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also hearing the bell all day long will make a grown cat go insane... they have a much better sense of hearing then man an how would you feal hearing the noise of the bell all day long? trust me you wont do the cat a favor with it.
only option when you want to use a collar with a bell is to buy one when the cat is still very small so it can get used to it.
i had 4-5 cats in my life. most of them went on trips that sometimes lasted 1 week - back then i lived in a village and there was very much natural space for our cats so forcing them to stay inside never was a option. unfortunatly most of our cats were killed by cars (we have 2 streets ~ 1 mile where cars are allowed to drive quit fast -_-). also one baby cat was killed by a neigbours car when that bitch pulled out....
btw our last cat was poisoned and dragged itself into our backyard to die there (they have a very strong urage to come back home regardless what happens to them unless you dont treat them good is guess). it was a very hot summer and when we found it there it had this disgusting sweet smell ....  i still remember how hard my sister ,although an adult woman, was crying when i burried it.. yeah like i said we never got a cat again after that one.
now dont live at home any more and i dont habe the time/space for a cat but honestly i still miss having one.... the trouble they give you sometimes is still very worth it.
sorry for zoning out- back on topic: the chance for a cat to lose one's way is very very small imo (~5%). but i heard when you castrate them they wont feal the urge to do that kind of trips anymore because they become very fat and dont walk that much anymore lol.
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On June 07 2009 11:40 Raithed wrote:Show nested quote +On June 07 2009 11:32 MamiyaOtaru wrote:
Had a cat get lost in a blizzard for a week. He didn't make his way home on his own, but someone found him (five miles away across a freeway) and brought him to our vet so we got him back. He lost his ears from frostbite though. Looked like a chipmunk after that ouch. :/ im so sorry to hear that, i know he lost his ears but did he still retain his hearing?
Late reply, sorry. Yeah he could still hear. It was just the tips that came off, hencce the chipmunk look (his ears were round after that). It went nicely with his paralyzed tail and blindness (stuff that happened before we got him). Sweetest cat ever though RIP Boss
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My cat always finds her way to the top of my monitor even tho I specifically tell her not to ><
Cats are very good at finding their way back home. If nothing wrong happened to him (someone taking him way or getting hit by a car). Then he will always come back.
I even think cats have some kind of sense other than ours to find places. You know, just like recently we found that some animals actually can tell where the magnetic north pole is. Cats must have something weirdo we still didn't find, because their absolutely ninja at getting back home from situations that wouldn't make sense to explain only with our human senses.
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Cats are very tough creatures.
My skinny spayed cat got her pelvis broken by a car two months ago but hopefully my father got lucky and managed to find her in a field near the road.
The veterinarian gave some pain killers to the cat and she basicly spend two weeks resting in our house but then she was able to jump on tables and to tumble down the stairs <3
I'm happy for your cat 
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Philippines505 Posts
If he/she really loves you, he/she will come back to you... :D
+ Show Spoiler +unless of course if he/she dies before he/she could
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I take that back..after thinking back I did have a cat that disappeared for nearly 7 months and eventually came back. KEEP THE HOPE ALIVE
Any updates?
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On June 15 2009 23:40 ZeeTemplar wrote:
I take that back..after thinking back I did have a cat that disappeared for nearly 7 months and eventually came back. KEEP THE HOPE ALIVE
Any updates?
Good job reading the thread.
I've never had one of my cats run away for more than 48 hours, but once a collared stray cat came to me that was a real cutie. I called his owners and they took a hell of a long time to return the call (and during that time the cat took an 18-hour romp in my neighborhood, I thought he'd left for good but he came back), and when I took him back they told me it was the third time he'd run away, and I saw how the children kept pestering him and the mom was annoying, and I resolved that if he ever came back to me again I'd just keep him. But he didn't
edit: OP, I'm really glad your cat made it back. Cats are family, it's really painful to lose them, especially if you don't know what happened to them.
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Korea (South)17174 Posts
one time i had this stray cat
it went missing for a couple days i had no idea where it was
then i went over to this kids house to play capture the flag and sure enough my cat was in his garage with meox mix and a litterbox
he stole my cat!
i told him to give it back
he said NO, his mom said NO
his mom went inside
my friend suddenly decided to punch the kid in the face
i took my cat home
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On June 16 2009 02:40 Djabanete wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2009 23:40 ZeeTemplar wrote:
I take that back..after thinking back I did have a cat that disappeared for nearly 7 months and eventually came back. KEEP THE HOPE ALIVE
Any updates? Good job reading the thread. I've never had one of my cats run away for more than 48 hours, but once a collared stray cat came to me that was a real cutie. I called his owners and they took a hell of a long time to return the call (and during that time the cat took an 18-hour romp in my neighborhood, I thought he'd left for good but he came back), and when I took him back they told me it was the third time he'd run away, and I saw how the children kept pestering him and the mom was annoying, and I resolved that if he ever came back to me again I'd just keep him. But he didn't edit: OP, I'm really glad your cat made it back. Cats are family, it's really painful to lose them, especially if you don't know what happened to them.
Sorry didnt feel like sorting through the "hope your cat comes back" comments. Thanks for filling me in though. :D ass
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I've had a few cats 2 of which were solely owned and taken care of by me (not family cat). Both of them were really playful and aggressive, almost like a dog. The first one I had from like (95-96) 5th grade til 7th grade. His name was Buster, a classic grey/black/white tabby. He was fairly muscular and large and got in a lot of fights. He looked like Splinter cause his ear was cut in a fight (which I though was really cool being a TMNT fanatic). Every week he would have new cuts and injuries from street fights. He would just stroll home and request food whenever he felt like it. Definition of Cool Cat. Then one day he stopped strolling in and I would only see him on the street every once in a while. And later found out some lady down the street thought he was a stray and served better food, I guess he adopted her. Shortly there after I moved away. Oh well, I guess he was happier that way.
2nd cat named Chief(y) (which was somewhat of an inside joke cause my friend's dad was from New York and called everyone 'chief' all the time.) He was all black and semi-fluffy. Anyways, He was even more aggressive than buster and didn't have a laid back personality at all. Its like he had ADD, always doing something. He would also come and go as he pleased, and he loved to bother and lay on me while I played D2 and SC (99-01) whenever he came in.
So I had him for about a year and we moved a bit closer to my dad's work. And it took him a bit of adjusting to get used to it. Less than a year later, I moved back down to So. Cal and brought him with me to my gma's house. He slowly just stopped showing up around the house. I think it was due to anxiety from moving around so much and the fact that there was an old cat that owned my grandparents house that he didn't get along with. I ended up having to move back with my dad and he was no where to be found when I took a plane this time. About a year later when I was back down visiting there and I saw a very similar cat. I hopped off my bike and tried to coax him out of the bushes and called his name. He didn't even run when I was like 5 feet away, he just stared at me with a puzzled look. I tried to get a little bit closer and then he ran off. I don't know for sure if it was him or not but I'm pretty sure it was. I assume he adopted some other family as well, I never saw him again.
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That's a dang cute cat, has he come back yet?
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On June 26 2009 15:59 Hamstray wrote:
That's a dang cute cat, has he come back yet?
yep, its in the thread
^__^
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Osaka27156 Posts
On June 07 2009 09:17 lilsusie wrote:My cat did that once... and got hit by a car.
VERY COMFORTING SUSIE.
My cat lived in the country and outran coyotes and bears and everything. Cats come back home all the time. He/she was probably just bored, or saw a good looking pussy on the other side of the fence. Don't worry about it.
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On June 15 2009 20:09 VIB wrote:My cat always finds her way to the top of my monitor even tho I specifically tell her not to >< Cats are very good at finding their way back home. If nothing wrong happened to him (someone taking him way or getting hit by a car). Then he will always come back. I even think cats have some kind of sense other than ours to find places. You know, just like recently we found that some animals actually can tell where the magnetic north pole is. Cats must have something weirdo we still didn't find, because their absolutely ninja at getting back home from situations that wouldn't make sense to explain only with our human senses.
cute
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I know this an old topic, but i just lost my cat and am devastated. She jumped in the back of a truck in my yard and when the guy got home and opened up the cab, she jumped out ...in a hurry. It was dark out and she's been gone now 4 days. The thing is she is around 12-14 kms from her home and a good possibility she may have to go over/under a bridge if she were to make her way home. She is a mouser and loves the birds too and is usually outside 75% of the day. She roams a bit, but usually not far. She is pretty nervous of people she doesn't know. Do you think she has a chance to make it home? I have posters out everywhere and still nothing!!! I am so sad....thinking how scared she must be.![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/xBvOk.jpg)
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I know this an old topic, but i just lost my cat and am devastated. She jumped in the back of a truck in my yard and when the guy got home and opened up the cab, she jumped out ...in a hurry. It was dark out and she's been gone now 4 days. The thing is she is around 12-14 kms from her home and a good possibility she may have to go over/under a bridge if she were to make her way home. She is a mouser and loves the birds too and is usually outside 75% of the day. She roams a bit, but usually not far. She is pretty nervous of people she doesn't know. Do you think she has a chance to make it home? I have posters out everywhere and still nothing!!! I am so sad....thinking how scared she must be.
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Korea (South)11586 Posts
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My sister had this problem too, he would sneak out the front door or something somehow, and would come back home when it got hungry, or if it rained. It's happened many many times and he's come back every single time. I wouldn't worry too much, give your cat a week or two to come back home.
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I have a female cat and she escaped the home in heat time. We tried to find her near by and places where she used to go. But we did not get her.
Its been 7 days yet she has not come to home.
Problem is that she is very coward... She get piss of when other male cat come and fight with her...
Even she don't know haunting and only eat cat food
I m worried how she would be surviving?
I m loosing hope min by min.
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EPT![[image loading]](http://img2.pict.com/d5/a9/6d/b031324d6f883d8d94f838cf51/RqqEn/gata.png)
)... once this little fucker did it and went to the other stairs that lead to the main entrance.
