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Old July 2nd 10, 12:07 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Gandalf[_2_]
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Default Smudgie is Lost!

On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 21:33:18 +0100, "Sharon & Smudgie"
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Sharon & Smudgie wrote:

I would really appreciate some GYFBH purrs please. Yesterday evening
Smudgie
chased a cat over our fence and kept on running. She has never been out
of
the garden before so I am super worried. I have been walking the
streets
calling her name and shaking her food box but no luck. She is scared of
strangers so will not approach anyone for help. I have put leaflets
thru
doors and on lamp posts etc. I am so worried and am hoping the "power
of
the purrs" will help guide her home.


Purrs coming from my gang (including my Smudge cat, who once got lost
herself), for your Smudgie to get herself home ASAP!

In the leaflets you passed out to neighbors, did you ask them to check
garages, sheds, basements, etc? My Smudge was missing for a week, and the
whole time, she was almost next door, trapped in a garage.

I also agree with those who said to call shelters and vets' offices.
I'd also suggest that you ask to put up leaflets in the vets' offices
and pet stores.

GYFBH NOW!

Joyce

--
Something you'll never hear an 8-year-old say:

"Nana, will you spit on your hankie and wipe the gravy off my face?"


Thank you all for the good suggestions. I have put my garden bin on the
path behind my fence so Smudgie can get back onto it. I'm hoping she will
know once she is on the fence she has the right one! I have put a bowl of
food and water behind the bin in case and one of my socks so she will know
she is near home. I have also put a sock on my front doorstep in case she
happens to find it. I included a pic and a brief description on leaflets
saying that she is scared of strangers so would people please check their
garden shrubs and outbuildings. I've had 3 phone calls so far of possible
sightings but have not been able to locate her. Smudgie has been
microchipped and wears a bright pink collar with my address on it. I
volunteer at the local cat shelter at weekends so they have informed other
shelters of her details for me. I have rang all the local vets and got her
in their "Lost" books in case anyone takes her there. I have also rang the
company that I got her microchipped through to go on their Lost list. I
have also put her pic and details onto all the internet lost cat websites
and my local classifieds website. I put leaflets through all the homes in
my immediate vicinity and on lamp posts etc on my estate. I have walked
around the estate calling her and shaking her dried food box at all times of
day. I've looked under shrubs around the area but there are hundreds and
it's even possible I have walked past her a few times but she is scared to
come out of hiding! Tomorrow I will ring my local council cleansing
department and leave her details in case the worst has happened and they
have found her. I am also going to get a baby monitor (what a fab idea!)
tomorrow and set it up for tomorrow night. There don't appear to be any Pet
Detective's in my area but I will keep researching that. I also gave my
postman a leaflet and he has promised to keep an eye out for her. I run our
local neighbourhood watch so all my close neighbours will be keeping a close
lookout for her too.

Now I have run out of ideas to keep me busy I'm just praying she finds her
way home. Looks like another sleepless night tonight! Thank you for the
purrs, they are such a comfort.

Sharon


Well you have done ALL the right things, and because she has a collar
with your address, AND is micro chipped, I think it's only a matter of
time before she gets hungry enough to come out of hiding, and then she
will be returned to you.

That's my plan, and I think that is what will happen!

Sending the best get home Smudgie purrs possible.

If Moe, who was lost in a strange city was found, certainly your
Smudgie, who is probably less than 100 yards from home, and is simply
scared and hiding, will be found!

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There
will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein



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