[Closed] Missing Cat - Give me hope

We had a cat missing a few days. He was trapped in a shed or garage. Came home smelling of creosote. Ask neighbours to check.

Mate's cat (Gizmo) was away for 3 months and then just turned up as if nothing had happened, I think they have a wanderlust from time to time.

One of my parents cats went missing for nearly a month, she was always adventurous and this wasn't the first time she'd wandered off. They did exactly what you had and put posters up and let as many people as possible know. They had given up hope, taken down the posters and moved on (as had their other cat) when they got a call from the Sainsbury's local nearly a mile away saying she had been hanging around outside the shop for a few days and had been 'browsing' the aisles too.

Keep everything crossed and he may turn up
Matt *crosses fingers and toes*

That sounds catastrophic, I'm sure it'll have a purrfect ending.

Neighbour had one go missing for 2 weeks...

Does he have a collar or tag, someone may be looking after him thinking he's stray..

Mine went walkabout for 5 days when she was about 2 yrs old - soon came home when she realised that the food deal was better at home and that the grass wasn't greener. She went walkabout a couple of times and seems to have got it out of her system for now.

Fingers crossed this has a happy ending.

Yeh knocked on neighbours doors and flyers posted through doors.

When I was younger we had a cat that would disappear for a week every time my parents went on holiday, but, as mentioned, he's just under 2 and never done anything like this before.

His twin brother isn't eating!

Hope he comes back - was he chipped..?

No collar (he's got a big mane with his winter coat, plus he always came home with the collar missing ) but he is chipped

(Thanks all so far)

One of my Mum's cats went missing for over 2 months. She put up flyers everywhere and eventually had a call from someone who lived about a mile seeing that she had seen a cat matching his description living in a derelict house and that she had been feeding him regularly.

Don't give up hope yet mate 🙂

I had a cat live under the decking where i used to live a few winters ago, was getting down to -8 and we couldn't get the cat to come in.

We just gave it food and tried to get it to come in this went on for 3 months before we were able to corner the cat then got Cats Protection to come round, they managed to find its owners and as far as i am aware it is still with them.

Another case, cat was found wandering outside work a few weeks ago, got taken to the vets and it was chipped it had travelled 25miles in 12 months and so was returned to owners.

Don't give up hope just yet.

Bike riding this weekend has consisted of riding around the neighbourhood whistling and shaking cat treats, it's a good work out

Mine went missing for two weeks, came back looking utterly bedraggled and massively dehydrated out of the blue one evening, so it's certainly possible.

Sadly, it didn't end well for Charlie and he never properly recovered; that said, the vet told me he'd been ill for a very long time and we hadn't realised.

Fingers crossed for you. I can't say it's likely he's ok, but it's very definitely possible.

not really a cat fan, but I have to admit that hes a splendid looking fella. Good luck.

Doesn't just have to be cats, any dogs etc.

I must admit he and his brother are very handsome cats, they look like mini lions, so part of me thinks he may have been catnapped

our cat went walkabout for two years ! was chipped,and eventually found his way to RSPCA,a phone call from them,an hour later they brought him home,he was the other side of Brum,how he made the ten mile journey,we'll never know.
unfortunately two weeks later,he packed his bags again ! this was about a year ago,mrs Keef recons she's seen him locally,I thought 'yeah right'...
then last week,he came walking up to me on the front drive,meowed hello,then proceeded to walk off again !
looked well fed and healthy,if he's happy,then so are we.

Ha ha!

Strangely enough he was watching the one show last week when the article about Hamish McHamish came in (the cat in StAndrews) I thought he was watching it as Hamish looks like his brother, now I'm thinking he was getting ideas!

It will be back. My old one had us worried several times.

keef,

obviosly you had a Kipling cat.

'the cat that walks by himself to whom all places are alike'

Hope he comes home mate.
He is one splendind looking cat.

They're funny things cats, we had plenty over the years as kids. Most had some sort of walkabout at some point. Its early days in cat terms.
He's propbably reading this on an iPad, in front of the fire at some old ladies house. Thats the cats alternative of an All-Inclusive you know.

Has he recently bought a pair of thigh length boots?

Hope you find him. 😀

Ours was handed in to local vet 5 weeks after it went missing. He is chipped and was in perfect condition. He has a habit for going into other people's houses and maybe others were feeding him etc. Very often folk take over other's cats by feeding them etc.

One of ours disappeared about 6 weeks after we'd moved house, late autumn so we weren't too optimistic. 8 months later, my wife got a call from the vet saying that Brillo had been handed in and the chip had our details. She was tubbier than when she'd left home! So we reckon some little old lady had looked after her over winter who wasn't aware of chips and the like, and then Brillo decided to wander off again.

Hope you get a similarly happy outcome.

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Cats are great survivors and master manipulators of humans. Chances are that your cat has multiple aliases, several families and is generally a massive hussy. There's probably somebody who's chuffed to bits that they've acquired a huge, fluffy ginger 'stray'.

Take some consolation that, even if you don't see him again, chances are he's living a comfortable life rather than falling victim to misfortune.

We had a cat who lived to a ripe old age. He went walk about his whole life, we just got used to it in the end. It wasn't uncommon for him to be gone for months at a time. He would just show up sitting on the windowsill wanting to be let in. He always looked as healthy as the day he left so we assumed he had himself a couple of alternative owners around town. When he got old he settled down more - I guess we should consider ourselves lucky that he picked us.

Ours used to go missing frequently when he was younger, the longest was about 6 weeks.

You'd be amazed how many 'other' homes cats have, even now we put our 15 year old out on snowy, sub zero nights and he always rolls up bone dry and toasty warm the next day.

Mum's cat (who is now my cat) went missing for well over a week, no sign, then a plaintive mewl from the neighbour's garage explained all, despite having looked in there already... Fingers crossed!

We had a cat that kept coming through our catflap and eating the food. Even when there was no food he would be there when we got home. The little bugger kept coming round no matter how many times we kicked him out. We should have given him a squirt of water I guess. Anyway his owner put up a poster (they lived just round the corner) and picked him up. Apparently he had been missing for a couple of weeks. I think there were young kids in the house and he wanted some peace. We have a chip activated catflap now so he can not get in. He still darts in the front door sometimes when I get home. One of our cats hates him too, he gets a kicking from our moggy every time.

When living in Plymouth we had a black and white cat called Guinness. Most affectionate cat ever who would climb on your lap, wrap his front legs around your neck as if giving you a hug. Would also follow you anywhere. After a year or so he suddenly went missing. Never done it before and kept to a routine of coming home when we did etc. Came home from work and there was no Guinness, few hours went by and nothing. Started the whole walking around the local area calling for him and nothing. This went on for a few days. Every time I would come home or get up while in the house all the windows would be checked and there was nightly calls out the back of the house but to no avail. On a sunday morning I woke up at about 7am which was unheard of at the time and when going to the loo though I would look out the bathroom window and there he was outside the back door. Looked dirty and was starving. He slept for a good 24hours without moving off the bed. We can only presume he was locked in a shed for a few days but we never want to go through that again.

If he's still fully "intact" it's quite possible he's visiting a lady friend, male cats can often disappear like this.

OP our cat has gone missing a couple of times, he had a thing for wandering into the pub at the end of the road, this combined with being fond of getting into cars meant he disappeared for almost a week once. We only got him back because my wife put an ad in the local rag. He'd made it a few miles across town. We had only flyered and postered the immeadiate vicinity which turned out to be a waste of my time, still like you I was on the bike the whole time.

The good thing is now he is a minor celebrity so can't get too far with out someone bringing him back. He does disappear for the odd night though, comes back smelling of old ladies the tart.

How big and aggressive is he? It wouldn't be the first time another cat owner has got pissed off with the local king cat bullying her little darling(s) and decided to relocate it.

On a slightly happier note, one of ours was hit by a car and although able to walk ok, went into hiding for a couple of days before coming home.

Good luck!

Sister in laws cat disappeared one day, reappeared two weeks later.

He'd wondered into someones garage and got locked in until the next time it was opened up. Cat was thin after 2 weeks without food, but recovered fine.

try not to worry, he WILL turn up alive and well. Cat's like doing this, when ours was younger he'd always vanish for day...then turn up as if he'd never left.

I think your cat has befriended an old dear down the road and he's currently sleeping in front of her fire while she cooks him up some chicken!

Our cat went missing for 3 weeks. Woman across the road opened her garage door after she came back from holiday and the cat came out like a bat out of hell. I came home to find the little tike running round my feet obviously quite hungry! Other than being thin, he was fine!

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I'm fond of quoting that fact that there are reckoned to be seven million domestic cats in Britain and ten million families who think they own a cat.

We re-homedcats brother and sister and they both went missing. He turned up 3 weeks later at the local vets when a woman who'd been feeding him brought him in.

She turned up 6 weeks later at the same vets when a couple who'd been feeding her decided to keep her and went to the vets to get her chipped.

Never expected to get them both back and now they don't stray too far, apart from the occasional lock in next door (they treat it as a little weekend break).

Hope he turns up safe and well

Ten days is my record. He just strolled in as if nothing had happened.

Mates just moved and one of the cats went missing for 6 weeks then suddenly turned up again. Don't give up yet.

We had a cat disappear while we were on holiday for three weeks - the neighbour feeding them said he went first week.
So three weeks holiday and a week back, and a scraggly cat appears one evening while we were out for a walk locally. He had been living in someones shed.

if it had been a horse i would be very concerned

my cat got locked in a shed for four days over easter a few years ago, the people were on holiday at the time. Then at Christmas time she got herself locked in next doors house for three days, again they'd gone on away on holiday. Years ago a cat of mine went missing for three weeks, I eventually found him at my old address about a mile away. He was sitting on the shed roof like he always used to.

A mate from works cat went missing over night and the next day he had a phone call to say his cat had been found in a tyre and exhaust centre 55miles away from where he lived! must have hitched a lift in someones car.

nothing gets cats running home like the sound of a spoon rattling against a tin can...persistence pays off.

maybe get a friend and go shining torches under sheds and in crevices...you will spot the eyes a mile off.

best of luck 🙂

One of mine routinely buggers off. Last time she was gone for a month and we feared the worst. Leafleted the neighbourhood and got a call a couple of days later from a dizzy old bat who feeds the seagulls. You can see them swarming over her roof. Our cat had moved in for the roast chicken.

Edit: having seen your cat Houns, there is an extra, orange, issue to consider. Your ginger Tom is out there fighting, shagging and spraying his way to glory. Think pissed up pirate on shore leave. Find where the neighhood alley cats hang out. He'll be there, giving it big potatoes.

Heading out in the dead of night is what you need to do, we lost one of our boys for a week (and he was a soft bastard that didn't like leaving the garden) we were getting up at 3am in summer walking the streets calling him.

We did that for 3 nights and on the 3rd night he must have heard us and followed us home. We'd just got back in to bed dejected and then heard a little chirp and he came bounding up the stairs.

My gf was in tears 😀

A stray turned up looking for food at our old house that was tagged. It had been missing for 6 months all through the winter. Looked really pleased to be re-united with its owners. They can look after themselves if they need to.

Found a dead one curled up in my garden last week. Buried it, what else would you do with it?
It was early Saturday morning when I found it, I wasnt going to store it until Monday when the vets opened,in fact, I didnt even think/know it could be tagged, there was certainly no collar on it, and throwing it in the rubbish seemed a little harsh, so it went somewhere near my dog at the end of the garden.
Someone has lost their pet,and dont know it is dead, so how far should one go to trace the owner?
I saw no collar, I thought I have no idea how to trace/tell the owner, so I just dug an hole and put it in.

I rescued a flattened one that looked just like that yesterday morning but he would have done well to make it to NZ in that time so I would rest easy !

Thank you all for your words and stories. You have somewhat put my mind at ease for now. I hope he's curled up in front of someone's fire tonight as its snowing

Houns - you can register lost cats on various websites - animal search and petlog(if the cat is micro chipped) are the two main ones. Hope he turns up soon, pop some smelly sardines outside your back door in case he is wandering close to home. And if it's snowing, pop a box outside with a blanket in for shelter and with something smelly of his or yours which he will recognise. Good luck.

Houns we have a cat (that looks very similar to yours) who went missing for around 5 days. We were pretty distraught but he turned up as if nothing had happened (looking fat and well fed!).

Yet another tale here of a cat that went missing for a couple of days and then turned up in the middle of the night soaked and hungry. He was quite young at the time and it was an awful couple of days fearing the worst. We'd roamed the neighbourhood searching for him and put up signs in the local shop.

I think male cats are quite prone to a bout of wandering and generally do come home.

Wild pet breed in its gone missing shocker.

Irresponsible cat owner in yet another it's gone missing shocker.

Etc, etc....it'll be shitting someone else's garden or "getting owned" by another cat-mug.... 🙄

Wild pet breed in its gone missing shocker.

Irresponsible cat owner in yet another it's gone missing shocker.

Etc, etc....it'll be shitting someone else's garden or "getting owned" by another cat-mug....

You ****! 🙂

Cats are resourceful creatures as you'll know and try to take care of themselves. Our old cat used to get in all kinds of scrapes with rodents and other cats and when it was injured it just used to hide itself away until it felt better. I once found it hidden deep in some undergrowth and another time it had dug itself a little hollow in the ground. Never actually very far away but it had kind of 'shut down' while it healed up.

Hope you find your cat soon Houns good luck!

My boss's cat disappeared for two weeks - turned up looking thinner and limping.

Suspected that he got stuck in a tree & couldn't retract his claws. His tendons were damaged but otherwise ok.

Looking at the furry [s]fat lazy bastard[/s] friend I have, I find it doubtful this will be an issue for us. The [s]idle git[/s] only makes it as far as the back of the corner shop to beg for food there before coming home to beg for more food before occupying the entire fireplace again.

Is there a Findus plant close by? 🙂

Ours, the soft dopey tart, followed the eldest's friend to the tram station, then couldn't find her way back.

The friend didn't bother to tell us this, cue days of walking round at all hours trying to find her.

Eventually spotted the soft sod hiding under a bush crying and feeling sorry for herself.

She used to follow the windowcleaner and postman on their rounds too - might be worth asking them if they've seen her, they usually know what's happening in the area.

He will turn up, don't start fretting too much just yet

Our boy just turned up 2 1/2 years ago. He was not wild and just looked a bit lost. We asked about without luck and he has just made himself at home, even when we had his bits off he wasn't deterred. His nibbs below not making it easy to work from home!

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Avoid the local Chinese for a few weeks if I was you. 😆

My sisters cat went missing and 8 months later turned up pregnant! She had moved in with the students over the road and was being spoiled rotten. The students kept the cat and my sister got a kitten

Some granny round the corner is probably feeding it tuna and chicken and has her gas fire turned on 24/7. "Oh the poor things got no collar, must be a stray... have some tuna..."

Any sign of the missing moggy 😯

Awww, I hope he turns up soon - I would be in bits if my cat Alice disappeared 🙁

I echo what everyone else has said though, i've always had cats and all of them definitely had a network of local nice people who had more food / warm fires / chicken who they could spend time with. I reckon he's just pulling the old 'my owner never feeds me' trick and living the life of riley for a few days 😉

Cats don't have owners they have staff and can be quite fickle and move on to new staff when the mood takes them.

Some granny round the corner is probably feeding it tuna and chicken and has her gas fire turned on 24/7. "Oh the poor things got no collar, must be a stray... have some tuna..."

My old cat went off her food for a while, I was really worried till I caught the old dear next door feeding her.

... cornflakes. 😯

Still no sight of him 😥

A Woman I work with cat went missing on the same day too, she lives about a mile from me

Our cat Millie has previous with this too. Given to me as a young cat, she first went missing at about a year old. I found her a couple of weeks later after neighbours had seen her going in and out of an empty cottage at the edge of the town. When I turned up she let me pick her up and take her home and she happliy stayed home for the next year or so (I still have no idea why she moved out).

The next time she went missing I gave up hope of getting her back. She was away for about 3 months, I had just decided to throw her bed and toys away when the local cats protection guys got in touch. Apparently someone in the adjoining town took her to the vets to get her 'jabs' as they thought she was a stray and intended to keep her. The vet thankfully read her chip and I got a call, it was lovely to see her again.

That was 5 years ago, and she has stayed with me since. Even though we have brought home new dogs (and kids), she hasn't decided to go walk about again (yet). I never worked out why she went, it was just always good to see her back.

I hope your fella comes home soon!

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Don't worry yet Houns, my cat disappeared on the same day as two from a nearby farm. They were all quite friendly and just went.
All three reappeared at the same time a few days later none the worse for wear. I reckon they went clubbing for the weekend.

She also got locked in a garage for nearly a week about a year later. Apparently she came darting out when the door was opened and left behind a large pile of mouse carcasses.

One of my cats Elliot got lost the first time I let him out all night I was worried sick. He eventually rolled in 4 days later like nothing was wrong!
Harvey jumped into someones garden and as the walls were so high he couldnt get out, It was only when I went looking for him a few days later that I heard him crying and found him.
Erica got shut in the local council depot for the weekend 3 miles from our house.
And Sophie often vanishes for a week or two, the longest time being 4 weeks. She reappears each time brushed to within an inch of her life and smelling of lavender and coal fire so she is obviously going to an old biddy, sitting in front of a coal fire and getting groomed lol

Fingers crossed for you mate.

Is he part maine coone? He's a cracking looking cat. Our Sophie and Harvey are which does make me worry sometimes that theyve been nabbed.

His brother is much fluffier, they're just moggies as far as I know, they must have some Maine in them along the line

HE'S HOME!!!!

Just opened back door to shout him and he came flying in, currently wolfing food down

Little fekker!

Thank you all, really mean that x

Yay! 😀

Happy Days

...and if he does it again.

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Ha ha great news that is so cool, wish he could tell you the adventure he has been on. 😀