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Jake Blues - 22 Aug 2004 13:23 GMT

Ordered a pizza Wednesday night, and the pizza left the door open when he
came inside. Megan (the cat) escaped. I've been living in this apartment
since the beginning of July. It's a nice place: one-bedroom, rather than a
studio. She got out once immediately after I arrived, but came back the next
evening. From that time to this, she has never been outdoors. I've been a
"firm parent," not letting her out no matter how much she meowed. and I do
believe she was getting used to it too. Now she's been gone almost four
days. The stink of it is, she just might have tried to come back, but I
would not have been able to hear her if I'd been asleep, and of course I
work during the day, so I wouldn't be here if she'd attempted to come back
then. OTOH, something really horrible may have happened to her. She's not
tagged (big mistake I know), so i guess the best i can do is to give her
description to the neighbors and the manager. Man oh man I hope she comes
back. Have really gotten attached to her, and -- well, spent enough money on
her too, ha ha.

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M.C. Mullen - 22 Aug 2004 15:02 GMT

| Ordered a pizza Wednesday night, and the pizza left the door open when he
| came inside. Megan (the cat) escaped. I've been living in this apartment
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
| back. Have really gotten attached to her, and -- well, spent enough money on
| her too, ha ha.

Hang a picture of hers at the entrance. Get up 1/2 hour earlier and call her
when it's quiet.
Do the same at night time. Can you leave a window open for her at night?

Carola

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Sherry - 24 Aug 2004 02:06 GMT

>Hang a picture of hers at the entrance. Get up 1/2 hour earlier and call her
>when it's quiet.
>Do the same at night time. Can you leave a window open for her at night?
>
>Carola

Or what about a baited trap at the front doorstep? In case she comes home and
the OP isn't there, he may catch her.
Neighborhood children are a pretty good source to enlist when looking for a
lost pet, too, if there are any in your neighborhood. They're outside all the
time and may have seen her. I hope she returns.

Sherry

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zuzu22@webtv.net - 22 Aug 2004 16:38 GMT

Follow the advice in this thread and you will greatly increase the
chances of getting your cat back.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&th=b0830d2407aae739&
rnum=1

Megan

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Luvskats00 - 22 Aug 2004 21:52 GMT

"Jake Blues" 5htp@earthlink.net
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>Ordered a pizza Wednesday night, and the pizza left the door open when he
>came inside. Megan (the cat) escaped.

With all due respect, when someone rings your bell, wouldn't it be prudent to
go to the door, look and see who's there, open the door, control the door, and
close the door?

I hope that you DO get lucky and have the cat return. I also hope you might
think about monitoring a bit more.

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MaryL - 22 Aug 2004 22:16 GMT

> "Jake Blues" 5htp@earthlink.net
> writes
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> I hope that you DO get lucky and have the cat return. I also hope you might
> think about monitoring a bit more.

Yes, this is what I do. I never let someone else open the door and enter.
I always stand by the door and either accept a delivery or invite the person
inside (a friend, for example). This is for the safety of both my cats and
myself. My cats never show any interest in going outdoors, but I am
absolutely paranoid about guarding the door "just in case." One never knows
when something unexpected might happen that could scare or startle them.
Incidentally, there are certain events (such as Halloween) or schedules
(such as when a worker is going in and out) when I lock the cats in the
computer room for their own safety, again to protect them against some
unforeseen event.

In the immediate situation: valuable time has been lost in looking for the
cat, but please follow the suggestions from the site Megan posted. Have you
tried to leave the door ajar at night with a plate of some "pungent" food
that your cat likes (possibly tuna or sardines)? I realize that it may not
be safe simply to leave an unlocked and partly open door, but you could
sleep by the door for a couple of nights to see if this attracts your cat.
Push a sofa close to the door where you can rest, or possibly use a sleeping
bag.

MaryL
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Cheryl - 22 Aug 2004 23:40 GMT

In the fine newsgroup "alt.cats", "MaryL"
<carstan101@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER> artfully composed this
message within <news:10ii3akj77ukv1f@corp.supernews.com> on 22 Aug
2004:

> Yes, this is what I do. I never let someone else open the door
> and enter. I always stand by the door and either accept a
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> knows when something unexpected might happen that could scare or
> startle them.

Exactly! That is sort of how Shamrock got outside last year. I had
some people working in the house downstairs and I had them keep
that door shut so Shamrock couldn't get down there to "supervise"
(he's a very social kitty and loves strangers) but one of the times
the workers came in from their truck, they didn't shut the front
storm door all the way so it didn't "latch". Shamrock pushed it
open and got out and was out there for about 15 minutes before one
of the guys working in the house came upstairs asking if I had a
black and white cat. I knew it couldn't be Shamrock because he was
in. But out of curiousity I went to check and sure enough it was
him. He is an inside kitty but he stayed close to home and after he
finally recognized me, I was able to pick him up and bring him in.
Had me scared silly when he ran from me, though. He spent the rest
of the day shut in my bedroom.

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Jake Blues - 23 Aug 2004 00:26 GMT

> > "Jake Blues" 5htp@earthlink.net
> > writes
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> Push a sofa close to the door where you can rest, or possibly use a sleeping
> bag.

Yes i believe i'll try that. Also, my door has a chain on it. Surely it
wouldn't be that dangerous to open the door on the chain. She just MIGHT be
able to get in through that space. then again, so can the mosquitoes and
flies and other flying things abundant in humid August weather.

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David Stevenson - 06 Sep 2004 20:53 GMT

>Ordered a pizza Wednesday night, and the pizza left the door open when he
>came inside. Megan (the cat) escaped. I've been living in this apartment
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>back. Have really gotten attached to her, and -- well, spent enough money on
>her too, ha ha.

I am only just reading a large backlog of posts and have read this. I
cannot find any later post saying Megan has come home - I hope i have
just missed it. In case this is of any use to you this late:

On my Catpage, there are two articles on this subject, namely:

Finding your Lost Cat

by Sharon Talbert, Seattle, WA, USA

with an addendum by Jenna Steele

http://blakjak.com/lost_cat.htm

Lost Cat Behaviour

by Kat Albrecht, Santa Cruz, California USA

http://blakjak.com/lost_ct1.htm

There are also links to a couple of other places. I hope that the
advice in these articles helps, and that you find your lost cat.

Both these articles are available as emails on request from me at
David Stevenson <cat2@blakjak.com>. Just ask for

Item 12: Finding your Lost Cat by Sharon Talbert
Item 13: Lost Cat Behaviour by Kat Albrecht

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