One small step towards success (?) - Thomas Cat Small Claims Update:
I finally managed to get the dog's owner just after she came home tonight (saw her drive by) ... and delivered my Notice of Claim to her in person - signature and everything, lol. YAY! I asked her why she seemed unwilling to pay the Vet bills. She said she doesn't have the money right now ... and that she is in consultation with her lawyer. (Hmm, that does not intimidate me.) She also told me my cat is still coming onto her property - a small black and white cat. I told her Thomas is a very large, 28 pound, 14 year old cat with arthritis - and he has never been off our deck since we moved here July 1st. Obviously she has the wrong cat and has never seen Thomas!
I've already scanned the papers and sent them by email to the Tribunal - so now I wait for a response from them.
Oh, and Thomas is still healing, being very much a baby!
You can read Thomas Cat's First Update Here
and the original post of the Attack on Thomas Cat Here