I'm so sorry about the fur baby.. We live west of town and have 4 mountain lions that hang around,along with two fox, and who knows how many coyoteys (sp) my dog is never allowed out alone and at night we pack a pistol to be sure she is ok. We have friends that live the other end of town out a ways, and her yorki can't go out alone because the eagles snatch the small dogs and cats.. They are like our children...