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Cat Forum / General Topics / January 2007Old stray suddenly disappears, then comes back.
We've been looking after an old male (desexed) ginger/blonde tabby for about 6 years. He's usually as punctual as clockwork, and that was what we found so upsetting, the fact he suddenly stopped coming for food and a sleeps inside our house (its summer in Oz) for 2 days. We went through the normal anguish and upset, thinking he had come to an end somewhere. We drove around in the futile hope we would see him in someone's front yard, checked the animal pound, and generally lucked out. Then without warning he arrives back. He was in no distress, but ate 4 meals in 8 hours and lay inside for a day. We estimate his age at about 12 years, but he is still very alert and street-smart, but this disappearance has got us stumped. About 5 years ago, when we had not really bonded with him (we were simply feeding him) he did the same thing, only then it was for 4 months. My only theory this time, is that he has got himself locked in a garage by accident in the neigborhood. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Jason > We've been looking after an old male (desexed) ginger/blonde tabby for > about [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Jason Yes....Many stories.....Too many to document here.....Cats are curious and frequently get trapped inside car trunks, closets, camper shells, etc. Some get transported large distances by strangers.....They can survive for long periods of time without food and/or water, however, so they usually make it back somewhere, but that's where the phrase, "Curiosity killed the cat" comes from...... > Yes....Many stories.....Too many to document here.....Cats are curious and > frequently get trapped inside car trunks, closets, camper shells, etc. Some > get transported large distances by strangers.....They can survive for long > periods of time without food and/or water, however, so they usually make it > back somewhere, but that's where the phrase, "Curiosity killed the cat" > comes from...... Yeah, he has a habit of going into our garage looking for mice. And why do cats love getting into your closets. Must be a security or as you say curiosity. Jason >> Yes....Many stories.....Too many to document here.....Cats are curious >> and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jason They like being in a "protected" place, where they can peer out at the rest of the world, but not worry about being seen by that world.....They also like altitude....They will sleep where they can look down on the rest of the world from the top of a piece of furniture, or a shelf near the ceiling...... > Yeah, he has a habit of going into our garage looking for mice. And why do > cats love getting into your closets. Must be a security or as you say > curiosity. Today my finacee called me at work to ask if I let the cat out... No... she must be in the house somewhere She called back later to tell me I had shut the cat in a cabinet!!!! >> Yeah, he has a habit of going into our garage looking for mice. And why >> do [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > She called back later to tell me I had shut the cat in a cabinet!!!! .....and they never learn....She could be locked in the closet for a week, get out, drink a gallon of water, and then go back in there as soon as she gets the chance! > > Yeah, he has a habit of going into our garage looking for mice. And why do > > cats love getting into your closets. Must be a security or as you say [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > She called back later to tell me I had shut the cat in a cabinet!!!! about half an hour I went to put some clothes in the wardrobe ..... when I opened the door there was one of cats sitting on the bottom shelf looking quite content. > > she must be in the house somewhere > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > opened the door there was one of cats sitting on the bottom shelf looking > quite content. The weirdest thing happend with a kitten (many years ago) I could not find her no matter how hard I looked... I looked everywhere... then, because there was literally no where else to look...I opened my desk drawer and there she was... climbed in from the back! <snip> > We estimate his age at about 12 years, but he is still very alert and > street-smart, but this disappearance has got us stumped. About 5 years ago, > when we had not really bonded with him (we were simply feeding him) he did > the same thing, only then it was for 4 months. My only theory this time, is > that he has got himself locked in a garage by accident in the neigborhood. > Has anyone else had a similar experience? Yep I bet that's what happened... the only time one of my cats had been locked in a garage was onlyf for a few hours > <snip> > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > the only time one of my cats had been locked in a garage was onlyf for a few > hours Yep, a good theory. Explains the appetite. Jason |
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