Smudgie is Lost!

ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
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On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:40:17 +0100, "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.

Thank you so much
Sharon

Sending more GYFBH purrs!

I KNOW she is nearby, and it's only a matter of time before she turns
up.

I am sorry to hear her collar came off. But, *so many* people know about
her, and you looking for her, that if somebody finds her who hasn't seen
a poster about her, *someone* will tell them where Smudgie belongs.

And, thank goodness, she *is* micro chipped, so if she gets taken to a
vet, or a shelter, they will find you.

I can only imagine how upset you must be.

And poor Smudgie! She must be terrified somewhere.

But, I *know* you will get her back, and it won't be very much longer.

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

"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


Thank you so so much everyone, your positivity has kept me so encouraged
over the past few days. We have just come back from our "torch walk" and
bumped into another couple who are out looking for her for us! Most people
have been fantastic ... and then we bumped into one bloke who said "someone
has taken off her collar and kept her". That really was like a knife
through my heart .. but there is absolutely no way she would allow anyone to
do that though I'm sure. If they did get hold of her I'd like to think she
would treat them the same as she does her vet and bite/claw and scream her
head off (that's her B*tch Smudgie persona) lol.

So near yet so far I've even thrown my unwashed socks into bushes near
home in case she can get my scent, and walked back barefoot in case I leave
a scent for her to follow! I really thought today would be the day ....
maybe tomorrow ....

Sharon,

Sharon & Smudgie wrote:

Thank you so so much everyone, your positivity has kept me so encouraged
over the past few days. We have just come back from our "torch walk" and
bumped into another couple who are out looking for her for us! Most people
have been fantastic ...

You have some really great neighbors!

(Pets often end up being social catalysts for people who don't know
their neighbors. One time I walked up to a group of my neighbors who
were standing on the street. I knew a few of them, and didn't know
some of the others. One person said, "This is Smudge's mom!" as a way
of introducing me. And a bunch of people I'd never seen before turned
to me and said, "Oh, *Smudge's* mom! Hello!" LOL. Now I know them all.)

and then we bumped into one bloke who said "someone
has taken off her collar and kept her". That really was like a knife
through my heart ..

Do you know this guy? Are you sure he's reliable? I wonder how he knows
this, yet doesn't know who it is. If you do know him, maybe you could
go ask him some more questions, such as who he got this information
from. Then maybe you could go ask *that* person who has her? (If this
is even true.)

Continued purring!

Joyce

--
If we discovered we only had five minutes left to say all that we
wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people
calling other people to stammer that they loved them.
-- Christopher Morley

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ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
...
On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:40:17 +0100, "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.

Thank you so much
Sharon

Sending more GYFBH purrs!

I KNOW she is nearby, and it's only a matter of time before she turns
up.

I am sorry to hear her collar came off. But, *so many* people know about
her, and you looking for her, that if somebody finds her who hasn't seen
a poster about her, *someone* will tell them where Smudgie belongs.

And, thank goodness, she *is* micro chipped, so if she gets taken to a
vet, or a shelter, they will find you.

I can only imagine how upset you must be.

And poor Smudgie! She must be terrified somewhere.

But, I *know* you will get her back, and it won't be very much longer.

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

"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


Thank you so so much everyone, your positivity has kept me so encouraged
over the past few days. We have just come back from our "torch walk" and
bumped into another couple who are out looking for her for us! Most people
have been fantastic ... and then we bumped into one bloke who said
"someone has taken off her collar and kept her". That really was like a
knife through my heart .. but there is absolutely no way she would allow
anyone to do that though I'm sure. If they did get hold of her I'd like
to think she would treat them the same as she does her vet and bite/claw
and scream her head off (that's her B*tch Smudgie persona) lol.

So near yet so far I've even thrown my unwashed socks into bushes near
home in case she can get my scent, and walked back barefoot in case I
leave a scent for her to follow! I really thought today would be the day
.... maybe tomorrow ....


Purrs are still coming that you will get her back very soon, although it
does concern me that her collar is still "done up"
When Boyfie loses his collar, which he does occasionally, if I find it it's
always "undone" but if hers had an elastic insert it's possible that it came
off done up, but that would usually be if she was up a tree and got caught
up, not on a pavement.
I don't know what to think, really. A cat collar which is still done up,
left on the pavement??
Can you get back to the man that found it, I think he may know more than he
is letting on.
Tweed

"Debbie Wilson" wrote in message
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Sharon & Smudgie wrote:


Sending huge rumbling purrs to Smudgie that she finds her way home to
you ASAP!! Don't give up, she is not far away! Go out and about in the
quietest hours of the early morning, just after dawn, and call her so
she knows where you are.

And I want to echo another poster who said to look low and look close to
home. In the bushes, shrubs, under stairs. Their instinct is to stay low
and quiet when scared.

More purrs....

"Debbie Wilson" wrote in message
...
Sharon & Smudgie wrote:

We are closing in on her. A man found her collar nearby and brought it
to
us at lunchtime. Whilst it means she is now less identifiable at a
distance, I know she is near to home. I walked past where the collar was
found this morning and didn't see it so I know she has been nearby in the
past 5 or so hours. I have put some worn socks into the bushes near to
home, hung my dressing gown over the back fence, and walked back from
where
the collar was found in my bare feet just in case it leaves a scent she
can
follow. I can almost hear her purr!

Sending huge rumbling purrs to Smudgie that she finds her way home to
you ASAP!! Don't give up, she is not far away! Go out and about in the
quietest hours of the early morning, just after dawn, and call her so
she knows where you are.

Deb.
--
http://www.scientific-art.com

"He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would;
He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield

Good idea. Despite most people's beliefs, cats are not nocturnal, they are
crepuscular (meaning that they are most active at twilight - dusk and dawn
(they evolved in a desert environment)). So that would be the best times to
look for a lost cat (early morning being preferable since it would be
quieter and she'd be less intimidated.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See our clowder at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards at:
http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/

if she fights i am wondering if someone grabbed the collar and she slipped
out of it, Lee, still praying
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ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
...
On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:40:17 +0100, "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.

Thank you so much
Sharon

Sending more GYFBH purrs!

I KNOW she is nearby, and it's only a matter of time before she turns
up.

I am sorry to hear her collar came off. But, *so many* people know about
her, and you looking for her, that if somebody finds her who hasn't seen
a poster about her, *someone* will tell them where Smudgie belongs.

And, thank goodness, she *is* micro chipped, so if she gets taken to a
vet, or a shelter, they will find you.

I can only imagine how upset you must be.

And poor Smudgie! She must be terrified somewhere.

But, I *know* you will get her back, and it won't be very much longer.

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

"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


Thank you so so much everyone, your positivity has kept me so encouraged
over the past few days. We have just come back from our "torch walk" and
bumped into another couple who are out looking for her for us! Most
people have been fantastic ... and then we bumped into one bloke who said
"someone has taken off her collar and kept her". That really was like a
knife through my heart .. but there is absolutely no way she would allow
anyone to do that though I'm sure. If they did get hold of her I'd like
to think she would treat them the same as she does her vet and bite/claw
and scream her head off (that's her B*tch Smudgie persona) lol.

So near yet so far I've even thrown my unwashed socks into bushes
near home in case she can get my scent, and walked back barefoot in case
I leave a scent for her to follow! I really thought today would be the
day .... maybe tomorrow ....


Purrs are still coming that you will get her back very soon, although it
does concern me that her collar is still "done up"
When Boyfie loses his collar, which he does occasionally, if I find it
it's always "undone" but if hers had an elastic insert it's possible that
it came off done up, but that would usually be if she was up a tree and
got caught up, not on a pavement.
I don't know what to think, really. A cat collar which is still done up,
left on the pavement??
Can you get back to the man that found it, I think he may know more than
he is letting on.
Tweed

I am still praying too. Love Kyla

if she fights i am wondering if someone grabbed the collar and she slipped
out of it, Lee, still praying

"Sharon & Smudgie"


ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message

On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:40:17 +0100, "Sharon & Smudgie"

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.

Thank you so much
Sharon

Sending more GYFBH purrs!

I KNOW she is nearby, and it's only a matter of time before she turns
up.

I am sorry to hear her collar came off. But, *so many* people know
about
her, and you looking for her, that if somebody finds her who hasn't
seen
a poster about her, *someone* will tell them where Smudgie belongs.

And, thank goodness, she *is* micro chipped, so if she gets taken to a
vet, or a shelter, they will find you.

I can only imagine how upset you must be.

And poor Smudgie! She must be terrified somewhere.

But, I *know* you will get her back, and it won't be very much longer.

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

"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


Thank you so so much everyone, your positivity has kept me so encouraged
over the past few days. We have just come back from our "torch walk" and
bumped into another couple who are out looking for her for us! Most
people have been fantastic ... and then we bumped into one bloke who
said "someone has taken off her collar and kept her". That really was
like a knife through my heart .. but there is absolutely no way she
would allow anyone to do that though I'm sure. If they did get hold of
her I'd like to think she would treat them the same as she does her vet
and bite/claw and scream her head off (that's her B*tch Smudgie persona)
lol.

So near yet so far I've even thrown my unwashed socks into bushes
near home in case she can get my scent, and walked back barefoot in case
I leave a scent for her to follow! I really thought today would be the
day .... maybe tomorrow ....


Purrs are still coming that you will get her back very soon, although it
does concern me that her collar is still "done up"
When Boyfie loses his collar, which he does occasionally, if I find it
it's always "undone" but if hers had an elastic insert it's possible that
it came off done up, but that would usually be if she was up a tree and
got caught up, not on a pavement.
I don't know what to think, really. A cat collar which is still done up,
left on the pavement??
Can you get back to the man that found it, I think he may know more than
he is letting on.
Tweed

"Sharon & Smudgie" wrote in message
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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.

Thank you so much
Sharon
I spotted Smudgie about 1.30 this morning from our back bedroom window
sitting right by the bin where I have put a sock! I stood for a minute to
make sure it was her then went down to our back fence with a torch. I
managed to look over and was calling her, she looked over but didn't move.
I grabbed her carrier and made my way quietly to where she was sitting and
called her again. She ran further away from me so I stopped and sat on the
road and kept calling her quietly. She then ran to another fence at the
back where there is a hole, stopped and turned as I called her again and
then went through the fence into the garden. I walked over to the hole and
kept calling her quietly but nothing. I left a trail of chicken from the
hole and across the roadway to our fence and came back indoors. I watched
out of the window for a while but couldn't see or hear anything. This
morning when I checked the chicken had gone but of course any other cat
could have eaten it.

I am so happy I have seen her for myself but now have the problem that she
wont come to me if I call her. This morning we are going to cut a section
our of our fence panel so she can come into the garden that way if she wants
to and borrow 2 traps from my local shelter. I will put one in our garden
and the other in the garden that she ran into if the owner doesn't mind (we
have spoken to him before and he seems amicable enough). Today I will
change her "Lost" posters for "Still Lost" posters with alternative photos
and put the word "Reward" in big letters!

Maybe today ......
Sharon

Sharon & Smudgie wrote:
"Sharon & Smudgie" wrote in message
news:ZU0Xn.166980$_m6.64687@hurricane...
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.

Thank you so much
Sharon
I spotted Smudgie about 1.30 this morning from our back bedroom window
sitting right by the bin where I have put a sock! I stood for a minute to
make sure it was her then went down to our back fence with a torch. I
managed to look over and was calling her, she looked over but didn't move.
I grabbed her carrier and made my way quietly to where she was sitting and
called her again. She ran further away from me so I stopped and sat on the
road and kept calling her quietly. She then ran to another fence at the
back where there is a hole, stopped and turned as I called her again and
then went through the fence into the garden. I walked over to the hole and
kept calling her quietly but nothing. I left a trail of chicken from the
hole and across the roadway to our fence and came back indoors. I watched
out of the window for a while but couldn't see or hear anything. This
morning when I checked the chicken had gone but of course any other cat
could have eaten it.

I am so happy I have seen her for myself but now have the problem that she
wont come to me if I call her. This morning we are going to cut a section
our of our fence panel so she can come into the garden that way if she wants
to and borrow 2 traps from my local shelter. I will put one in our garden
and the other in the garden that she ran into if the owner doesn't mind (we
have spoken to him before and he seems amicable enough). Today I will
change her "Lost" posters for "Still Lost" posters with alternative photos
and put the word "Reward" in big letters!

Maybe today ......
Sharon


Smudgie is going for the ultimate BCT, it's just a matter of time before
she's home.

--
Adrian (Owned by Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Brilliant news! Revving up the purrs full volume - so near yet so far,
but don't give up, if you have seen her then you know she is OK, not
being held by anyone and not far away. Tempting her with food is a very
good idea, and once she will come for food you can use the live trap. Do
you have a litter tray she has used (ie. containing used litter)? Put
that somewhere she can smell it and close to the gap in your fence. Any
scent of home will help remind her where home actually is. Good luck -
persistence will pay off.

Deb.
--
http://www.scientific-art.com

"He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would;
He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield