Smudgie is Lost!

what a great step forward. and even if she is in trap overnight, it will
give her a chance to calm down before you get back to her, Lee
"Sharon & Smudgie" wrote in message
news:2sNZn.138720$aS3.23608@hurricane...
Here is a link to a site on recovering lost cats that's goes a little
farther than most, taking into consideration your cat's personality.
You've probably already seen it, but if not it has some good information
and may be of use to you or someone else who has lost a cat.

One thing I have done when I've had a lost pet is print up business card
size posters to hand out to anyone I talked to. All they included were a
picture or two of the pet, the heading LOST CAT, and my phone number.
It's much easier to properly identify an animal if you have a picture at
your fingertips.

I've also used magnetic material and printed large size posters to put on
my car. I didn't really expect these to help find the pet, more to
explain to impatient drivers behind me why I was driving so slowly. Of
course I would pull over and let others by, but hoped the signs would at
least gain me some courtesy and well wishes.

I believe you will find Smudgie soon.
Karla

Hi Everyone,

I know where Smudgie is! We walked down to the woods again a bit later
than normal and I stopped and spoke to a lady dog walker and gave her a
leaflet and she said ....."I'm sure it's her I have seen her in the woods
every night except Wednesday"! Apparently she hides in the shrubs,
occasionally runs across her path but is very skinny We walked through
calling her and then bumped into the lady again who said she had another
proper look at the photo and she is positive it is her! My clever girl
has found shelter in this heat, a plentiful supply of bugs and we have
left lots of water bowls dotted around for her to find and a pile of food.
We went back again around 10 with torches but could find no sign of her,
perhaps she wanders off a bit when its darker and returns in the day?

Now I am pretty sure she is there I will borrow another trap (so we have
2) and set them in the woods from late tomorrow afternoon. We can go back
and check them every couple of hours and then will have to leave them set
overnight but I think it's the only way we are going to catch her.

Will update when I have more news.

Maybe tomorrow .....
Sharon

"Sharon & Smudgie" wrote in
news:2sNZn.138720$aS3.23608@hurricane:

Here is a link to a site on recovering lost cats that's goes a little
farther than most, taking into consideration your cat's personality.
You've probably already seen it, but if not it has some good
information and may be of use to you or someone else who has lost a
cat.

One thing I have done when I've had a lost pet is print up business
card size posters to hand out to anyone I talked to. All they
included were a picture or two of the pet, the heading LOST CAT, and
my phone number. It's much easier to properly identify an animal if
you have a picture at your fingertips.

I've also used magnetic material and printed large size posters to
put on my car. I didn't really expect these to help find the pet,
more to explain to impatient drivers behind me why I was driving so
slowly. Of course I would pull over and let others by, but hoped the
signs would at least gain me some courtesy and well wishes.

I believe you will find Smudgie soon.
Karla

Hi Everyone,

I know where Smudgie is! We walked down to the woods again a bit later
than normal and I stopped and spoke to a lady dog walker and gave her
a leaflet and she said ....."I'm sure it's her I have seen her in the
woods every night except Wednesday"! Apparently she hides in the
shrubs, occasionally runs across her path but is very skinny We
walked through calling her and then bumped into the lady again who
said she had another proper look at the photo and she is positive it
is her! My clever girl has found shelter in this heat, a plentiful
supply of bugs and we have left lots of water bowls dotted around for
her to find and a pile of food. We went back again around 10 with
torches but could find no sign of her, perhaps she wanders off a bit
when its darker and returns in the day?

Now I am pretty sure she is there I will borrow another trap (so we
have 2) and set them in the woods from late tomorrow afternoon. We
can go back and check them every couple of hours and then will have to
leave them set overnight but I think it's the only way we are going to
catch her.

Will update when I have more news.

Maybe tomorrow .....
Sharon


Good to hear encouraging news! I just know you'll get her back.

Bobble

"Sharon & Smudgie" wrote in message
news:2sNZn.138720$aS3.23608@hurricane...
Here is a link to a site on recovering lost cats that's goes a little
farther than most, taking into consideration your cat's personality.
You've probably already seen it, but if not it has some good information
and may be of use to you or someone else who has lost a cat.

One thing I have done when I've had a lost pet is print up business card
size posters to hand out to anyone I talked to. All they included were a
picture or two of the pet, the heading LOST CAT, and my phone number.
It's much easier to properly identify an animal if you have a picture at
your fingertips.

I've also used magnetic material and printed large size posters to put on
my car. I didn't really expect these to help find the pet, more to
explain to impatient drivers behind me why I was driving so slowly. Of
course I would pull over and let others by, but hoped the signs would at
least gain me some courtesy and well wishes.

I believe you will find Smudgie soon.
Karla

Hi Everyone,

I know where Smudgie is! We walked down to the woods again a bit later
than normal and I stopped and spoke to a lady dog walker and gave her a
leaflet and she said ....."I'm sure it's her I have seen her in the woods
every night except Wednesday"! Apparently she hides in the shrubs,
occasionally runs across her path but is very skinny We walked through
calling her and then bumped into the lady again who said she had another
proper look at the photo and she is positive it is her! My clever girl
has found shelter in this heat, a plentiful supply of bugs and we have
left lots of water bowls dotted around for her to find and a pile of food.
We went back again around 10 with torches but could find no sign of her,
perhaps she wanders off a bit when its darker and returns in the day?

Now I am pretty sure she is there I will borrow another trap (so we have
2) and set them in the woods from late tomorrow afternoon. We can go back
and check them every couple of hours and then will have to leave them set
overnight but I think it's the only way we are going to catch her.

Will update when I have more news.

Maybe tomorrow .....
Sharon

That sounds very encouraging. By tomorrow, I hope to see a post reading
"Smudgie is Found!"

Joy

In article 2sNZn.138720$aS3.23608@hurricane, "Sharon & Smudgie" wrote:


I know where Smudgie is!

What a strange saga...why is that cat being so persnickety?

Obviously we're all rooting for this story to have a happy ending.

Art

Sharon & Smudgie wrote:
Here is a link to a site on recovering lost cats that's goes a little
farther than most, taking into consideration your cat's personality.
You've probably already seen it, but if not it has some good information
and may be of use to you or someone else who has lost a cat.

One thing I have done when I've had a lost pet is print up business card
size posters to hand out to anyone I talked to. All they included were a
picture or two of the pet, the heading LOST CAT, and my phone number.
It's much easier to properly identify an animal if you have a picture at
your fingertips.

I've also used magnetic material and printed large size posters to put on
my car. I didn't really expect these to help find the pet, more to
explain to impatient drivers behind me why I was driving so slowly. Of
course I would pull over and let others by, but hoped the signs would at
least gain me some courtesy and well wishes.

I believe you will find Smudgie soon.
Karla

Hi Everyone,

I know where Smudgie is! We walked down to the woods again a bit later than
normal and I stopped and spoke to a lady dog walker and gave her a leaflet
and she said ....."I'm sure it's her I have seen her in the woods every
night except Wednesday"! Apparently she hides in the shrubs, occasionally
runs across her path but is very skinny We walked through calling her and
then bumped into the lady again who said she had another proper look at the
photo and she is positive it is her! My clever girl has found shelter in
this heat, a plentiful supply of bugs and we have left lots of water bowls
dotted around for her to find and a pile of food. We went back again around
10 with torches but could find no sign of her, perhaps she wanders off a bit
when its darker and returns in the day?

Now I am pretty sure she is there I will borrow another trap (so we have 2)
and set them in the woods from late tomorrow afternoon. We can go back and
check them every couple of hours and then will have to leave them set
overnight but I think it's the only way we are going to catch her.

Will update when I have more news.

Maybe tomorrow .....
Sharon



Sending our strongest purrs and prayers that it will be successful. MLB

On Fri, 9 Jul 2010 23:32:33 +0100, "Sharon & Smudgie"
wrote:

Here is a link to a site on recovering lost cats that's goes a little
farther than most, taking into consideration your cat's personality.
You've probably already seen it, but if not it has some good information
and may be of use to you or someone else who has lost a cat.

One thing I have done when I've had a lost pet is print up business card
size posters to hand out to anyone I talked to. All they included were a
picture or two of the pet, the heading LOST CAT, and my phone number.
It's much easier to properly identify an animal if you have a picture at
your fingertips.

I've also used magnetic material and printed large size posters to put on
my car. I didn't really expect these to help find the pet, more to
explain to impatient drivers behind me why I was driving so slowly. Of
course I would pull over and let others by, but hoped the signs would at
least gain me some courtesy and well wishes.

I believe you will find Smudgie soon.
Karla

Hi Everyone,

I know where Smudgie is! We walked down to the woods again a bit later than
normal and I stopped and spoke to a lady dog walker and gave her a leaflet
and she said ....."I'm sure it's her I have seen her in the woods every
night except Wednesday"! Apparently she hides in the shrubs, occasionally
runs across her path but is very skinny We walked through calling her and
then bumped into the lady again who said she had another proper look at the
photo and she is positive it is her! My clever girl has found shelter in
this heat, a plentiful supply of bugs and we have left lots of water bowls
dotted around for her to find and a pile of food. We went back again around
10 with torches but could find no sign of her, perhaps she wanders off a bit
when its darker and returns in the day?

Now I am pretty sure she is there I will borrow another trap (so we have 2)
and set them in the woods from late tomorrow afternoon. We can go back and
check them every couple of hours and then will have to leave them set
overnight but I think it's the only way we are going to catch her.

Will update when I have more news.

Maybe tomorrow .....
Sharon

This is VERY good news, indeed! I don't know how big this woods area
is, but now you know for certain where she has been hiding.

I am positive you will find her, or she will be caught in your trap,
very soon.

If it were me, I would move both traps to the woods, since you have an
absolutely positive sighting there.

More purrs on the way....it's past midnight in England as I type this,
so perhaps Smudgie is already in your trap, waiting for you to bring her
home at last!

That's what I'm thinking!

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

"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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"Sharon & Smudgie"


I know where Smudgie is!

What a strange saga...why is that cat being so persnickety?

Because she can?

Obviously we're all rooting for this story to have a happy ending.

Art

Yes, yes we are

Kyla

Sharon & Smudgie wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I know where Smudgie is! We walked down to the woods again a bit later than
normal and I stopped and spoke to a lady dog walker and gave her a leaflet
and she said ....."I'm sure it's her I have seen her in the woods every
night except Wednesday"! Apparently she hides in the shrubs, occasionally
runs across her path but is very skinny We walked through calling her and
then bumped into the lady again who said she had another proper look at the
photo and she is positive it is her! My clever girl has found shelter in
this heat, a plentiful supply of bugs and we have left lots of water bowls
dotted around for her to find and a pile of food. We went back again around
10 with torches but could find no sign of her, perhaps she wanders off a bit
when its darker and returns in the day?

Now I am pretty sure she is there I will borrow another trap (so we have 2)
and set them in the woods from late tomorrow afternoon. We can go back and
check them every couple of hours and then will have to leave them set
overnight but I think it's the only way we are going to catch her.

Will update when I have more news.

Maybe tomorrow .....
Sharon


That's great news! I assume you don't have to work over the weekend, so
you'll have more of a chance to get her.

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

On Jul 9, 3:32*pm, "Sharon & Smudgie" wrote:


Will update when I have more news.


Fingers crossed, purr motors revved

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

"Lesley" wrote in message
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On Jul 9, 3:32 pm, "Sharon & Smudgie" wrote:


Will update when I have more news.


Fingers crossed, purr motors revved

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Not really news as such but when my OH went to do the water bowls today he
noticed the food we left last night had not been touched. Perhaps she
wanders to the other end of the woods at night after the lady sees her at
9.30? I don't know what to think anymore. We are going to set the trap
around 9pm when its cooler and starting to turn dark. Then we sit and wait
.....

Sharon