Missing........:(
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a cat adopted us.. as cats found there own homes!!
the other year he want missing out of the blue.. (about the same time of yr, two yrs earlier he came to us).. dad seached the garden etc to see if 'boris' had been hiding in pain after being knocked over.. but nothing. then three weeks later he found it dead in the garden
think someone had dumped him back in ours!! as he wasn't there when we looked. he was not in a good state and he was a lovely cat
the other year he want missing out of the blue.. (about the same time of yr, two yrs earlier he came to us).. dad seached the garden etc to see if 'boris' had been hiding in pain after being knocked over.. but nothing. then three weeks later he found it dead in the garden
think someone had dumped him back in ours!! as he wasn't there when we looked. he was not in a good state and he was a lovely cat
good news all round 
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He was just drinking water out of the paddling pool, although I missed the shot!
He must have been thirsty, I gave him a bowl of water although he preferred to drink where my smeely feet have been, lol
He must have been thirsty, I gave him a bowl of water although he preferred to drink where my smeely feet have been, lol
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Originally Posted by davyboy
Little fukcers just walked in!
A little thin and covered in those sticky *****.
A little thin and covered in those sticky *****.
we have one that wonders sometimes days and weeks drives her indraws mad with worry 
the little ****** I would have thought ours would have learned the first time it was hit buy a car !!Good news anyway
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Originally Posted by Daz34
Have you asked your neighbours to look in their sheds?
Found mine this way once.
Darren
Found mine this way once.
Darren
The above is always a good idea, I found next doors cat in my Shed after it had been missing for 9 days during a heatwave. Bowl of water and a check up at the vets and she was fine.
That cat never bothered with my pond unlike the cats from across the road, I now have a low voltage electric line around the pond which works wonders and keeps them away without harm as well as stopping the local Heron walking into the pond.
Funny how some cats won't go near water and others like to "Fish".
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Ours did this last year. Was still a young boy at that stage - 1 year old then.....
He'd been out all night and had not come back, which was out of character for him at the time. He came back in late morning (about an hour after the posters went up and all the neighbours had a good neb at them!).
He was covered in dust and stuff. Suspect he'd got caught in a garage/shed overnight....
They're such a worry sometimes
Still, all's well that ends well.
He'd been out all night and had not come back, which was out of character for him at the time. He came back in late morning (about an hour after the posters went up and all the neighbours had a good neb at them!).
He was covered in dust and stuff. Suspect he'd got caught in a garage/shed overnight....
They're such a worry sometimes
Still, all's well that ends well.
news Dave. I remember my Grandad locking their cat in his shed once 
It must have gone in there to avoid the heat and got locked in.
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LOL @ Les. I'll put it down to the heat.
Our cat has twisted her little paw. She's been limping really badly for the last few days, although she seems a little better this morning. Must be the time of year for cats to lose a few of their lives.
UB
Our cat has twisted her little paw.
She's been limping really badly for the last few days, although she seems a little better this morning. Must be the time of year for cats to lose a few of their lives.UB
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
LOL @ Les. I'll put it down to the heat.
Our cat has twisted her little paw. She's been limping really badly for the last few days, although she seems a little better this morning. Must be the time of year for cats to lose a few of their lives.
UB
Our cat has twisted her little paw.
She's been limping really badly for the last few days, although she seems a little better this morning. Must be the time of year for cats to lose a few of their lives.UB
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Originally Posted by imlach
Worth checking it's not a bee sting. Ours has a fascination with leaping around the garden chasing bees for some reason, and one day he was limping a bit....looked at his paw and saw a bee sting in it, so removed it, and he was fine soon after.
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Lost Cat Behaviour
by Kat Albrecht, Santa Cruz, California USA
Because your kitty is an indoor only kitty, the chances are VERY GOOD that he is near by, hiding but has gone into a protective mode. Especially if there are loose dogs in your area...the chances are that he is not willing to respond to your voice, not willing to come out of hiding and not willing to leave his new "territory" out of shear fear.
I have spent the last 2 years conducting research on "lost cat behavior" and have learned one thing about indoor only cats. The majority of the time, they are found within a 3 house radius of the owner's home hiding and living under a deck, porch, or in heavy brush. This is often up to 7 weeks after they went missing in cases where the owners were calling for them and searching for them in the location that they were hiding, but the cat never responded. The reason the cats do not respond is again, an instinctual behavior of protecting themselves. What could have triggered this response in your kitty was just one encounter with a neighbor dog chasing him.
So I would encourage you to THINK CLOSE...that he is nearby but hiding. Thus your primary way of getting him back is to going to be to obtain a cat trap with yummy canned cat food and attempt to trap him. This is what has worked in over 70% of the indoor only cat owners who have retrieved their escaped kitties...most of the others eventually returned home. While it is very common for an outdoor kitty to become trapped and unable to return home, it is not that common for an indoor only kitty. Because they are in a "scaredy cat" mode while they are outside, they don't have the curiosity to climb into trouble...they have that instinct to protect (and hide).
And because they are hiding and protecting themselves, they are less likely to be killed by a car, poisoned, or killed by a predator. It can happen, but is less likely to happen than with an outdoor kitty. So please have hope and think in terms that he is NEAR BY, very afraid and just either needs time to be brave enough to come back home or you need to trap him. Without my seeing exactly where you live, it is hard to tell you where to place any traps. Make sure before you put the traps that you belly crawl with a flashlight and check all nearby hiding places...even the places where you have called him 1,000 times! Also, because cat's are territorial, they do not tend to travel too far. The only thing that might cause him to travel is if a dog or something were to frighten him, if there was no place that offered him protection and if there was no source of food or water. Also, because cat's are territorial...whereever he ends up that offers protection and food is where he has been depositing his scent (poop, pee and his shed hair & scent) thus wherever he is has become his new "territory." Leaving your clothing outside doesn't do much good...your scent is deposited wherever you walk and the chances are that he can already smell and hear you, but his instincts are preventing him from responding. Of course these are just my opinions, but they are based on over 2 years of talking to cat owners on a daily basis and using my search dogs to search for (and locate) many missing cats.
Your kitty is somewhere and the statistics show that he is most likely alive but afraid....so have hope!!!!
by Kat Albrecht, Santa Cruz, California USA
Because your kitty is an indoor only kitty, the chances are VERY GOOD that he is near by, hiding but has gone into a protective mode. Especially if there are loose dogs in your area...the chances are that he is not willing to respond to your voice, not willing to come out of hiding and not willing to leave his new "territory" out of shear fear.
I have spent the last 2 years conducting research on "lost cat behavior" and have learned one thing about indoor only cats. The majority of the time, they are found within a 3 house radius of the owner's home hiding and living under a deck, porch, or in heavy brush. This is often up to 7 weeks after they went missing in cases where the owners were calling for them and searching for them in the location that they were hiding, but the cat never responded. The reason the cats do not respond is again, an instinctual behavior of protecting themselves. What could have triggered this response in your kitty was just one encounter with a neighbor dog chasing him.
So I would encourage you to THINK CLOSE...that he is nearby but hiding. Thus your primary way of getting him back is to going to be to obtain a cat trap with yummy canned cat food and attempt to trap him. This is what has worked in over 70% of the indoor only cat owners who have retrieved their escaped kitties...most of the others eventually returned home. While it is very common for an outdoor kitty to become trapped and unable to return home, it is not that common for an indoor only kitty. Because they are in a "scaredy cat" mode while they are outside, they don't have the curiosity to climb into trouble...they have that instinct to protect (and hide).
And because they are hiding and protecting themselves, they are less likely to be killed by a car, poisoned, or killed by a predator. It can happen, but is less likely to happen than with an outdoor kitty. So please have hope and think in terms that he is NEAR BY, very afraid and just either needs time to be brave enough to come back home or you need to trap him. Without my seeing exactly where you live, it is hard to tell you where to place any traps. Make sure before you put the traps that you belly crawl with a flashlight and check all nearby hiding places...even the places where you have called him 1,000 times! Also, because cat's are territorial, they do not tend to travel too far. The only thing that might cause him to travel is if a dog or something were to frighten him, if there was no place that offered him protection and if there was no source of food or water. Also, because cat's are territorial...whereever he ends up that offers protection and food is where he has been depositing his scent (poop, pee and his shed hair & scent) thus wherever he is has become his new "territory." Leaving your clothing outside doesn't do much good...your scent is deposited wherever you walk and the chances are that he can already smell and hear you, but his instincts are preventing him from responding. Of course these are just my opinions, but they are based on over 2 years of talking to cat owners on a daily basis and using my search dogs to search for (and locate) many missing cats.
Your kitty is somewhere and the statistics show that he is most likely alive but afraid....so have hope!!!!
