched the image Wasabi had shown me. I connected with Wasabi briefly and she affirmed that this was the dam she had showed me and nearby was a shed.
I was able to pass this on to Rhian who later found dear Wasabi trapped in a neighbours shed, that was very close to the dam bank. Wasabi was finally back home days after getting lost.
It was a huge pleasure to be able to support Wasabi’s family to find her days before temperatures are forecast to soar into the 40s.
Thank you Rhian and Wasabi for trusting me to help you.
