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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2004Adrenaline in the Afternoon
Hi all, I just came home about an hour ago and found out that one of our "pet screens" got pushed out and both Tucker and Midnight did a jailbreak. I was just panicked -- ran outside and began calling and fortunately found Tucker in our backyard within maybe 15 minutes. He came up to me and let me pet him but hissed when I picked him up; he did not bite me, though. Midnight gave me quite a scare -- I spent about 30 minutes calling up and down near our house and talking to the neighbors and just hoped that Midnight would be nearby. I talked to about 6 neighbors and then started to walk home to try and get my thoughts together about how to proceed and, Midnight, (much less black and definitely dust-covered) came trotting up. I gave her a cat treat and picked her up -- she, too, was quite hissy (wonder why?) and I managed to get her back inside. I am so grateful and relieved. (This would've devastated Celeste.) Originally, I'd come home in hopes of taking a short nap before I went to pick up my daughter from school; now the adrenaline's a'flowin'. Glad I could report a happy ending. tired and wired, Christine Yeah, been there, done that. Last time BT Rowdy made a beeline for the great outdoors, it was raining heavily and I just ran out after him w/o waiting to find an umbrella.....luckily, he stopped to chomp some grass, getting soaked while indulging, and was quite put out when I snatched up his fat butt and the dripping two of us headed inside again. Maluce shoves the door open for him (!) but never exits herself. You tell me they don't communicate. I believe she thinks if she helps him escape he might wander off for good......but of course Rowdy never goes far and knows where his kibbles is coming from. : Hi all, : [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] : tired and wired, : Christine hooray for a happy ending all around. What a scare. Glad everything turned out for the best. Hugs all around. Jazz & his mama  SignatureIrulan from the stars we came, to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > tired and wired, > Christine >Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >tired and wired, >Christine What a relief, finding both of them! They probably hissed because they were scared. I think it was Eva Q. who said that cats don't necessarily hiss because they're angry, but because they're frightened. Thank goodness your found them! > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > tired and wired, > Christine Must be going around.... Our front door doesn't latch properly and we don't use it much anyway. We had a HUGE scare when we moved here and couldn't find Joe Kitty and the door had been blown open. (Turns out he was sleeping about 10 feet from the door, under a bunch of boxes. We found him about 45 tearful minutes calling up and down the road.) So we keep that door closed and locked. So today, for some unknown reason, my son comes looking for me via the front door. I tell him to make sure it latches and lock it. Then I go around back to work on some flower beds for a while. I come back around, the door is wide open! I went nuts. Yelled at child (and felt bad) and made him locate both cats. They were safe and sound. We have too many birds of prey and coyotes around here to even entertain the idea of these to semi feral (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha can't kill a mouse ha ha ha) cats playing outside. TBird <--- had a friend in the mountains who watched an owl swoop down, grab, and carry his kitty away >Thank goodness your found them! > [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] >TBird <--- had a friend in the mountains who watched an owl swoop down, >grab, and carry his kitty away Magpies go for the eyes. > Glad I could report a happy ending. > > tired and wired, > Christine Oh, Christine, how scary! I never trust screens anymore. The first year in my house, Shadow went through two different screens (ground floor) just by leaning on it too hard. I keep trying to figure out a way to make them more secure. SignatureCheryl >> Glad I could report a happy ending. >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > leaning on it too hard. I keep trying to figure out a way to make them more > secure. I fixed this in my old apartment by fitting those wooden trellises you can get at garden stores inside the screens whenever they were open. Karen >Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >tired and wired, >Christine Sending calming purrs (though truth be known I imagine Sammy and Little Bit would love to duplicate the breakout). Sammy occassionaly hisses when I pick her up when we're out and she's not ready to come in, too. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html Phew! I'm so glad you found them unharmed! That is one of my recurring nightmares, to come home and find the cats missing or worse! SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >tired and wired, >Christine I am so relieved you found them so quickly. But I wonder why they hissed? A way of expressing displeasure at being taken back inside from the exciting outdoor world? -- CATherine > I just came home about an hour ago and found out that one of our "pet > screens" got pushed out and both Tucker and Midnight did a jailbreak. I was [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > nap before I went to pick up my daughter from school; now the adrenaline's > a'flowin'. Glad I could report a happy ending. Oh, what a scare, Christine! I know that feeling. The cats were probably just upset because something out of the ordinary had happened. Most cats seem to hate any change in their routines. I hope you have all settled down by now, but we are sending calming purrs just in case. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > tired and wired, > Christine I'm glad this story had a happy ending. Errr, you don't suppose they were eloping, do you? You might want to explain to each of them the significance of that one TED appointment they had that time. :-P Purrs that you get some rest! ------ Krista Glad you found the little monkeys, it gives you a terrible scare Purrs for you to calm down and stop feeling so upset Jean.P. > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > tired and wired, > Christine Calming hugs and purrs, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > our house and talking to the neighbors and just hoped that Midnight would be > nearby. <snip |
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