By Anita Kelsey – London’s leading cat behaviour councillor (featured photo by ProtectaPet) It’s a cat owners worst nightmare when their cat goes missing. Panic sets in and we feel that our little fur babies will just curl up and die without us. Well, the first thing we need to know is that cats are VERY […]
I had a cat disappear about 9 months ago. The neighbors moved out, abandoning their two cats (they better hope I never run into them). One of the cats was very aggressive, even scared my dogs. I think that’s what happened to my baby. About a week ago, I got up in the middle of the night to get a drink of water. My kitty was in the middle of the living room, demanding to be fed. He was filthy, sick, and had patches of hair missing. Interestingly enough, that mean cat disappeared a couple of weeks ago. My kitty is doing much better now. Getting over his cold, cleaning himself up. And the fur is growing back. He’s sure getting lots of attention now that he’s home!
Cats are amazing creatures! I’m pleased yours came back!
Abby got out once, many years ago. I found her by flashlight late at night, hiding in the bushes.
Though this reblog was specific to the UK, it had lots of good information, I thought. When my sister’s cat Sox went missing for 10 months, my sister did virtually everything on the list, though he hadn’t been microchipped. She had that done after she finally located him in a shelter several miles from where she lived. You were lucky to find her like that! I hope I never have to deal with a missing cat. I recognize that just because I keep my kitty boys inside all the time doesn’t mean they can’t accidentally get out.
I hope you never need this. Are the boys ever tempted by the door?
Dougy is the one most likely to take a hike. On the other hand, Andy is a screen climber when he sees something really exciting out the window. He’s actually pulled the screen off one window, leaving an escape route. I don’t leave windows open for that reason. Both Andy and Dougy have microchips, but I don’t make the wear collars, perhaps not a good idea.
Mine have no collars either and I think I would struggle withem on that
I know that would be the situation here as well, especially since they haven’t had to wear them for a bit over five years of life.
My cat just got scared and by the time I was able to get around he had found someone not far away. He was not interested in coming home and I have not seen him for quite some time.
They definitely do that, don’t they? Where I used to live, my neighbor’s cat used to live on our patio but go home long enough to get food. Fortunately for us, we liked Woody the tabby cat. There were people then who’d harm him for coming on their property in that neighborhood.
I’m glad there are people who think cats are special . The females are the most dangerous. I have two alphas in our yard and they are trying to duke it out. Pleasant in the middle of the night.
I think you follow Oldcat, too, the blog with Rhea and Anna (plus devout and two new kittens whose names I don’t recall just now). Rhea and Anna act like you describe. Though she gets along with the toms in the household, the only other queen, Anna, and she have bad relations.
I don’t think I have met that one.
https://threecatyard.wordpress.com Here’s the link. Maybe you know it by threecatyard. Anyway, it is a very interesting blog as the person who does it is very knowledgeable about cats, their genetics, etc. And…the kitties she has are all beautiful!
Right. I don’t know them. Yet