NOT a good way to wake up

Greetings...

At about 6:05 AM I awake to the death cries of a kitty. My immediate
reaction is to do a furry head count.
1. Beauregard on my left...OK.
2. Alacrity on my right... OK.
Oh my gawd, it must be Puddy in her room. Dash out of bed, dislodging 2
cats. Death cries still occuring. I can only imagine she's gotten her paw
stuck in something. I can feel my heart pounding in my chest. Throw open
to door to the spare bedroom to find:
3. Puddy staring up at me wondering what the hell is making that god awful
noise.
Heart still pounding in my chest, deep breaths, cats now begging for their
breakfast.

Turned out to be a neighborhood tom yowling his fool head off. I never
figured out what was causing him such distress, but he looked fine and was
fussing at me from the neighbor's fence when I left for work this
morning -VERY- early.

lal