The Escapee and the Case of the Cat-Napper (A Pattie Lansbury Cat Cozy Mystery Series Book 3) by Nancy C. Davis

Author:Nancy C. Davis [Davis, Nancy C.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: detective, Amateur Sleuth, cat, woman sleuth, cozy mystery, cats, mysteries
Publisher: cat cozy mystery publishing
Published: 2015-02-22T05:00:00+00:00

Story Two - The Case of the Cat-napper

Chapter One

Pattie Lansbury, owner of the Pat’s Whiskers Feline Retirement Home and Veterinary Practice, opened the door and called for her next patient. In walked a relaxed-looking bald man with a mewling black-and-white cat in a carrier.

“Mister Townsend? Please come through.”

“Thanks,” he said, and sat down opposite Pattie. He put the plastic carrier on the desk and a round-eyed, furry face peered out.

“Now,” said Pattie, smiling patiently from across her desk, “what can I do for this little chap?”

Pattie hadn’t always run a veterinary practice. In fact, it was a brand new enterprise, and a brand new experience for Pattie – something she hadn’t quite gotten the hang of yet.

Her ‘office’ was really her downstairs spare room, adjacent to the lounge, where her dozen feline residents had been relegated for the afternoon. They weren’t too happy about it, but there was nothing to be done. With the new ‘at-home vet’ business, the doorbell could ring with anything on the other side, from moggies with the measles or rabbits with the runs. Only one of Pattie’s cats could stomach an encounter with D.C. Downey’s German Shepherd, for example, and that was Tyson, who seemed to consider himself a dog in all but appearance.

“He’s a newby,” said Mister Townsend, wiggling his finger through the mesh of the carrier. “My wife and I just picked him up on Wednesday. He’s a rescue and they said he doesn’t have a chip or any vaccination records, so we just wanted to sort all that out.”

“He’s lovely,” Pattie said, smiling softly. The little cat gave a high-pitched meow. “Let me get him registered for you. What’s his name?”

“Tyke,” said Mister Townsend, pursing his lips. “It seemed appropriate. He’s feistier than we thought…”

“Okay, if you can fill out this form, I’ll make sure Tyke is registered. I’m doing much of this by paper at the moment, because I’m not quite used to all these new machines! Soon I’ll get a computer system up and running and be able to register you that way, but for now it’s good old-fashioned paper and ink.”

“That’s no problem,” said the man, taking a Biro out of his shirt pocket. “It’s great that we finally have a vet in Little Hamilton, you know? I live one village over, and we have to travel through here all the way to York if we want a vet…”

“That’s very kind of you to say. Maybe in the future I will have a separate premises, but the house will do for now,” Pattie replied. “This room used to be my husband’s study. He’ll be so pleased that I’m finally doing something with it!”

In truth, Pattie was a little daunted by the giant desk, stacks of shelving, and heaps of new technology purchased with her investment money. She had never been one for computers, but her investor had demanded a modern approach, and Pattie wondered if it wasn’t about time she came to grips with all this newfangled stuff that her son wouldn’t stop talking about.

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