Hi Laurie. My cats were able to flee to shelter. I had no choice in the matter to not be able to save them. I was evacuating and was screaming on the top of my lungs "RUN, EVY, RUN! Please God, dont take Evy! RUN, EVY!" The Lord answered my prayers and knowing what I know now Evy and Salem hid in the protection of the sewers while Coffee Park went up in smoke. If I had any time you are damn right I would risk my life to save them. But I had minutes, not hours to prepare.

What I know now is that there are kind people in this world who will foster your cats until you find a living situation. I had three foster moms until one could keep Evy for the long term, and Salem had two foster moms until he found a forever home with my Moms coworker. The facebook community is wonderful.

But be warned, in the firestorm your cats will flee to safety. Cats are very smart. Do not risk your life to catch your cats if it becomes a matter of life and death. It is very hard to say this because I understand the pain, but you are more important.

P.S. People do die saving their animals. One woman died in my neighborhood while trying to save her cow. The cow survived, but she is gone.