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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2006He's HOME!
He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at the back of my house unharmed although shaken. As a black cat, Thank Bast I had the sense to put a reflective collar on him, as it was the reflection being picked up by my torch that enabled us to see him huddled under the bush. There is no way we would have spotted him otherwise as it was very dark we'd already looked in that spot twice. I had even gone as far as contacting the 24 hour emergency vet on the corner of my street as there is a busy road not that far away that has claimed a few local feline lives. I didn't know whether to yell at HRFL for being so stupid or give him a big cuddle. The cuddle and kisses won. ;o) Thanks for the purrs - They helped very much. The little sh*t and his bastard cat tricks will be the death of me yet. Helen M Lucky cat I can't wait till they get the next generation of the gps tracker collars made for felines. It would be worth the $20 bucks a month for it. A hug for him , a swift kick in the butt for him than he be locked in a room for the night till my nerves calmed down. I am glad he is home Helen I know how you feel about no being able to find them > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Helen M "Matthew AKA NMR \( NO MORE RETAIL \)" <"Matthew> wrote in message news:F0ISf.83565$g47.13688@tornado.tampabay.rr.com > Lucky cat I can't wait till they get the next generation of the gps > tracker collars made for felines. It would be worth the $20 bucks a month > for it./// The minute I have the money, my guys are getting radio collars. They cost about £120 each and the unit is about £300. It's worth it for peace of mind! ;O) Helen M > The minute I have the money, my guys are getting radio collars. They > cost about £120 each and the unit is about £300. It's worth it for peace > of mind! ;O) They won't be able to lift their little heads off the ground! ;-)) Is that going to be the jaguar model or the margay model?? So pleased to hear you found him, not far away and only frightened. Deb.  Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield > They won't be able to lift their little heads off the ground! ;-)) Is > that going to be the jaguar model or the margay model?? > > So pleased to hear you found him, not far away and only frightened. > > Deb./// It'll be the domestic cat/margay size, although HRFL *WILL* insist that I get the Siberian Tiger model! ;o) Helen M > It'll be the domestic cat/margay size, although HRFL *WILL* insist that > I get the Siberian Tiger model! ;o) Tangent: did you see the *gorgeous* snow leopards on Planet Earth? Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield >> It'll be the domestic cat/margay size, although HRFL *WILL* insist >> that I get the Siberian Tiger model! ;o) > > Tangent: did you see the *gorgeous* snow leopards on Planet Earth? > > Deb. I watched and recorded them tonight, I missed it last Sunday, stunning creatures. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk What a relief that he's home. Suz&spicey >> The minute I have the money, my guys are getting radio collars. They >> cost about £120 each and the unit is about £300. It's worth it for peace [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Deb. When we were at the vet yesterday, they had the radio collars on display. I think it was $99 for the collar and $199 for the tracking unit. Too much to afford and besides I have very poor luck with keeping a collar on a cat. But affordable enough to make one feel very guilty if a dog or cat goes missing. I've known a few dogs who would make the thing a very good investment. One is the Border Collie next door who does not understand the concept of coming when he is called. And my brother used to have a Husky who really liked to go for unsupervised runs. Jo > When we were at the vet yesterday, they had the radio collars on display. > I think it was $99 for the collar and $199 for the tracking unit. Too [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > coming when he is called. And my brother used to have a Husky who really > liked to go for unsupervised runs. Wouldn't RFID chips work, and be much less expensive? >> When we were at the vet yesterday, they had the radio collars on display. >> I think it was $99 for the collar and $199 for the tracking unit. Too [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Wouldn't RFID chips work, and be much less expensive? What is an RFID chip.? These things, you can go out with the base unit if the animal disappears and find it. Its a tracking device. A little transmetter that attaches to the collar. The kind of thing you sometimes wish you could put on your teenagers, when you aren't thinking clearly. Unlike pets, most of the time you don't really want to know where they have been as long as they get back home safe and sound. Jo >>> When we were at the vet yesterday, they had the radio collars on display. >>> I think it was $99 for the collar and $199 for the tracking unit. Too [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >want to know where they have been as long as they get back home safe and >sound. A RFID chip is a Radio Frequency Identification chip, which sends back a pulse of information when it is scanned by a nearby transmitter. It doesn't transmit all of the time, but rather receives a pulse of power from a scanner. The ID chips now implanted in some pets are a type of RFID chip. The simplest, and least informative, of such devices are the anti-theft devices used by some stores that activate an alarm if you carry the merchandise out the door without buying it. However, the range of such systems is only a few inches to a few feet, used to identify a pet that has been brought into a vet's office. I would assume that the radio collar, on the other hand, has a continuously-active radio transmitter on it so that you can use a direction finder to track down where the pet has run off to. I would wonder what the battery life would be for the collar, since it would presumably be transmitting all the time, and also how far away the pet and collar could be from the tracking device before it fails to pick up the signal. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria I would > wonder what the battery life would be for the collar, since it would > presumably be transmitting all the time, and also how far away the pet > and collar could be from the tracking device before it fails to pick > up the signal./// Battery life is approx 18 months, and distance is up to 2 km depending on terrain. Helen m Like I said before I can't wait till they get the feline pet nav working than you can track the furballs around the globe > I would >> wonder what the battery life would be for the collar, since it would [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Helen m > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at > the back of my house unharmed although shaken. HOORAY!!! What a relief! Poor boy, I hope this teaches him that the Big Out isn't all it's cracked up to be. :) Joyce > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > on him, as it was the reflection being picked up by my torch that > enabled us to see him huddled under the bush. This is wonderful news indeed :) Jill HOORAY! Don't scold him, he had a right to be spooked. Give him hugs and skritches and kisses from us. Poor baby. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Helen M > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Helen M I'm just now reading this and am very happy that HRFL has been found. Purrs for him to calm down soon and for your nerves as well. Julie > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at > the back of my house unharmed although shaken. This news is a huge relief. > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Helen M Gosh, I missed all this. I'm SOOOOO glad you found him OK. Glad he's back and okay. One his more creative b*st*rd cat tricks ;-) Cheers, helen s > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at > the back of my house unharmed although shaken. I missed all this but am glad he's home. Calming purrs on the way for all of you. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at > the back of my house unharmed although shaken. Got here late (as usual) but delighted his little s*dship is safe and well :) It's apparently almost always the case that an indoor cat who gets out will be found "gone to ground" and too nervous to respond to calls within a very short distance from its home (territory), as they've never established an outdoor territory for themselves. Cheers Gordon & the FF > It's apparently almost always the case that an indoor cat who gets out > will be found "gone to ground" and too nervous to respond to calls > within a very short distance from its home (territory), as they've never > established an outdoor territory for themselves./// Tiger is actually indoor/outdoor, but was chased by next doors Jack Russell terrorist. My elderly neighbour thought that Milo had actually bitten Tiger, hence the panic. :o( Interestingly enough, what you say about indoor cats is true. Robbie was indoor in the USA, and he crept out when my folks were on vacation without the pet sitter noticing FOR A WEEK!!! and he went to ground. Fortunately, Chris-the-RPCA-lurker, went and sorted the situation out for me, and apparently Robbie was in the log pile under the deck. Helen M Woo hoo! So glad for you and HRFL! Christine > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Helen M I'm so glad to read this! Natasha did the same thing to me on Friday - I wasn't home, and my dad left the door to the garage open, and the outside garage door was open too, so Tasha decided to take a little walk. No idea how long she'd been out (her MIA status was discovered when I got home), but I found her on the back porch, alternately pawing at the back door and looking in the window trying to get back in (it was sunny but chilly yesterday). One cool cat! (and she showed absolutely *no* interest in her usual begging to go out in the evening) I wonder if HRFL and Natasha both had a bit too much celebration for St Pat's Day? ;) Jeanne Hedge as directed by Natasha >He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my >brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Helen M >He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my >brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Helen M Oh, I'm so glad you found him! Give him extra scritches from me and a good scolding ;-) Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Helen M Missed the original post, but so glad he's home safe and sound. SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe >He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my >brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at >the back of my house unharmed although shaken. He was home before my crew could contribute purrs, but they'll be happy to purr for everybody's nerves to calm down and life to get back to merely normally chaotic. SignatureWayne, with special purrformances by Will and Heidi > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at > the back of my house unharmed although shaken. *breathes out* I've been away from the group for a day or two, fortunately I know enough to check for updates when I read bad news posts like that. I'm so glad that he's safe. Love Jeanette > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > us to see him huddled under the bush. <snip> > Helen M I'm so behind in reading the posts that I only just saw this now. I'm so very happy HRFL is back and that he is ok. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek Oh, thank goodness! Purrs on the way for your frazzled nerves. SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > He's a very, very spooked little boy and very jumpy, but we (as in my > brother and I) eventually found HRFL under the brambles in the lane at [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Helen M
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