worried sick (older cat/new kitten)

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Sal the 1st — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:20:20 GMT

There you go - he hasnt forgotten where he lives at all he has just been on walkabout for a little while and sampling the local cuisine - if he is anything like my Mo arrange a dose of milbemax before too much longer

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emmadilemma — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:25:50 GMT

Ach am so glad to hear he`s home!!

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sarah barker — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:11:13 GMT

Some brilliant news people - was upstairs and heard a strange clattering noise downstairs, thought the kitten was having a bit of a mooch but i was certain she was sleeping in my drawer. startled only to see our dearest tabby cat meowing at the glass panelled door that leads from the living room from the kitchen. He's had nearly an entire bottle of cat milk, two pouches of food and a large portion of treats! What can I say, I have never felt such a weight lifted off my shoulders! Thanks for all the advice and kind words everyone :) P.S. he's now fast asleep in his dohnut bed, not a care in the world!

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emmadilemma — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:16:09 GMT

Wee skitter!! It`s funny that he`s found the only house in the street that hands out fresh bits of meat from the butchers he`s no mug!!

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sarah barker — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:00:05 GMT

Further update: Mum & Dad were talking outside to someone who lives a few houses down across the road, he also has a cat that is fed on scraps of meat from the butchers & he said that he is sure our cat was in his kitchen eating last night, being quite vocal (true to our cat & he leaves the door open until late evening as he does a lot of jobs round the house) as he was telling us all this, he spotted him further up the street under a car, so we quickly followed him and saw him run into a back garden but we were too late to catch him unfortunately. person who lives down the road is keeping a lookout tonight and will catch him if he sees him. Haha this is a funny situation now, he's so near yet so far away to us. I guess he's just having a bit of a mad 'un and will come home soon!

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Katie Mansfield — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:16:15 GMT

Totally agree. If you trap him he'll panic and you might end up doing more harm than good. Then every time you open a window or answer the door you'll be paramoid in case he gets out again. Let him come home of his own accord, which he will, when the excitement in the fields stops.

K x

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Sal the 1st — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:43:11 GMT

If it was me I would hang fire on the cat trap - he might take real exception and even if you catch him he might decide to leg it at the first opportunity if you upset him. If it was me I would continue to put food down for him and water and also a box or something where he find shelter or safety if he needs it and if he is anything like my Mo as soon as the wildlife is depleted or the weather starts getting colder or wet he will be back

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emmadilemma — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:15:56 GMT

Ach i know what you mean you just want them back home and safe but to be honest if it was me i wouldn`t push him. Now you know he`s alive and nothing sinister has happened i would let him get it out of his system and come home in his own time. Least it`s warm outside and as someone else mentioned it`s harvest time so he`s probably gone on a murdering spree and will come home when he gets bored of doing the big independant wild cat thing

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sarah barker — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:25:34 GMT

so relieved! definitely given me some piece of mind. i'm considering maybe asking CPL if we can borrow a humane cat trap, i know it may seem a little extreme but until he's curled up in his bed again he's not really classed as found if you get me.

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emmadilemma — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:42:57 GMT

Brilliant!! You must be so relieved

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Katie Mansfield — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:52:47 GMT

PS - tip - don't all rush outside when you see him next time, as far as he's concerned nothing's happened and a lot of fussing could scare him off. Just try act normal.

K x

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Katie Mansfield — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:50:19 GMT

Glad you know he's safe Sal's right - he's probably off to grab his own dinner

K x

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Sal the 1st — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:44:33 GMT

didnt realise you were near fields - dont forget its harvest time, lots of displaced wildlife to hunt. One of my own cats disappears regularly when he is bunny hunting until the bunny supply runs low and then he comes back for food.

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sarah barker — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:13:54 GMT

update: he appeared on the fence behind the house like he usually does when he comes home. we all ran outside with his treats but he slumped off over the fence, into the street behind then probably into the fields. he looked strange, his pupils were strange but it was most definitely him. my mum thinks he could of been involved in an RTA but he looked in good health, i presume it's cos hes got his hunting instinct back etc. off to search the fields equipped with treats and such!

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emmadilemma — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:19:22 GMT

I know it`s horrible what goes through your head.....yeah i`d be expecting him back by the third day or so but they all different. Definately a good idea to check all local sheds and outbuildings....it seems to happen loads with cats and there`s alot of people away at the minute.

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sarah barker — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:08:12 GMT

how long does he disappear for? its the 5 day now (just been the 4th night) and this is so out of character for him. I'm hoping he's simply in a mood, but obviously the mind likes to make everything a million times worse.

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emmadilemma — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:50:49 GMT

I really feel for ya it`s so worrying when they disappear Anytime i bring kittens home to handrear my male cat goes in a big huff and vanishes but he always comes back in the end so hopefully your boy will just be in a mood somewhere. Will keep my fingers and toes crossed x

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Nick Shackleton — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:24:14 GMT

Have you asked your neighbours to check their garages and sheds? My cat went missing a few years ago. Put posters up everywhere. She was missing for a whole week. She had sneaked into next doors house whilst their son was round cutting the grass. And must of been shut in a week later the owners came back home and she suddenly appeared all happy and purring as if nothing had happened. Hope he turns up soon

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sarah barker — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:11:39 GMT

no sign yet. I watched 'Pet Detectives' on Channel 4 last night, they were saying that apparently a lost cat will still be in the area, but wouldve strayed a little out of it's roaming area and then won't move 200-300 yards out of that area because it knows it's lost, so just waits to be found basically. Which is reassuring, but sad as I feel so helpless. Posters are up, leaflets posted, vets/microchipping informed :(

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Katie Mansfield — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:14:01 GMT

Sarah, has he turned up yet?

K x

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Katie Mansfield — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:01:03 GMT

We've got 7 cats so on losing them occasionally our chances are higher than for most owners....

A few years ago our tabby went missing for a while then one night turned up with a sparkly new collar and a note saying "if you're my owner ring this number". He'd moved in a few blocks up the road! The same cat used to disappear every year on the weekend of the FA Cup Final. After 4 years of him doing this we kept him in from the Friday morning before He has to stay in now cos although we moved to our house 8 years ago he still returns to the flats we used to live in..... Our eldest cat used to sit outside the corner shop over the road cos she knew people would fuss her. Trouble is she is old and becoming skinny and has the odd patch of scaley skin (she's 18 now, this was a couple of years ago). A lady decided she must be a stray and took her home. It was only after we put a notice in the shop window that she realised what she'd done and we got the cat back!

We also went through a stage of someone in the neighbourhood leaving opened cans of sardines in the alleyway next to our house, so although we could see the cats they wouldn't come in or let us catch them - why should they when I was gonna feed them dry biscuits??!!

It's all quietened down now as we only have 2 that actually go out - they're all ancient and like to sleep rather than spend energy leaving the house

K x

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emilyjane — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:27:06 GMT

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One of mine does this regularly - he has an old lady somewhere cos he always comes back smelling of lavender perfume!!!! We ended up putting a note on his collar in the end saying "do not feed" and our phone number as it became such a regular event.

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Ooh, I hate it when people feed strange cats! They have no idea how upsetting this can be to the true owners! Especially when they decide to make up their own minds whether the cat needs 'feeding up' or not, what if the cat has dietary requirements, i.e. diabetic?

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Katie Mansfield — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:09:46 GMT

I wouldn't worry unduly just yet, it's only been a couple of nights and it has been warm overnight. Don't beat yourself up,

K x