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Two of our cats are missing. The ginger tom occasionally wanders for a day or two. The calico cat has had the odd night away, but rarely. Neither have been seen for over a week now. One going missing could have been trapped or killed on the road, but two disappearing on the same night seems very unusual. We have recently taken on three other older kittens, which the bigger cats aren't too fond of, so we think that may be why they aren't returning in the morning, but again, unless they have discussed their plans(!) I can't see how they could both stray at the same time. We've checked all our outbuildings and their usual hiding spots but no luck. There are limited roads around here as we are quite remote, and no sign of them being hit, but again, both in one night seems odd. The only other idea I have is that one of our fields is being left for late cutting, so the grass is about two feet tall, so they are maybe just hiding in there, eating mice, shrews and rabbits, living their best lives and don't want to come home. We've explained to the children that cats sometimes wander for a while, but as time ticks on we are becoming more concerned that they are gone for good.
The ex marital home had 6 cats but then she got a dog. None of them were happy about that.
The oldest and the youngest males disappeared together and are now living with a neighbour further down the street.
Maybe they do discuss plans.
Hope you find them for at least we found out where ours went and that they seem happy there.
Well it's no point them returning now as the house was sold a few weeks ago
The oldest and the youngest males disappeared together and are now living with a neighbour further down the street.
Maybe they do discuss plans.
Hope you find them for at least we found out where ours went and that they seem happy there.
Well it's no point them returning now as the house was sold a few weeks ago
LimaDelta said:
We've put a post on the village FB group, but not much luck. There are only two houses nearby so not difficult to check.
Many villagers will not use FB, and if they do, not be in the village group. I would use something that everyone can see - are there shops?. Maybe get their photos in the village magazine, if there is one.Simpo Two said:
LimaDelta said:
We've put a post on the village FB group, but not much luck. There are only two houses nearby so not difficult to check.
Many villagers will not use FB, and if they do, not be in the village group. I would use something that everyone can see - are there shops?. Maybe get their photos in the village magazine, if there is one.The attachment from human -> cat tends to be greater than cat -> human. The children's book Six Dinner Sid springs to mind. We feel the loss more than they do in situations like this and my advice would be to accept it rather than using a tracker, particularly if they are not used to wearing a collar.
We lost a cat for two years after the arrival of a dog until we got a call from the vet. It was now living at an old mill two miles away. I felt it was wrong to bring the cat back as she was happy there and the owners of the mill liked her being there.
We lost a cat for two years after the arrival of a dog until we got a call from the vet. It was now living at an old mill two miles away. I felt it was wrong to bring the cat back as she was happy there and the owners of the mill liked her being there.
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