My time-out is over

[gallahadesquire]

Hi! I'm back

[tom1980]

Welcome back! Why were you in time out?

[wisconsinguy]

Hi! I'm back

Your additions were missed!

[bigvalboy]

I don't remember why you got timed-out....no matter, Welcome back to the sand box.

[SteveEscort]

Welcome back

[justaguy]

Yes, welcome back to the sand box.

[Diverdan]

Welcome back... we missed you !!

[BaronArtz]

I don't know what happened, and it is probably none of my business but: welcome back!

[Bosguy]

Welcome back neighbor

 

Boston Bill

[marylander1940]

Hi! I'm back

 

Welcome back!

 

So you've been exonerated... by Bill Maher.

 

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[+ Charlie]

Welcome back. Glad you are still enthusiastic about participating.

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

Welcome back.

[gallahadesquire]

An update, of sorts:

 

In my absence, my cat decided to take a powder. He's been missing since Monday, November 10th.

 

He's a long hair domestic white and orange tabby, and owns my heart. This summer, he

would leave in the morning (always after breakfast) and then come back on his own, frequently

looking better, as though someone had combed or brushed him. And he also would NOT run

to eat, which is what he usually does when he comes in.

 

There is Housing for the Elderly behind the house across the street, and my suspicion is that

some well-meaning denizen believed he was a stray, and didn't want him to be out in this cold,

and so took him in. When I first got him, he stayed indoors for about three weeks, just getting

the lay of my house.

 

My housemate and he had a tiff on Monday night, and then the back door accidently hit him

in the head - the cat, that is, not the housemate. Shortly thereafter, the cat went out.

 

He's always been outdoor-accessible, and has pretty good street smarts. Still, I'd love

to know where he's gone and whether he's alive.

 

If anyone has any suggestions regarding finding a lost cat, or on how to deal with this

odd sense of loss, I'm all ears.

 

Thanks for listening.

[bigvalboy]

Hey Gallahad, while I am not a cat owner, most of my friends are. Their cats will often disapear for days on end. My friends always joke that their cat has found nicer 'digs' and has run off to be pampered and groomed by some lonely senior citizen. I will pray that nothing has happened to him, but just know that they are very independent, love to explore, and come home when all of their options have run out.

[gallahadesquire]

Hey Gallahad, while I am not a cat owner, most of my friends are. Their cats will often disapear for days on end. My friends always joke that their cat has found nicer 'digs' and has run off to be pampered and groomed by some lonely senior citizen. I will pray that nothing has happened to him, but just know that they are very independent, love to explore, and come home when all of their options have run out.

 

Thanks, BVB! If I had known how much it hurts now that he's gone, I might have had second thoughts about taking him in ... not.

[rvwnsd]

An update, of sorts:

 

In my absence, my cat decided to take a powder. He's been missing since Monday, November 10th.

 

He's a long hair domestic white and orange tabby, and owns my heart. This summer, he

would leave in the morning (always after breakfast) and then come back on his own, frequently

looking better, as though someone had combed or brushed him. And he also would NOT run

to eat, which is what he usually does when he comes in.

 

There is Housing for the Elderly behind the house across the street, and my suspicion is that

some well-meaning denizen believed he was a stray, and didn't want him to be out in this cold,

and so took him in. When I first got him, he stayed indoors for about three weeks, just getting

the lay of my house.

 

My housemate and he had a tiff on Monday night, and then the back door accidently hit him

in the head - the cat, that is, not the housemate. Shortly thereafter, the cat went out.

 

He's always been outdoor-accessible, and has pretty good street smarts. Still, I'd love

to know where he's gone and whether he's alive.

 

If anyone has any suggestions regarding finding a lost cat, or on how to deal with this

odd sense of loss, I'm all ears.

 

Thanks for listening.

 

I am sorry to hear that your cat went away and has not come back home. I hope he was taken in by a well-meaning soul. I have three cats now (two almost full-grown 8 month olds and a 10+ year old former feral) and would be beside myself if one of them went missing. Beyond the usual posting flyers, you might want to check with a local vet or animal shelter to see if anyone found him and turned him in. Is he microchipped? If he is an someone turns him into a shelter they can do a scan and return him to you. I hope you find your buddy soon.

[Frequentflier]

An update, of sorts:

 

In my absence, my cat decided to take a powder. He's been missing since Monday, November 10th.

 

He's a long hair domestic white and orange tabby, and owns my heart. This summer, he

would leave in the morning (always after breakfast) and then come back on his own, frequently

looking better, as though someone had combed or brushed him. And he also would NOT run

to eat, which is what he usually does when he comes in.

 

There is Housing for the Elderly behind the house across the street, and my suspicion is that

some well-meaning denizen believed he was a stray, and didn't want him to be out in this cold,

and so took him in. When I first got him, he stayed indoors for about three weeks, just getting

the lay of my house.

 

My housemate and he had a tiff on Monday night, and then the back door accidently hit him

in the head - the cat, that is, not the housemate. Shortly thereafter, the cat went out.

 

He's always been outdoor-accessible, and has pretty good street smarts. Still, I'd love

to know where he's gone and whether he's alive.

 

If anyone has any suggestions regarding finding a lost cat, or on how to deal with this

odd sense of loss, I'm all ears.

 

Thanks for listening.

 

I hope your cat returns soon. Wondering if you've lost him for good must be uncomfortable. Have you tried posting flyers on telephone poles and distributing around the Housing for the Elderly? Does he have a collar with a name tag, your phone number and address? If not, spank yourself. You might consider a GPS collar when he returns so if this ever happens again and you want to find him you can.

[+ Funguy]

I hope your cat returns soon. Wondering if you've lost him for good must be uncomfortable. Have you tried posting flyers on telephone poles and distributing around the Housing for the Elderly? Does he have a collar with a name tag, your phone number and address? If not, spank yourself. You might consider a GPS collar when he returns so if this ever happens again and you want to find him you can.

 

While I am not a cat lover I am a doggie person and both of my dogs have GPS collars and are chipped. Fortunately, although I have a doggie door, I have a fence and neither have ever gotten away except once. Then, they decided to sun themselves on my FRONT porch instead of the back yard!

[gallahadesquire]

I hope your cat returns soon. Wondering if you've lost him for good must be uncomfortable. Have you tried posting flyers on telephone poles and distributing around the Housing for the Elderly? Does he have a collar with a name tag, your phone number and address? If not, spank yourself. You might consider a GPS collar when he returns so if this ever happens again and you want to find him you can.

 

What's uncomfortable is just not knowing whether he's dead or alive. I've posted flyers. I've canvassed the local area. He's microchipped, but that only works if he's presented to a vet or a rescue shelter.

 

He has very long fur (belly = 2" long" with a large Elizabethan ruff, which makes a collar difficult. The fact that he would have it off inside of ten minutes is not germane.

[rvwnsd]

...He has very long fur (belly = 2" long" with a large Elizabethan ruff, which makes a collar difficult. The fact that he would have it off inside of ten minutes is not germane.

 

I put collars on two cats I had long ago. They were happy to drop them at my feet after they removed them.

[+ deej]

What's uncomfortable is just not knowing whether he's dead or alive.

 

Yeah, that can be tough. In my area, we pretty much assume a coyote got 'em. And the older they get the more likely it is. (A cat that lives outdoors at least part of the time has half the life expectancy of an indoor-only cat because as they get older they get slower.)

 

I've always considered myself lucky that neither of my two cats has ever shown any interest at all in Going Out. In fact if I carry either of them a step outside the front door he becomes a snarling, hissing bundle of claws and teeth fighting to Go Back In.

[+ FreshFluff]

What's uncomfortable is just not knowing whether he's dead or alive. I've posted flyers. I've canvassed the local area. He's microchipped, but that only works if he's presented to a vet or a rescue shelter.

 

He has very long fur (belly = 2" long" with a large Elizabethan ruff, which makes a collar difficult. The fact that he would have it off inside of ten minutes is not germane.

 

I'm so sorry to hear this, Gallahad. It sounds like you've probably done everything possible. Maybe get permission to go to the dining hall (or other common area) of the senior home and see if anyone has seen him?

 

This sounds like a smart cat, and I wouldn't put it past him to come home when/if he gets tired of his new digs.

[+ Funguy]

Not only the dining hall but the KITCHEN as well.

 

Hope he comes back quickly or has found a fireplace with a warm hearth to sit upon.

[jgoo]

Not sure how you are set up with the micro chip, but for my dog who has one she is registered with central data base and if she is lost I can notify them and they will send out an alert to all the other people in the area who have pets registered there to be on the lookout for the lost pet. If you uploaded a pic of her then that will be sent out as well. The more eyes out there looking is a plus.

[gallahadesquire]

Of today: Mixed news

 

Someone left a message that he was seen last Sunday (the 16th; he's been lost since the 10th). My assumption of where he might be wandering is correct. Now I just have to change my search circles.

 

Someone else called and said that the sign in the Commons area (it's a separate building) had the words "Found November 20th", which is the day after I put up the "Missing Cat" posters.

I shall have to go over, see what that sign says, and fix as necessary. But it's a really good feeling to know that he probably isn't dead.

 

 

Deej, where I live is a tad too urban for most other critters.

Funguy: He HAD a fireplace with a warm hearth right here.

 

I'm reminded of the quote: "When I wrote that poem, only God and Robert Browning knew what it meant. Now, only God knows."

AND "Do not meddle in the ways of cats, for they are subtle and like to claw"

 

I shall not meddle in the mind of my Cat. I shall take him at his word when he comes home.