Re: Our cat is missing

hsawaknow · ‎03-15-2011

Im sorry your cat is missing. My outdoor cat went missing for a month. He never went anywhere beyond our ward. I put up posters and called the humane society~ he even was chiped. Wellone day he showed up at the door! Somebody must of been feeding him because he was the same weight and in good shape. After that i decided to keep him indoors and only let him out on a kitty leash.

Sleep sweet Bo 3/19/08 8/4/18

Classique · ‎09-07-2010

Please don't give up and follow all the good advice above.

I had a cat missing when I was a teenager and was heartbroken. This was in the 1960's and there was not all the information available as now on how to locate missing pets.

Instinctivly, my sister and I set out on foot walking and calling out our cat's name while walking around the block. At the time, I remember she thought it was emabarrasing to do this and that everyone would think we were crazy BUT I was almost hysterical and did not care what people thought.

We were almost directly behind our home when I again called the cat and heard his plaintive mewing back. The joy in following his cry was unbelievable and he was trapped in the crawl space under the building there! Fortunately, it was easy to pick up the screen and the cat in my arms and I carried him all the way home (it was a long block) out of fear he would take off and get lost again.

Shortly afterwards, my friend's Siamese cat went missing so she and I did the same in her neighborhood. Sure enough, we'd only gone a couple of blocks when we heard loud cries in response to calling her cat by name. We followed what sounded like a cat chorus as we got closer and found an elderly woman living in an apt . with at least 50 cats, many of which were Siamese. She opened her door in response to our ringing her bell and invited us in and told us we were welcome to look for the cat as she didn't think she had him as hers were "all strays." Sadly, so many of the cats looked almost identical and had the same personalities that my friend could not be sure one of them was hers.

This old lady was feeding cats so we felt that my friend's cat really was there and that the woman had even lured cats (especially Siamese) for purposes of breeding and selling but of course we had no proof. She swore they were all strays that had just showed up at her door but the odds of so many Siamese cats being strays seemed slim to none.

Please don't give up and prayers to St. Anthony (patron saint of lost), St. Jude (patron saint of impossible cases) and St. Francis of Assisi (patron saint of animals) for the safe return of your cat!

ennui1 · ‎06-23-2013

On 5/8/2014 pigletsmom said:
I've read instinct can send them up a tree but they have no real instincts on how to get down.

If that were true, wouldn't trees be full of dead cats? They must figure it out.

DoneTryin · ‎03-09-2010

On 5/9/2014 ennui1 said:
On 5/8/2014 pigletsmom said:
I've read instinct can send them up a tree but they have no real instincts on how to get down.

If that were true, wouldn't trees be full of dead cats? They must figure it out.

If they get hungry enough, they will

ReeVue · ‎03-20-2010

Does your neighborhood use some messaging system? Ours uses Nextdoor.com and a lot of people joined up. No charges, and you don't really have to supply a lot of info, but they do check to see that you actually are a resident when you sign up.

I've taken pics and put them up when dogs have gotten loose and ended up in our yard. (I was very concerned about them getting out in that traffic.) If someone else put up pictures of their lost pet on this system, I'd definitely keep an eye out and let them know right away if I saw it.

It's been a good way for us to let neighbors know when there have been incidents everyone needs to know about (burglaries, etc.)

pigletsmom · ‎11-21-2011

On 5/9/2014 ennui1 said:
On 5/8/2014 pigletsmom said:
I've read instinct can send them up a tree but they have no real instincts on how to get down.

If that were true, wouldn't trees be full of dead cats? They must figure it out.

I think they can eventually figure it out, but climbing down doesn't come naturally to them. I think they normally jump down from places but it if they are way up there it can be a while before they take the big leap.

ritasNo1Fan · ‎03-12-2010

Those darn cats! Love them but they are so unafraid. I had a Siamese years ago. Got her at the pet store in San Francisco where Hitchcock filmed a bit of The Birds. She took a walk in my apt. Building. Found her huddled on the stairs, whimpering. I do not know how she ever got out of the apt. Don,t give up hope.

drizzellla · ‎03-14-2010

On 5/8/2014 kachina624 said: Drizzella, where do you do collie rescue? I've been working with Southwest Collie Rescue (see our website) for about 12 years. I have two collies, one is a rescue that I fostered. The other came from Swan Collies in Amarillo, Texas, probably the most ethical breeders I've known.

Our rescue is in Southeast PA. The group has been together for 25+ years. But I have only known about them for just over a year. First rate group.