The trap had been set up since Tuesday night, but I'd not heard anything from the lady who lives there. I went by there last night but saw nothing. I put a new can of food and a dirty t-shirt in the trap. Someone suggested that to me, and I'll try anything. We got a call after 11pm last night that she caught the black cat she'd been seeing. It wasn't him, and I was crushed. I knew there was that possibility, but I'd all but convinced myself it was him. She's having her daughter take the cat and cage to animal control. They've been very nice.

I cancelled my massage today because she'd told me they had only seen the black cat during the day. That was the only way I'd have time to go over there when it was daylight. So much for that. I'll use the time to go back to the shelters and maybe put up additional signs.

I am excited to bring home my stalker. I hope he behaves himself and gets along with the other cats and the dog. I know Thea will hiss at him because she hisses at everyone. And he has hissed at the dog through the door, but he'll be able to tell soon enough that Filo is harmless. I just have to think of a name. Here are a few, including some that mrleigh and missleigh, mycatsass and B liked: Amos, Bailey, Baxter (heh), Boris, Charlie, Dexter, Floyd, George, Gus, Harry, Henry, Hogan, Jack, Jed, Jethro, Josey, Miles, Oscar, Otis, Pedro, Pickles (not really), Riley, Rufus, Sebastian, Silas, Simon. I'd love to call him Rufus, but I'm not sure if it suits him yet. It's certainly an excellent dog name, though. A site I saw it on said it means red-haired one (Latin). Boris means fight, battler (Russian). Jethro means outstanding, excellent (Hebrew). Um, ok.