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Cat Forum / General Topics / April 2008Cat returns after 4 weeks
Boof, my 3 year old desexed male cat has come home after being gone for at least 4 weeks. Might be longer - it takes time to realise you haven't seen one of five cats and then decide he has 'disappeared.' I don't know where he has been or what he was doing, but he seems in good health, though a bit grumpy. He seems to have some soreness in him, but nothing that indicates broken bones or anything. I am thinking that maybe he has had a long walk from somewhere. He is a bit on the thin side, but not so much that he looks starved, just bony on some parts. His feet appear hot and sore (he flinches when you touch them) but the pads look fine. I dunno, maybe I am looking for signs he was abducted and chose to come home. What are the indications of a cat that has hiked back home from a distant location? Aside from cat-napping what other explanation could there be for him being gone for so long? He has never been a wanderer. >> What are the indications of a cat that has hiked back home from a > distant location? Aside from cat-napping what other explanation could > there be for him being gone for so long? He has never been a wanderer. My sister's cat used to jump into people's cars--several times I found her in my car as I was leaving. Glad to hear he made it home! Bonnie > Boof, my 3 year old desexed male cat has come home after being gone > for at least 4 weeks. Might be longer - it takes time to realise you [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > distant location? Aside from cat-napping what other explanation could > there be for him being gone for so long? He has never been a wanderer. My friend had a cat that got trapped in the trunk of his car for over two weeks.....Other than being rather thirsty, the cat suffered no ill effects. cats can survive for a long time without food or water. Our feral cat was gone for three months. we thought he was long dead, when he turned up on our front doorstep. He was hesitant about coming inside, because he wasn't sure that we were still living here, but when he did, we discovered that he was in good shape, and had been living on a neighbor's hot tub cover about two blocks away. Their kids had been feeding him, and he would probably still be there, but they had to move. I read about a cat that got trapped in the trunk of a neighbor's car and taken North about 1200 miles. (from SF to Seattle) They had to return in a few weeks, so they brought the cat back with them to it's rightful owner. I don't know how far a cat would travel to get back to it's home, but I suspect that if it likes it's new owners, it wouldn't bother......After all, they don't do much but eat and sleep. - If that's all you did, why would it matter where you did it? > > Boof, my 3 year old desexed male cat has come home after being gone > > for at least 4 weeks. Might be longer - it takes time to realise you [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > they don't do much but eat and sleep. - If that's all you did, why would it > matter where you did it? I've heard stories about cats (and dogs) travelling miles and miles, taking months to get back home. But Tasmania isn't that big and its an island, so he can't have been any further than, say 400 miles away in any direction. >> > Boof, my 3 year old desexed male cat has come home after being gone >> > for at least 4 weeks. Might be longer - it takes time to realise you [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > island, so he can't have been any further than, say 400 miles away in > any direction. Yes, and I believe they would have to have some realistic indication of just which direction to go to get back home......I don't believe in some miraculous, "sixth sense" that would tell them that. If a cat was trapped in the trunk of a car, how would it know where it was when It got to its destination? Now, if it was sitting on the rear deck, so it could look out, then it might have some ghost of a chance of knowing how to get back home....... William Graham was thinking very hard : >> Boof, my 3 year old desexed male cat has come home after being gone >> for at least 4 weeks. Might be longer - it takes time to realise you [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > they don't do much but eat and sleep. - If that's all you did, why would it > matter where you did it? A friend of mine lives in an apartment block 5 stories up. He has a window that opens onto a tiny balcony. He shut the window and left the poor cat out there for 3 days. He thought the cat had decided to leave.  SignatureCount Baldoni Hi there My 7 years old cat (Siamese) disappeared two weeks ago (22/3) I had high hopes that she would return - today I dropped off pamphlets of her in the neighborhood and my next-door neighbor (which I don't know) phoned me. She found my cat dead in her backyard two weeks ago. They moved in a month ago and have two dogs (Dachshunds) - needless to say, I hate the dogs and feel like killing them. After all, they must've killed my cat - but she will not admit But then again, dogs are also territorial animals and the cat invaded their territory. I am rather depressed but there is not much to do. Just for "interest sake" what would you do if you where in my shoes? Regards > Hi there > My 7 years old cat (Siamese) disappeared two weeks ago (22/3) [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Just for "interest sake" what would you do if you where in my shoes? > Regards It is sad, but there are many hazards for outside cats, and about the only thing you can do is to provide the best environment you can, and hope they will spend most of their time in your house. It is hard to believe that any cat would let herself be killed by two dachshunds, however. Perhaps the cat was totally unfamiliar with dogs, and just let its guard down. Any normal cat could outrun a dachshund easily, and most cats, (if not de-clawed) could defend themselves against any two small dogs easily. > > My 7 years old cat (Siamese) disappeared two weeks ago (22/3) > > I had high hopes that she would return - today I dropped off pamphlets [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > cat could outrun a dachshund easily, and most cats, (if not de-clawed) could > defend themselves against any two small dogs easily. I am also having trouble believing that a cat was caught and killed by two small dogs, though I will admit to seeing how two jack russells can corner/trap a chicken for sport. A cat though? doesn't seem likely. I am more inclined to believe that said neighbours son/husband got hold of the cat first. But I'm a pessimist. Just for interests sake, I wouldn't do anything to the dogs, or neighbour. Though she might have asked the immediate neighbours who the cat belonged to. On Apr 5, 7:09 am, "William Graham" <w...@comcast.net> wrote: > "Ferdie" <fgbosh...@gmail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > could > defend themselves against any two small dogs easily. I am also having trouble believing that a cat was caught and killed by two small dogs, though I will admit to seeing how two jack russells can corner/trap a chicken for sport. A cat though? doesn't seem likely. I am more inclined to believe that said neighbours son/husband got hold of the cat first. But I'm a pessimist. Just for interests sake, I wouldn't do anything to the dogs, or neighbour. Though she might have asked the immediate neighbours who the cat belonged to. I agree--but I would keep a sharp eye them Kitty Ferdie brought next idea : > Hi there > My 7 years old cat (Siamese) disappeared two weeks ago (22/3) [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Just for "interest sake" what would you do if you where in my shoes? > Regards I doubt there is anything you can do. 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