Bridget doesn't go anywhere without cat (see the ratty, grubby looking animal in her hand). Unlike Sophie, who never became attached to any one animal/blanket in her early years, Bridget adopted "cat" when she was about 1 and the rest is history.
Unfortunately, of all the small "stuffies" that she could have become attached to, "cat" is a discontinued product and not easily replaced. We are on "cat-number-four" and have only 2 more replacement cats before we are S.O.L. (both of the replacement cats are in a secret drawer and can be brought out swiftly in an emergency).
I have now taken to writing on the label protruding from cat's hind-quarters "if this ratty cat is found, please return to two-year-old and receive a handsome reward". The last 3 cats that have been lost have never found their way home despite postings on Craigslist so the promise of a reward will hopefully bring home the next cat that decides to take a jaunt.
The only part of the "Cat Chronicles" that we haven't yet figured out is what to do in the event that we burn through the remaining two cats (in the drawer) and eBay doesn't pull through.
Perhaps we will just have to put out a call for all "Beanie Babies, Tabbles the Cats" and see what we turn up!
