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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2005Extremely frustrating lost cat story
My cat, a very distinctive looking and large one, ran into the woods about three weeks ago. Ever since I've set live traps where I last saw him, only to trap one unsuspecting raccoon after another. Well today I get a response to one of my placards. A college co-ed in an apartment complex a few blocks from here has been feeding him for a few days. I'm pretty sure from her description that it's my cat, but she has to go to work and can't get him to me till 10:00 that night. Fine. Just call me when you get in, I say. She calls me, insists on delivering the cat TO me. I guess that's understandable what with me being male and all. She finally drives up into my parking lot in a big SUV around 11:00 and GETS OUT WITH MY 20-POUND CAT IN HER ARMS WHILE THE DAMN ENGINE IS STILL GOING. And of course my cat freaks out, runs around my building and disappears into the woods exactly where he'd disappeared three weeks ago. She's sooooo sorry. She's never handled a cat before, she said. First off, you put him IN something, I tell her. Barring that, you grab the scruff of his neck and you hold on for dear life. What you DON'T do is get out of the SUV while it's still running with a 20-POUND CAT in your arms. But thanks for trying, I said. So now I'm back to square one. Back setting traps. Back having all the rednecks around here confront me as a potential looter when they see me walking around with a flashlight shining it into the woods. Yeah, you neanderthal, I'm gonna loot your neighbor's pine trees and brush and snakes. Life is great. > So now I'm back to square one. Back setting traps. Back having all the > rednecks around here confront me as a potential looter when they see me [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Life is great. That's awful, I hope you get him back. Maybe he'll go back to her place and maybe she's learned her lesson in cat behavior. Kerry plus Amy Sue and Bootleg, too > > So now I'm back to square one. Back setting traps. Back having all the > > rednecks around here confront me as a potential looter when they see me [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Kerry > plus Amy Sue and Bootleg, too did he scratch her? Hopefully next time he'll bite her. she was obviously hoping to get lots of praise and didn't expect to have to use her brain in the process. >> > So now I'm back to square one. Back setting traps. Back having all >> > the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > hoping to get lots of praise and didn't expect to have to use her brain in > the process. Give her a *little* bit of credit. What she did was stupid, but she the OP said she had never handled a cat before. On the other hand, she did feed the cat and she was trying to return him. My guess is that rather than looking for praise, she may have been fearful of telling a stranger where she lived and therefore wanted to deliver the cat in person. MaryL MaryL > >> > So now I'm back to square one. Back setting traps. Back having all > >> > the [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > MaryL that's true...but I know how frustrating that would feel...it's bad enough losing your cat, but to 'nearly' get it back like that....gives me shivers...i was a bit harsh though...comments withdrawn, we've all been young and well intentioned She said no, that he had been declawed. That adds to the mystery since The General had never been declawed under my stewardship of him. But that was clearly The General I saw running and I heard meowing. He's long gone now though. > did he scratch her? Hopefully next time he'll bite her. she was obviously > hoping to get lots of praise and didn't expect to have to use her brain in > the process. > She said no, that he had been declawed. That adds to the mystery since > The General had never been declawed under my stewardship of him. But > that was clearly The General I saw running and I heard meowing. He's > long gone now though. maybe she just assumed he'd been declawed as he had manners and didn't claw her. I really hope he comes back to you. > > So now I'm back to square one. Back setting traps. Back having all the > > rednecks around here confront me as a potential looter when they see me [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Kerry > plus Amy Sue and Bootleg, too That's what I'm hoping! kili >She calls me, insists on delivering the cat TO me. I guess that's >understandable what with me being male and all. She finally drives up [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >get out of the SUV while it's still running with a 20-POUND CAT in your >arms. But thanks for trying, I said. Why did you not tell her to put him in something!?!? I would say it is as much your fault as hers. Besides what was he doing out anyways?? If you let him out or let him slip out the whole thing is your fault to begin with. She was just trying to help out!! > >She calls me, insists on delivering the cat TO me. I guess that's > >understandable what with me being male and all. She finally drives up [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > as hers. Besides what was he doing out anyways?? If you let him out or let him slip out > the whole thing is your fault to begin with. She was just trying to help out!! Cats easily slip out the door, though. There's been so many times I've had to just barely squeak out the door with my foot blocking to prevent my kids from running out. Plus, if you have your hands full of groceries and you walk in, it's just too easy for them to get out. I've had to chase mine down before. It happens. It's not necessarily the fault of the poster. kili This is where *I'm* the idiot. I foolishly assumed she'd not just leave the car running and try to bring him out through the driver's side door, this cat who's INCREDIBLY strong physically. But I won't assume that anymore. He ran out the door when a neighbor visited to use my phone. > Why did you not tell her to put him in something!?!? I would say it is as much your fault > as hers. Besides what was he doing out anyways?? If you let him out or let him slip out > the whole thing is your fault to begin with. She was just trying to help out!! > She's sooooo sorry. She's never handled a cat before, she said. First > off, you put him IN something, I tell her. Barring that, you grab the > scruff of his neck and you hold on for dear life. What you DON'T do is > get out of the SUV while it's still running with a 20-POUND CAT in your > arms. But thanks for trying, I said. She was nice enough to take care of your cat and bring it to your house in the middle of the night. And you gave her a hard time because she didnt go purchase a cat carrier and didnt 'hold on the cat for dear life'? And of course she didnt turn off the engine, she was probably nervous and ready to bolt. As to your attitude...did you think that that girl owed you anything?! If I had been her, I would have told you to go f.ck yourself. And why is your cat so nervous? Why does he try to run away? My cats are free to go out anytime, and they're neither nervous nor inclined to run off. > As to your attitude...did you think that that girl owed you anything?! > If I had been her, I would have told you to go f.ck yourself. And you would have been told the same in turn. The General was feral when I adopted him, but I think ANY cat would be skittish among strangers and a running SUV. You're obviously a troll. > So now I'm back to square one. Back setting traps. Back having all the > rednecks around here confront me as a potential looter when they see me > walking around with a flashlight shining it into the woods. Yeah, you > neanderthal, I'm gonna loot your neighbor's pine trees and brush and > snakes. I'm so sorry. I hope that you get the General back safely. I'll ask my cats to purr and send get home vibes to him and soothing purrs for you to get him home soon. Pam S. and the Fayetteville seven |
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