He got mad at us because he knew we were leaving town for Thanksgiving. He apparently snuck out while we were packing the car because when we came back he was gone.

He hates the outdoors, only occasionally sneaking out when a door is left open only to come crying to be let in five minutes later. Only this time, no one was around to let him back in.

He's no where around the house or nearby woods or we'd have seen him by now. No evidence that he was hit by a car. He's microchipped, so he's not been picked up by animal control or they would have called (just in case, I called them to make sure)... so basically, he's adopted himself a new family. Now the trick is to figure out which one. How far did he have to go to find someone to let him inside? I put up a couple of flyers, but I'm going to have to go door to door in the neighborhood and the other nearby houses. :banghead:

Check Turbo's back yard.

Check Turbo's back yard.:mad:

:mad:

Sorry. Poor taste on my part.


We had one cat that would take off on walk about once in awhile. He'd be gone for days and always came back.

We had one cat that would take off on walk about once in awhile. He'd be gone for days and always came back.

:yeahthat:

So don't give up hope - the little bastards have a way of finding their way back.

Check sheds, garages, etc. Daughter's kitty disappeared before the first blizzard last year..apparently sought refuge in neighbor's garage and got shut in. They figured she didn't make it. As soon as people started digging out, home she ran!

Sorry. Poor taste on my part.


We had one cat that would take off on walk about once in awhile. He'd be gone for days and always came back.
We had a cat that for a few years would spend the winter at a neighbor's house. He was an indoor/outdoor cat and they'd let him in and keep him in in the winter and come spring they'd let him out and he'd come home. After a couple of years, they realized it was our cat they didn't keep him shut in all winter.

This cat that's missing is such a people-oriented cat, I have no doubt he found some people to take care of him.

:yeahthat:

So don't give up hope; move now! - the little bastards have a way of finding their way back.


:evil:



:lol:

We had a cat that for a few years would spend the winter at a neighbor's house. He was an indoor/outdoor cat and they'd let him in and keep him in in the winter and come spring they'd let him out and he'd come home. After a couple of years, they realized it was our cat they didn't keep him shut in all winter.

This cat that's missing is such a people-oriented cat, I have no doubt he found some people to take care of him.

Then, it's all good!

Then, it's all good!Except that my kids and my other cat miss him.

Except that my kids and my other cat miss him.

I have three slightly used cats for sale, reasonable price, easy, long term financing. You can just never tell anyone where you got them.


:evil:

Put out a plate of his favorite food. He'll come back, hopefully when you're around. If another cat eats it first, there's your new kitty.

Put out a plate of his favorite food. He'll come back, hopefully when you're around. If another cat eats it first, there's your new kitty.
Did that already. Two cans, one in front of the house, one in back. After 2 days one can is untouched and the other....well, although I didn't see the new "kitty" I suspect it looks something like one of these:

Did that already. Two cans, one in front of the house, one in back. After 2 days one can is untouched and the other....well, although I didn't see the new "kitty" I suspect it looks something like one of these:

Sorry. Don't give up. Well let's hope the new one doesn't look like this

78947

Sorry. Don't give up. Well let's hope the new one doesn't look like this

78947
This is true. Although I usually smell that one when he's been hanging out in the yard, which he does from time to time.

Did that already. Two cans, one in front of the house, one in back. After 2 days one can is untouched and the other....well, although I didn't see the new "kitty" I suspect it looks something like one of these:

Front can still untouched. Back can is now MIA. It was on the back porch at 4:45. Gone at 8:15.

OK..so somewhere in the world your cat escaped.
How about fine tuning your post to give MORE details..
Like WHERE..and be specific if you would...
And if you post pics of opossums and raccoons, how about posting a photo of your cat so IF someone sees her they can contact you.

Thank you.

OK..so somewhere in the world your cat escaped.
How about fine tuning your post to give MORE details..
Like WHERE..and be specific if you would...
And if you post pics of opossums and raccoons, how about posting a photo of your cat so IF someone sees her they can contact you.

Thank you.Because it's highly unlikely that anyone here has him. If someone here HAS found a cat in the last week and taken him into their home and they saw this thread, they'd have mentioned it by now.

I know this cat, he is 1. Dead already or 2. moved into someone else's house. If it's not option 1 or 2, he would be sitting outside my door crying a pitiful little cry begging to come in. He's too spoiled for anything else.

But...he's orange with white on his chest and paws, about 12 lbs and in Northern Mechanicsville.

He got mad at us because he knew we were leaving town for Thanksgiving. He apparently snuck out while we were packing the car because when we came back he was gone.

He hates the outdoors, only occasionally sneaking out when a door is left open only to come crying to be let in five minutes later. Only this time, no one was around to let him back in.

He's no where around the house or nearby woods or we'd have seen him by now. No evidence that he was hit by a car. He's microchipped, so he's not been picked up by animal control or they would have called (just in case, I called them to make sure)... so basically, he's adopted himself a new family. Now the trick is to figure out which one. How far did he have to go to find someone to let him inside? I put up a couple of flyers, but I'm going to have to go door to door in the neighborhood and the other nearby houses. :banghead:


Well as far as I know, he hasnt wondered over the hill to my sons house, I'll ask him this evening (invited over for dinner) if there were any sightings.

OK..so somewhere in the world your cat escaped.
How about fine tuning your post to give MORE details..
Like WHERE..and be specific if you would...
And if you post pics of opossums and raccoons, how about posting a photo of your cat so IF someone sees her they can contact you.

Thank you.

But how else would you have found this thread?

Because it's highly unlikely that anyone here has him. If someone here HAS found a cat in the last week and taken him into their home and they saw this thread, they'd have mentioned it by now.

I know this cat, he is 1. Dead already or 2. moved into someone else's house. If it's not option 1 or 2, he would be sitting outside my door crying a pitiful little cry begging to come in. He's too spoiled for anything else.

But...he's orange with white on his chest and paws, about 12 lbs and in Northern Mechanicsville.

:huggy: Hope kitty comes home.

Because it's highly unlikely that anyone here has him. If someone here HAS found a cat in the last week and taken him into their home and they saw this thread, they'd have mentioned it by now.

I know this cat, he is 1. Dead already or 2. moved into someone else's house. If it's not option 1 or 2, he would be sitting outside my door crying a pitiful little cry begging to come in. He's too spoiled for anything else.

But...he's orange with white on his chest and paws, about 12 lbs and in Northern Mechanicsville.

Hope he comes home!!! :huggy:

So sorry he is missing. Hopefully he will return soon. Doubt he will make it to La Plata, but if I see him I will take him in and let you know.

Skunks are SO DARN CUTE !!!!!!

Sorry. Don't give up. Well let's hope the new one doesn't look like this

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Except that my kids and my other cat miss him.

Son hasnt seen your cat, hope your other cat isnt black and white, he's about to strangle that one, its always climbing up on his vehicles leaving paw prints and scratches, and getting into his trash.

Son hasnt seen your cat, hope your other cat isnt black and white, he's about to strangle that one, its always climbing up on his vehicles leaving paw prints and scratches, and getting into his trash.
No, the B&W one is a stray. If it's the one I think it is, it's the mother of these guys: http://forums.somd.com/cats/208483-who-wants-kitten.html and probably older sister to these guys: http://forums.somd.com/cats/185536-gonna-try-catch-stray.html

As a rule, our cats don't go out. When they do, they run right back in if they think they might be forced to actually stay out more than 5 minutes. In fact, the one that's missing got out a few months ago by accident. Huntr forgot that one of the window screens was busted and he opened the window. The cat was sitting on the sill and sometime during the night, fell out the window. It was only an 18-in drop, so he wasn't hurt, but you should have heard his pitiful cries to get back in.

No, the B&W one is a stray. If it's the one I think it is, it's the mother of these guys: http://forums.somd.com/cats/208483-who-wants-kitten.html and probably older sister to these guys: http://forums.somd.com/cats/185536-gonna-try-catch-stray.html

As a rule, our cats don't go out. When they do, they run right back in if they think they might be forced to actually stay out more than 5 minutes. In fact, the one that's missing got out a few months ago by accident. Huntr forgot that one of the window screens was busted and he opened the window. The cat was sitting on the sill and sometime during the night, fell out the window. It was only an 18-in drop, so he wasn't hurt, but you should have heard his pitiful cries to get back in.

I hope your kitty comes home. From what you say, he's a people cat, so maybe someone took him in. Hoping for the best.

HE'S BEEN SEEN!!!!!!!!!!!

Heard a cat meowing on the front porch. It ran when Dymphna opened the door. She sent me to the side door. I grabbed a big honkin mag light on the way. Looked all over the driveway. Saw nothing. Was about to go back in when I heard another meow. Shined the light up into the neighbor's yard just in time to see a flash of orange cat fur as he ran along the base of their above ground pool.

The side door is now sitting open with a can of smelly wet food sitting just inside the door. Hopefully he comes home.

HE'S BEEN SEEN!!!!!!!!!!!

Heard a cat meowing on the front porch. It ran when Dymphna opened the door. She sent me to the side door. I grabbed a big honkin mag light on the way. Looked all over the driveway. Saw nothing. Was about to go back in when I heard another meow. Shined the light up into the neighbor's yard just in time to see a flash of orange cat fur as he ran along the base of their above ground pool.

The side door is now sitting open with a can of smelly wet food sitting just inside the door. Hopefully he comes home.

Funny that he ran away from people he knows. You didn't beat him, did ya? :eyebrow:


j/k. Hope he comes in soon.

Funny that he ran away from people he knows. You didn't beat him, did ya? :eyebrow:


j/k. Hope he comes in soon.

Toxick has been seen in the area with a shovel... all the cats are skittish!! :jameo:

Funny that he ran away from people he knows. You didn't beat him, did ya? :eyebrow:


j/k. Hope he comes in soon.
He was found as a 7 week old stray living under my shed. Now he has reverted to being a stray living under the neighbor's shed.

keeping the fingers crossed for you! :yay:

Trap him. :yay:

With as cold as it has been, you'd think he'd be trying to get back inside. Brrrr.

He was found as a 7 week old stray living under my shed. Now he has reverted to being a stray living under the neighbor's shed.

Trap him. :yay:

That's the plan. Just have to get the trap from the Father-in Law.

So we got the trap yesterday and kitty decided he'd rather starve than fall for it. So tonight, I've warmed up the cat food. Cats for miles around are going to be smelling it. Now I just hope I catch the right cat.

I saw Marlin Perkins and his sidekick Jim Fowler on Mutual Omaha's Wild Kingdom subdue all kinds of wild animals with dart guns. Have you given that any thought?

I saw Marlin Perkins and his sidekick Jim Fowler on Mutual Omaha's Wild Kingdom subdue all kinds of wild animals with dart guns. Have you given that any thought?

OMG..the anaconda was the best one. :lol:

OMG..the anaconda was the best one. :lol:

When Marlin reaches over out of the boat and grabs the Anaconda that is really something like 70 feet long and he starts wrestling with it and falls out of the boat only to get wrapped up in its coils and Jim chimes in with his expert commentary "The snakes got Marlin!"

I can't believe that as cold as it's been he's not standing at the door meowing to get in.

So we got the trap yesterday and kitty decided he'd rather starve than fall for it. So tonight, I've warmed up the cat food. Cats for miles around are going to be smelling it. Now I just hope I catch the right cat.

So we got the trap yesterday and kitty decided he'd rather starve than fall for it. So tonight, I've warmed up the cat food. Cats for miles around are going to be smelling it. Now I just hope I catch the right cat.Cat is too smart for his own good. He ignored the food in the trap. So, Boy put a bowl of dry food outside last night. Cat ate 1/2 of it when we were out for a Girl Scout meeting.
I guess we have an outdoor cat now. Gonna keep feeding him and hope he comes home.
Maybe he'll move back in if we get a lot of snow. Or maybe next spring boy can sit out in the backyard and hope his cat comes to him for some pets.

Cat is too smart for his own good. He ignored the food in the trap. So, Boy put a bowl of dry food outside last night. Cat ate 1/2 of it when we were out for a Girl Scout meeting.
I guess we have an outdoor cat now. Gonna keep feeding him and hope he comes home.
Maybe he'll move back in if we get a lot of snow. Or maybe next spring boy can sit out in the backyard and hope his cat comes to him for some pets.

Are you sure it's him eating it? Cover the trap with a blanket or something and put something REALLY smelly in it..sardines or tuna..but do it in the early evening...

This morning, kitty was on the front porch crying so pathetically, I thought he was caught in the trap. I got out of bed and went to the window, to see him run down the steps and out into the yard. He had been crying because the only food out there was in the trap, and he's not going in there.

Huntr scolded me. Told me not to go near the window until the cat had been crying at least 10 minutes because otherwise I'd scare him away again.

Kitty is out there now. He's crying. I am sitting where I can see the trap. I thought it was tripped, but turns out it's just a shadow that makes it look that way. But I went to the window before I realized it wasn't tripped. He was sitting there pathetically staring at me, crying.

This morning, kitty was on the front porch crying so pathetically, I thought he was caught in the trap. I got out of bed and went to the window, to see him run down the steps and out into the yard. He had been crying because the only food out there was in the trap, and he's not going in there.

Huntr scolded me. Told me not to go near the window until the cat had been crying at least 10 minutes because otherwise I'd scare him away again.

Kitty is out there now. He's crying. I am sitting where I can see the trap. I thought it was tripped, but turns out it's just a shadow that makes it look that way. But I went to the window before I realized it wasn't tripped. He was sitting there pathetically staring at me, crying.

Put your other cats in a room....leave the front door open.. :shrug:

Put your other cats in a room....leave the front door open.. :shrug:I sent his favorite pet human (12-year old) out another door had him come up behind him. Then opened the front door....kitty bolted. Pet human stayed out a few minutes calling to him, while kitty cried from out in the yard.... gone now.

I sent his favorite pet human (12-year old) out another door had him come up behind him. Then opened the front door....kitty bolted. Pet human stayed out a few minutes calling to him, while kitty cried from out in the yard.... gone now.

Aww. Poor Kitty, and poor you guys!! Maybe he will decide to finally come in for Christmas dinner!!! :huggy:

(12-year old)

Good lord, that kid is 12 now?? Time flies...

Good lord, that kid is 12 now?? Time flies...Doesn't it though?


The cat is back. He's on the porch crying again.

He's HOME!!!!!

He was clawing at the front door. Huntr opened it and after a few seconds, he ran in the house.

:thewave::thewave::thewave:

A Christmas miracle! :yahoo:












:lol:

:yahoo:

So glad he's home.

He's HOME!!!!!

He was clawing at the front door. Huntr opened it and after a few seconds, he ran in the house.

:yahoo::dye::starcat::dingding::cartwheel

He's HOME!!!!!

He was clawing at the front door. Huntr opened it and after a few seconds, he ran in the house.

OMG! That is soooo fantastic! What a great Christmas present!! :yahoo:

He's being such a PITA. You would think that he was somehow being kept away instead of refusing to return on his own.

He slept in our bed off and on...and off...and on...during the night. He's been following me around all over the place this morning...You'd think he'd been suffering from amnesia and suddenly got his memory back. :shrug:

He's a lot skinnier than he used to be. Not malnourished or anything, just leaner. The kitten looks huge in comparison, although kitten has the added fluff of being a long haired cat. I think kitten would still lose in a fight, but so far they have just been growling a bit and dancing around each other. They have yet to get into an all-out challenge.

I'm so glad he's home!!! What a nice Christmas present for you all!!! :huggy:

Oh JOY Great news! Merry Christmas you guys!

Excellent news!! :clap:

He's def. happy to be home. He's VERY vocal about it. Want's LOTS of attention.
As soon as I got up this morning, he was meowing for pets. Went into the bathroom with me, then instead of immediately running out as I tried to shut the door like he used too, he just curled up on the floor in the closet and watched me do my morning abulations and then when I left the bathroom, back on the bed he went.