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Cat ran away & it's cold outside
Our 8 or 9-month-old make cat begged to be let out first thing this
morning and we haven;t seen him since. I guess he must have gotten spring fever or something. He has never been out for more than a few hours at a time, never over night. I wouldn;t worry, exept that it's cold here, 33 degrees right now and tonight it should go down to 13 degrees. He seems like a pretty smart cat and also has an id tag, so I am hoping he goes to a neighbor's house if he got lost. Anyway, any thoughts on the liklihood of surviving a cold night like this? Fortunately, he likes the cold. Still, I really hope he's smart enough to make a next in the leaves or hole up in a shed. I'm surprised none of the neighbors have seen him; you;d think he would try scratching on a door, any door, if he's cold. It's a nice neighborhood, and we know most of the neighbors and have alerted them. |
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Cat ran away & it's cold outside
"hamilton" wrote in message ups.com... Our 8 or 9-month-old make cat begged to be let out first thing this morning and we haven;t seen him since. I guess he must have gotten spring fever or something. He has never been out for more than a few hours at a time, never over night. I wouldn;t worry, exept that it's cold here, 33 degrees right now and tonight it should go down to 13 degrees. He seems like a pretty smart cat and also has an id tag, so I am hoping he goes to a neighbor's house if he got lost. Anyway, any thoughts on the liklihood of surviving a cold night like this? Fortunately, he likes the cold. Still, I really hope he's smart enough to make a next in the leaves or hole up in a shed. I'm surprised none of the neighbors have seen him; you;d think he would try scratching on a door, any door, if he's cold. It's a nice neighborhood, and we know most of the neighbors and have alerted them. ---------- Try checking close to home. First check around your own house. Neighbors' decks, sheds, garages are good second choices. This is where indoor cats go when they accidentally get outside and get scared. I have a feeling he may have accidentally gotten himself trapped in a neighbor's garage and can't get out and that's why he hasn't come back. If I were you, I would focus on that. Good luck. Let us know what happens. You may want to reconsider having him as an indoor/outdoor cat and just keep him inside all the time after this. Best regards, ---Cindy S. |
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Cat ran away & it's cold outside
Try checking close to home. First check around your own house. Neighbors'
decks, sheds, garages are good second choices. This is where indoor cats go when they accidentally get outside and get scared. I have a feeling he may have accidentally gotten himself trapped in a neighbor's garage and can't get out and that's why he hasn't come back. If I were you, I would focus on that. Good luck. Let us know what happens. You may want to reconsider having him as an indoor/outdoor cat and just keep him inside all the time after this. Thanks Cindy--we've been searching the grounds and the whole neighborhood all day for him, but I guess there's no way to know if he got trapped in a garage unless he howls really loud. My husband's been walking up and down the street calling for him, but maybe he's scared in a strange garage and doesn't want to respond? |
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Cat ran away & it's cold outside
That's one good thing about the winter time--- no leaves on the trees,
so it was easy for us to make sure he hadn't climbed a tree. Our indoor cat would often get outside and then get stuck up high in a tree. They instinctively climb up, and then look down and think "oh sh-t what do I do now!?" and then stay up there until hunger gets to them.- Hide quoted text - |
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Cat ran away & it's cold outside
"hamilton" wrote in message ups.com... Try checking close to home. First check around your own house. Neighbors' decks, sheds, garages are good second choices. This is where indoor cats go when they accidentally get outside and get scared. I have a feeling he may have accidentally gotten himself trapped in a neighbor's garage and can't get out and that's why he hasn't come back. If I were you, I would focus on that. Good luck. Let us know what happens. You may want to reconsider having him as an indoor/outdoor cat and just keep him inside all the time after this. Thanks Cindy--we've been searching the grounds and the whole neighborhood all day for him, but I guess there's no way to know if he got trapped in a garage unless he howls really loud. My husband's been walking up and down the street calling for him, but maybe he's scared in a strange garage and doesn't want to respond? Our indoor cat would often get outside and then get stuck up high in a tree. They instinctively climb up, and then look down and think "oh sh-t what do I do now!?" and then stay up there until hunger gets to them. |
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Cat ran away & it's cold outside
"hamilton" wrote in message ups.com... Try checking close to home. First check around your own house. Neighbors' decks, sheds, garages are good second choices. This is where indoor cats go when they accidentally get outside and get scared. I have a feeling he may have accidentally gotten himself trapped in a neighbor's garage and can't get out and that's why he hasn't come back. If I were you, I would focus on that. Good luck. Let us know what happens. You may want to reconsider having him as an indoor/outdoor cat and just keep him inside all the time after this. Thanks Cindy--we've been searching the grounds and the whole neighborhood all day for him, but I guess there's no way to know if he got trapped in a garage unless he howls really loud. My husband's been walking up and down the street calling for him, but maybe he's scared in a strange garage and doesn't want to respond? ----------- When my father died, my friend came over to prepare some food for the post funeral meal. She left the door ajar. I didn't realize until later that evening that Amanda, an indoor-only cat, was missing. I was frantic. That night was a huge thunderstorm. I couldn't sleep, thinking about her out in it. After the funeral, people came to visit and asked if they could do anything. I asked them to help me find my cat. After three days, I was walking around the neighborhood for the umpteenth time, and my neighbor's deck caught my eye. I had looked there already, but I was just drawn to it again. I went over to the deck and started calling "Amanda, Amanda, Amanda!" After a little bit, I thought I heard a faint "mew." I kept calling, and the mew got louder and louder. Finally, she popped out. It took a while. She did not come running out. She was covered in mud, but looked okay otherwise. I was never so happy to get a cat home. Thinking I would never see that cat again was the worst feeling in the world. I really feel for you. Don't give up. Ask your neighbors to check their garages. Check under all decks. The cat may be scared. Don't assume that just because the cat doesn't come bounding out to greet you that he's not there. Please call any local animal shelters. Sometimes people find what they think are "lost" pets and they turn them into the shelter. Please keep us updated. What's your cat's name? Best regards, ---Cindy S. |
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Cat ran away & it's cold outside
hamilton wrote:
Try checking close to home. First check around your own house. Neighbors' decks, sheds, garages are good second choices. This is where indoor cats go when they accidentally get outside and get scared. I have a feeling he may have accidentally gotten himself trapped in a neighbor's garage and can't get out and that's why he hasn't come back. If I were you, I would focus on that. Good luck. Let us know what happens. You may want to reconsider having him as an indoor/outdoor cat and just keep him inside all the time after this. Thanks Cindy--we've been searching the grounds and the whole neighborhood all day for him, but I guess there's no way to know if he got trapped in a garage unless he howls really loud. My husband's been walking up and down the street calling for him, but maybe he's scared in a strange garage and doesn't want to respond? Cats get stuck in neighbors' buildings all the time! Go from door to door and ask each person to open all of their out buildings/garages and check for your cat. Hang up posters that your cat is missing and ask people on the poster to check their buildings. If your cat never stays away like this, chances are very good that he just can't get home on his own. Rhonda |
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Cat ran away & it's cold outside
Go bang on doors.
Our Pixibob mix Kirby disappeared one cold day when he was about a year old. Only after going door to door in the neighborhood did we find him the next day about two blocks away . The folks that had him said he showed up at the back slider the night before with a bewildered look and showed no fear of coming in. The gentleman of the house quipped "We figured him to be too nice a cat to be a stray." Best of luck. Alan "hamilton" wrote in message ups.com... Try checking close to home. First check around your own house. Neighbors' decks, sheds, garages are good second choices. This is where indoor cats go when they accidentally get outside and get scared. I have a feeling he may have accidentally gotten himself trapped in a neighbor's garage and can't get out and that's why he hasn't come back. If I were you, I would focus on that. Good luck. Let us know what happens. You may want to reconsider having him as an indoor/outdoor cat and just keep him inside all the time after this. Thanks Cindy--we've been searching the grounds and the whole neighborhood all day for him, but I guess there's no way to know if he got trapped in a garage unless he howls really loud. My husband's been walking up and down the street calling for him, but maybe he's scared in a strange garage and doesn't want to respond? |
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Cat ran away & it's cold outside
On Feb 10, 8:37 pm, "hamilton" wrote:
Our 8 or 9-month-old make cat begged to be let out first thing this morning and we haven;t seen him since. I guess he must have gotten Has the cat been neutered, I wonder? Spring is in the air. spring fever or something. He has never been out for more than a few hours at a time, never over night. I wouldn;t worry, exept that it's cold here, 33 degrees right now and tonight it should go down to 13 degrees. He seems like a pretty smart cat and also has an id tag, so I am hoping he goes to a neighbor's house if he got lost. Anyway, any thoughts on the liklihood of surviving a cold night like this? Fortunately, he likes the cold. Still, I really hope he's smart enough to make a next in the leaves or hole up in a shed. I'm surprised none of the neighbors have seen him; you;d think he would try scratching on a door, any door, if he's cold. It's a nice neighborhood, and we know most of the neighbors and have alerted them. |
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