He's HOME!

Glad he's back and okay. One his more creative b*st*rd cat tricks ;-)

Cheers, helen s

Helen Miles wrote:
He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my
brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at
the back of my house unharmed although shaken.

I missed all this but am glad he's home. Calming purrs on the way for
all of you.

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"Helen Miles" wrote
He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my
brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at
the back of my house unharmed although shaken.

Got here late (as usual) but delighted his little s*dship is safe and
well

It's apparently almost always the case that an indoor cat who gets out
will be found "gone to ground" and too nervous to respond to calls
within a very short distance from its home (territory), as they've never
established an outdoor territory for themselves.

Cheers
Gordon & the FF

"Exocat" wrote in message


It's apparently almost always the case that an indoor cat who gets out
will be found "gone to ground" and too nervous to respond to calls
within a very short distance from its home (territory), as they've never
established an outdoor territory for themselves.///

Tiger is actually indoor/outdoor, but was chased by next doors Jack
Russell terrorist. My elderly neighbour thought that Milo had actually
bitten Tiger, hence the panic. (

Interestingly enough, what you say about indoor cats is true. Robbie was
indoor in the USA, and he crept out when my folks were on vacation
without the pet sitter noticing FOR A WEEK!!! and he went to ground.
Fortunately, Chris-the-RPCA-lurker, went and sorted the situation out
for me, and apparently Robbie was in the log pile under the deck.

Helen M


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Woo hoo! So glad for you and HRFL!
Christine
"Helen Miles" wrote in message
news:d2e8cc8f65534b573f0c3026ced46e9f.76411@mygate .mailgate.org...
He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my
brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at
the back of my house unharmed although shaken.

As a black cat, Thank Bast I had the sense to put a reflective collar on
him, as it was the reflection being picked up by my torch that enabled
us to see him huddled under the bush. There is no way we would have
spotted him otherwise as it was very dark we'd already looked in that
spot twice. I had even gone as far as contacting the 24 hour emergency
vet on the corner of my street as there is a busy road not that far away
that has claimed a few local feline lives.

I didn't know whether to yell at HRFL for being so stupid or give him a
big cuddle. The cuddle and kisses won. ;o)

Thanks for the purrs - They helped very much.

The little sh*t and his ******* cat tricks will be the death of me yet.

Helen M


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I'm so glad to read this!

Natasha did the same thing to me on Friday - I wasn't home, and my dad
left the door to the garage open, and the outside garage door was open
too, so Tasha decided to take a little walk. No idea how long she'd
been out (her MIA status was discovered when I got home), but I found
her on the back porch, alternately pawing at the back door and looking
in the window trying to get back in (it was sunny but chilly
yesterday). One cool cat! (and she showed absolutely *no* interest in
her usual begging to go out in the evening)

I wonder if HRFL and Natasha both had a bit too much celebration for
St Pat's Day?


Jeanne Hedge
as directed by Natasha



On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:52:45 +0000 (UTC), "Helen Miles"
wrote:

He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my
brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at
the back of my house unharmed although shaken.

As a black cat, Thank Bast I had the sense to put a reflective collar on
him, as it was the reflection being picked up by my torch that enabled
us to see him huddled under the bush. There is no way we would have
spotted him otherwise as it was very dark we'd already looked in that
spot twice. I had even gone as far as contacting the 24 hour emergency
vet on the corner of my street as there is a busy road not that far away
that has claimed a few local feline lives.

I didn't know whether to yell at HRFL for being so stupid or give him a
big cuddle. The cuddle and kisses won. ;o)

Thanks for the purrs - They helped very much.

The little sh*t and his ******* cat tricks will be the death of me yet.

Helen M

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:52:45 +0000 (UTC), "Helen Miles"
wrote:

He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my
brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at
the back of my house unharmed although shaken.

As a black cat, Thank Bast I had the sense to put a reflective collar on
him, as it was the reflection being picked up by my torch that enabled
us to see him huddled under the bush. There is no way we would have
spotted him otherwise as it was very dark we'd already looked in that
spot twice. I had even gone as far as contacting the 24 hour emergency
vet on the corner of my street as there is a busy road not that far away
that has claimed a few local feline lives.

I didn't know whether to yell at HRFL for being so stupid or give him a
big cuddle. The cuddle and kisses won. ;o)

Thanks for the purrs - They helped very much.

The little sh*t and his ******* cat tricks will be the death of me yet.

Helen M

Oh, I'm so glad you found him! Give him extra scritches from me and a
good scolding ;-)

Ginger-lyn

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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy)
http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against
Animals in Movies Website)

"Debbie Wilson" wrote in message


They won't be able to lift their little heads off the ground! ;-)) Is
that going to be the jaguar model or the margay model??

So pleased to hear you found him, not far away and only frightened.

Deb.///

It'll be the domestic cat/margay size, although HRFL *WILL* insist that
I get the Siberian Tiger model! ;o)

Helen M




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"Debbie Wilson" wrote in message
...
Helen Miles wrote:

The minute I have the money, my guys are getting radio collars. They
cost about £120 each and the unit is about £300. It's worth it for peace
of mind! ;O)

They won't be able to lift their little heads off the ground! ;-)) Is
that going to be the jaguar model or the margay model??

So pleased to hear you found him, not far away and only frightened.

Deb.


When we were at the vet yesterday, they had the radio collars on display. I
think it was $99 for the collar and $199 for the tracking unit. Too much to
afford and besides I have very poor luck with keeping a collar on a cat.
But affordable enough to make one feel very guilty if a dog or cat goes
missing.

I've known a few dogs who would make the thing a very good investment. One
is the Border Collie next door who does not understand the concept of coming
when he is called. And my brother used to have a Husky who really liked to
go for unsupervised runs.

Jo

Helen Miles wrote:

It'll be the domestic cat/margay size, although HRFL *WILL* insist that
I get the Siberian Tiger model! ;o)

Tangent: did you see the *gorgeous* snow leopards on Planet Earth?

Deb.
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