My Kitty is Missing...

I realize that some people aren't fans of cats - but for those of us who have almost always had kitties - we understand that is not "just a cat". My "princess" and "little booger" aren't always my favorite beings - but I know how I would feel...

Your kitty disappeared 2 days ago and your step-brother's dad passed away 2 days ago!?!? Hmmm...maybe - and I hope this doesn't upset you - kitty went on to his most important comforting job?!?! 

I do still hope you find her. And find some peace in all of this.

I'm sorry about your kitty, I hope she finds her way home soon.

I would think it weird if people were NOT sentimental about their pets!   I still think and wonder about a dog that an old roommate had.  When his time is up, I will be very sad. 

Aw.  That is hard.  Twelve years is a lot of kitty love. I hope she turns up again.  I understand.  I am taking care of my daughter's cat right now.  He is the most affectionate cat I've known.  The dog is not too crazy about him yet, but I am already attached.

TW

I know exactly how you feel.  Ours ran away a while back and we were in the exact same spot.  Fortunately we found him after 4 days.  He was hunkered down under a neighbors deck two houses away and based on the amount of mud he had on him we think he was there the whole time.

Our guess was that he was chilling out in the back yard and something scared him to cause him to bolt and then he got lost or something.

I hope it turns out as good for you as it did for us.

I am not a fan of cats.  I am not a fan of dogs.  Hamsters, birds, or lizards.  Even still, if you are missing a pet that you've had for 12 years, it hurts!  Definitely worth the day off, and I don't believe in many days off to begin with.

I'm sending good vibes your way Adventurebear, 

AdventureBear - 2012-08-24 11:34 PM

lkct01234 - 2012-08-24 9:28 AM

Your kitty disappeared 2 days ago and your step-brother's dad passed away 2 days ago!?!? Hmmm...maybe - and I hope this doesn't upset you - kitty went on to his most important comforting job?!?! 

Hmmm...if she is doing what she does the best then it's all good. Thanks!!

Maybe indeed ... so sorry about your kitty. Someone gave me a "gift" of twin kitties (I hated cats) when I was very ill a couple years ago and the dog raised them and the stupid things kidnapped my life and heart. I remember to the day when Suicide (okay, maybe I should have picked a better name) disappeared ... I posted here and on FB about her.

That said, definitely check all small/unlikely spaces in the neighborhood as stated. Lots of people lose cats that way as well as find them.

I will say some prayers for your cat as well as beseech St. Gertrude, the patron saint of cats.

{MELON PRESS}

Hope your kitty comes home and you feel better. Sometimes it's surprising how much our pets wiggle their way into our lives. When one is missing things are just off. Heck, I've been feeding the hummingbirds all summer and I know I'll miss them when they fly away for the winter! My cats have disappeared for a couple of days at time and found their way home so don't give up hope.

Also my dog disappeared while we were on vacation a few years ago. She was staying at my in-laws in the country and on the day we were driving home she just vanished. We called the radio station, put ads in the paper but didn't hear a thing. 8 days later she found her way back to my in-laws. She was stinky and skinny but otherwise fine! This year when we left for vacation my MIL said she was fine for about 7 days but after that she started to get really nervous and whine a lot. They kept a close eye on her this time.

And best wishes to your step-brother.

I once found my cat in a bar after he had been missing for 2 weeks. All I could figure was that he crawled into a dumpster and ended up hitching a ride to the other side of town. A few years later he disappeared again for a month and came home dragging his tail behind him because his back was broken. I got his tail amputated and that cat didn't leave my side for 2 months. Unfortunately, he disappeared for good withing 6 months of finding him. That was almost 10 years ago and no lie to this day if I see a cat that even remotely looks like him I stop and try to call for him. I also spent 2 or 3 years combing petfinder.com looking for him. My ex-husband used to tease me about it.

Now my cats don't go out because of where I live. I feel a little bad about it (and they'd be easier to clean up after) but they don't seem to mind. They used to be street kitties and were rescued so I guess they've had all the adventure they could handle.

I really hope your cat find its way home. It's hard not knowing what happened. I'm so sorry you have to go through that.

Yippee! Thank you, powers that be, St. Gertrude, that wonderful lady, and everybody else!

Welcome home, Jasper.

So glad you got her back! I don't normally go on COJ but am a cat lover and had to read this. Was worried maybe she was seriously sick or injured and hiding---I've found several of my previous cats doing so and it wasn't always a happy outcome. Hope she will happily live out her old age with you.

Currently raising a kitty here in Vietnam--I stepped in after his previous owner could no longer keep him, no one else wanted an older kitten, and she was going to put him down. Don't know if I can care for him long-term once I leave here, but for now we keep each other company. (Yanti, want a cat? He hunts and kills geckoes! He loves the computer, esp. Skype, and even attempts to post on BT--thus the large number of edits in my posts--there's often a lolling cat head, or a playful paw, on the keyboard!)

Glad to hear you've been reunited!

Pets are so important to our mental health. I'm recovering from a bike crash, and when the family goes home and I'm alone with my thoughts, I still have 2 fuzzy friends to cheer me up.