Raccoon Update

We heard from our raccoon sometime again this weekend (now I'm all fuzzy on which day), but it was much more muffled and sort of half-hearted. We thought maybe it was the death rattle, since the thing is wounded and has had no food or water for several days (at least, as far as we know). But he was back with renewed vigor on Monday night, chewing and scratching louder than ever before. One of Aaron's co-workers loaned us a live trap big enough for a raccoon, as Animal Control still has not contacted us, and we baited it last night, but to no avail. No chewing, no clawing--no attic noises at all--and no raccoon in the trap. We're not quite sure what this means. Is it dead? Is it alive? Only time will tell! Stay tuned to this blog for the exciting conclusion of the Raccoon Adventures!