Smudgie is Lost!

saying a prayer that they get their furball butt back home


"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

"Takayuki" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote:
They will not have been lost, Marie, almost all UK cats are allowed out
all
the time.
We have a totally different country. No bears, no cougars, no crocodiles,
one venomous snake that I've never seen and could not hurt a cat anyway.

I've personally never heard of a cat being injured or consumed by any
of those things.

Ermm.. I think I meant alligators ;-)

Tweed

"CatNipped" wrote in message
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Tweed, do you guys have birds of prey over there? Hawks, falcons, etc.?


Yes, we do, but nothing big enough to take a cat, except the golden eagle
and I've never heard that they do, mainly because they are quite rare and
frequent very remote areas perhaps. They will take small lambs though.

Mainly, all our wildlife is pretty innocuous.
Deer stags can be dangerous to humans in the rutting season (October-ish) as
they have serious anger issues then ;-) but as they are not exactly all over
the place, they are fairly easy to avoid providing I don't go to Bradgate
Park at that time of year:

http://www.leicesterclimbs.f9.co.uk/BradgateI.htm

Tweed

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
...
Tweed, do you guys have birds of prey over there? Hawks, falcons, etc.?


Yes, we do, but nothing big enough to take a cat, except the golden eagle
and I've never heard that they do, mainly because they are quite rare and
frequent very remote areas perhaps. They will take small lambs though.

Mainly, all our wildlife is pretty innocuous.
Deer stags can be dangerous to humans in the rutting season (October-ish)
as they have serious anger issues then ;-) but as they are not exactly all
over the place, they are fairly easy to avoid providing I don't go to
Bradgate Park at that time of year:

http://www.leicesterclimbs.f9.co.uk/BradgateI.htm

Tweed

What a great place to live! Granted you don't have the huge wilds we have
filled with predators and prey, but I'm not an outdoorsy type of person (a
bumble bee sting would be fatal).

--
Hugs,

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

"Sharon & Smudgie" wrote in message
...
back.

We trapped a cat last night, just not the right cat! Will set it again
tonight.

Maybe today .......

Sharon

I am confident, you having seen her and knowing she is OK, that you will get
her in the trap eventually. Providing no-one feeds her as I said. Update
your posters to say "do not feed" and explain why.
We think we know our cats, that if they were lost they would come rushing
towards us, grateful to be found. They don't.
I look at this thread every day after work hoping that you've got her.

Lots of purrs still coming
Tweed

I am confident, you having seen her and knowing she is OK, that you will
get her in the trap eventually. Providing no-one feeds her as I said.
Update your posters to say "do not feed" and explain why. We think we
know our cats, that if they were lost they would come rushing towards
us, grateful to be found. They don't. I look at this thread every day
after work hoping that you've got her.

Lots of purrs still coming
Tweed

Checking for Smudgie updates is also the first thing I do every morning.
Keeping my fingers crossed that she comes home/walks into your trap
immediately.

Dan

"CatNipped" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
...
Tweed, do you guys have birds of prey over there? Hawks, falcons, etc.?


Yes, we do, but nothing big enough to take a cat, except the golden eagle
and I've never heard that they do, mainly because they are quite rare and
frequent very remote areas perhaps. They will take small lambs though.

Mainly, all our wildlife is pretty innocuous.
Deer stags can be dangerous to humans in the rutting season (October-ish)
as they have serious anger issues then ;-) but as they are not exactly
all over the place, they are fairly easy to avoid providing I don't go to
Bradgate Park at that time of year:

http://www.leicesterclimbs.f9.co.uk/BradgateI.htm

Tweed

What a great place to live! Granted you don't have the huge wilds we have
filled with predators and prey, but I'm not an outdoorsy type of person (a
bumble bee sting would be fatal).

I am a very outdoorsy sort of person. Maybe your bumble bees are different?
Ours are very mild-mannered and gentle.
They *can* sting but rarely do. They allow you to pick them up if you are
careful when they get trapped inside the house. Unlike a honey bee, they
can sting and not die, so you'd think they'd do it all the time because they
can, but they don't.
The only time I ever got stung by a bumble bee was donkeys years ago when I
felt a strange crawling sensation inside my blouse and grabbed it through
the cloth, not knowing what it was.
It was entitled to sting me then, I think!
I love bumble bees, there are plenty in my garden going about their peaceful
business. The idea of stinging me would never occur to them.

Tweed

I am confident, you having seen her and knowing she is OK, that you will
get her in the trap eventually. Providing no-one feeds her as I said.
Update your posters to say "do not feed" and explain why.
We think we know our cats, that if they were lost they would come rushing
towards us, grateful to be found. They don't.
I look at this thread every day after work hoping that you've got her.

Lots of purrs still coming
Tweed

Nothing really to report today except I got one phone call earlier from a
lady saying her daughter had "seen a cat laying in the road" about half a
mile from my house. I took a deep breath, grabbed a towel and drove round
there. The "cat" was actually a huge pile of horse poo right in the middle
of the road! I was so relieved! I also stopped a window cleaner and asked
if he had seen a cat laying in the road anywhere else nearby. He said "oh
are you the cat lady who has put up all the posters"? I can't believe how
word has spread and how many people are actually reading and taking notice
of my posters! People in the street are stopping on my daily rounds of the
estate now too asking "have you found her"? Wow!

Tweed, I have made more leaflets now to put thru doors. I have put how much
we love her/miss her etc and "please if you are feeding her, don't, or she
will never try to find her way home". Article should be in the newspaper in
the morning too, will let you all know what it says.

Bedtime for me now so trap is set with some succulent ham.

Maybe tonight .....
Thanks for the continuing purrs all
Sharon

Christina Websell wrote:

"CatNipped" wrote in message

What a great place to live! Granted you don't have the huge wilds we have
filled with predators and prey, but I'm not an outdoorsy type of person (a
bumble bee sting would be fatal).

I am a very outdoorsy sort of person. Maybe your bumble bees are different?
Ours are very mild-mannered and gentle.
They *can* sting but rarely do. They allow you to pick them up if you are
careful when they get trapped inside the house. Unlike a honey bee, they
can sting and not die, so you'd think they'd do it all the time because they
can, but they don't.
The only time I ever got stung by a bumble bee was donkeys years ago when I
felt a strange crawling sensation inside my blouse and grabbed it through
the cloth, not knowing what it was.
It was entitled to sting me then, I think!
I love bumble bees, there are plenty in my garden going about their peaceful
business. The idea of stinging me would never occur to them.

Some people have severe allergies to bee stings, to the point where if they
are stung, they can die within 15 minutes. You've probably heard references
to people carrying "epi pens" - that's an instrument you can use to self-
administer adrenalin, which will open up swollen airways so you don't
suffocate.

I like bumblebees, too. They seem like gentle giants. Are they social
animals? I always think of them as solitary. I know they're pollinators,
though.

Catnipped, I didn't know you had that allergy.

Joyce

--
Once upon a time, the world was young and the words "mackerel" and
"pudding" existed far, far away from one another. One day, that all
changed. And then, whoever was responsible somehow thought the word
"fluffy" would help. -- Hilarious recipes at: www.candyboots.com

wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:

"CatNipped" wrote in message

What a great place to live! Granted you don't have the huge wilds we
have
filled with predators and prey, but I'm not an outdoorsy type of person
(a
bumble bee sting would be fatal).

I am a very outdoorsy sort of person. Maybe your bumble bees are
different?
Ours are very mild-mannered and gentle.
They *can* sting but rarely do. They allow you to pick them up if you
are
careful when they get trapped inside the house. Unlike a honey bee,
they
can sting and not die, so you'd think they'd do it all the time because
they
can, but they don't.
The only time I ever got stung by a bumble bee was donkeys years ago
when I
felt a strange crawling sensation inside my blouse and grabbed it
through
the cloth, not knowing what it was.
It was entitled to sting me then, I think!
I love bumble bees, there are plenty in my garden going about their
peaceful
business. The idea of stinging me would never occur to them.

Some people have severe allergies to bee stings, to the point where if
they
are stung, they can die within 15 minutes. You've probably heard
references
to people carrying "epi pens" - that's an instrument you can use to self-
administer adrenalin, which will open up swollen airways so you don't
suffocate.

I like bumblebees, too. They seem like gentle giants. Are they social
animals? I always think of them as solitary. I know they're pollinators,
though.

Catnipped, I didn't know you had that allergy.

Joyce

--
Once upon a time, the world was young and the words "mackerel" and
"pudding" existed far, far away from one another. One day, that all
changed. And then, whoever was responsible somehow thought the word
"fluffy" would help. -- Hilarious recipes at: www.candyboots.com

Yep, *SO* bad that the Epi Pen *might* keep me alive until I can get to the
hospital in time, maybe.

"Honey bees" are usually inoffensive little guys who cross-pollinate plants
for us and help keep us alive. However, people like me must stay as far
away as possible. Years ago, I walked out in flip-flops to take out the
garbage. A Bumble bee stung me on the very tip of the smallest toe on my
right foot (the first time I'd ever been stung by a bee - and those type of
allergies, if not treated, can escalate over the years). I turned away to
walk into my house, got half-way to the front door and collapsed. I was
*very* lucky that the guy who lived across the street was outside cutting
his grass and saw what happened. He just swooped my up, threw me into his
car, and broke all speed records to get me to the hospital. As soon as the
admitting nurse found out if was an allergic reaction to bee sting, she
dropped all the paper work and brought me to the back. [In most cases of
allergic reactions, especially to venoms, take president even over heart
attacks.

By the time we made it to the hospital my leg was blown up to three times
its normal size and my throat was closing up, they had to perform a
tracheotomy. I was having a systemic reaction and they were afraid my heart
would shut down at any moment. After they had me stabilized they agreed to
release me with the promise that I'd see an allergist as soon as possible.

The first test was bee venom. The doctor put a little scratch on the inside
of my elbow and said, "We do this test as carefully as possible, upping the
dose of venom to saline solution for every scratch, so this will probably be
a long boring procedure for you, most people don't react at all until the
6th or 7th scratch, and then with only a small redness around the scratch.
The first scratch is only 1 part venom to 50,000 parts saline solution."
Then he walked out to go see another patient while I waited out the 15
minutes before my next scratch. However after about 3 minutes after he
left, I flagged down a nurse to ask her if it was OK for my arm to be
swollen to twice its sized from finger tip to shoulder, bright red, and hot
to the touch. The nurse took one look and, without saying anything to me
ran our of the exam room. My doctor and his PA came running into the room
to see for themselves (the first time I'd heard a doctor say, "God *DAMN*,
would you look at that). He sent his nurse out to get almost every other
doctor, no matter what their specialty - pretty soon there were so many
people in my room to look at my arm I though that they might be calling in
other patients from the waiting room!!

To cut a long, boring story short - they kept giving me a dosage into my arm
of 1 / 100,000 solution every week to get me inured to the venom. That
didn't work, again just caused extreme swelling, so they cut that solution
in half, putting half in one arm and half in the other - no deal. They just
simply couldn't find a solution dilute enough, so I just quit going - why
make myself miserable, feverish, and sick every 5 days out of 7?

I was not at all thrilled to learn that Africanized Honey Bees were making
their way up to Texas from Mexico. ;

--
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/