EPTanyone have experience with this? if so, how did it go? i miss my cat.
what are the chances a cat can find its way home?
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Raithed
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anyone have experience with this? if so, how did it go? i miss my cat. | ||
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Shivaz
Canada1783 Posts
I have a cat myself but I live in an apartment. | ||
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EsX_Raptor
United States2801 Posts
But that only applies to wild cats, I don't know if yours will do the same thing (however, I'm pretty sure it'll come back, cats aint dogs... dumb) cheers | ||
lilsusie
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Most of the time, cats will always find their way home, no matter how far they get unless something outside of their control happens. I hope your cat comes back | ||
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Jayme
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
i honestly hope no one takes my cat, i really really hope he finds his way home. sharing some pics. hes grown up since the last time i posted pictures of him. ![[image loading]](http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs017.snc1/4513_525649384247_198600871_31101646_5180006_n.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs057.snc1/4513_525649164687_198600871_31101622_7840917_n.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs057.snc1/4513_525649299417_198600871_31101629_7134034_n.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs057.snc1/4513_525649379257_198600871_31101645_793353_n.jpg) | ||
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ii.blitzkrieg
Canada1122 Posts
Hope he comes back. | ||
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Racenilatr
United States2756 Posts
 I believe cats are as smart or smarter than dogs and if dogs can find their way home, so can cats | ||
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plated.rawr
Norway1676 Posts
Another option - are there many high-traffic roads nearby? Your cat could have been hit and killed - lost a cat myself like that 10 years ago. Anyhow, if he's not been outside your fenced backyard before, chances are he'll be scared and trying to find his way home. Keep a window or something open so he can hop in if he drops by at some point when you're not at home / don't notice him being around. | ||
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Leath
Canada1724 Posts
If so odds are pretty good. He may have to ask other cats around for direction otherwise. | ||
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L0thar
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Macavenger
United States1132 Posts
And yeah, being gone one night isn't really anything to worry about. My cats have do that... maybe regularly is a stretch, but it's not uncommon. I'd say if he isn't home by sometime tomorrow, it's probably time to start worrying a bit. One of my cats once managed to sneak into a neighbor's house right as they were leaving on vacation. We didn't find her until they got back 6 days later and found her sitting in a window. | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
On June 07 2009 09:36 Leath wrote: Did it take a map when it left? If so odds are pretty good. He may have to ask other cats around for direction otherwise. *giggle* | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
On June 07 2009 09:31 ii.blitzkrieg wrote: He doesn't have a collar or tag or something with a # to call in case someone finds him? Hope he comes back. thats what i regret. he DOESNT have a collar, thats mainly because we never let him out but its nice for him to soak up the sun and run around and not be a lazy cat that sleeps all day. On June 07 2009 09:34 plated.rawr wrote: Is he neutered? Male cats who haven't been fixed have a habit of dissapearing for up to a week at a time when it's mating season, so you shouldn't be too worried. Even if it is neutered, cats do go on some odysseys for a day or two at times, but it's much more rare for the neutered ones than the non-neutered ones. Another option - are there many high-traffic roads nearby? Your cat could have been hit and killed - lost a cat myself like that 10 years ago. Anyhow, if he's not been outside your fenced backyard before, chances are he'll be scared and trying to find his way home. Keep a window or something open so he can hop in if he drops by at some point when you're not at home / don't notice him being around. yeah hes neutered. if he goes back from the direction that he should be heading there are no highways/little-to-no traffic. if he goes from my frontyard then 2streets down there is a main road that intersects with a highway. ill leave the door open for him if he decides to come back tonight. On June 07 2009 09:37 adelarge wrote: Don't worry yet, one of our cats was sometimes missing for a week before he came back. Just try to shout his name, either this evening or tomorrow morning... will do, thanks for the advice everyone, its gotten my hopes up. my mom is angry at herself for letting him out too. | ||
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SnowFantasy
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my cats go out for days at a time rofl. not really sure where they go but they always come back. i had this one cat a long time ago that would disappear for like a month at a time. he lived in a couple different houses at the same time. we met it's "other owner" lol really, just wait and it should come back sometime. | ||
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funkie
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He will return with a dead mice on his mouth. | ||
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SnowFantasy
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On June 07 2009 09:36 Leath wrote: Did it take a map when it left? If so odds are pretty good. He may have to ask other cats around for direction otherwise. just hope it doesn't read the map upside down. | ||
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
On June 07 2009 09:47 SnowFantasy wrote: this shouldnt be a problem. my cats go out for days at a time rofl. not really sure where they go but they always come back. i had this one cat a long time ago that would disappear for like a month at a time. he lived in a couple different houses at the same time. we met it's "other owner" lol really, just wait and it should come back sometime. thats what my dads really afraid of, his fur is so nice when you feel on it, and hes so nice, friendly, and playful. im scared that someone in the neighborhood took him. | ||
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Dazed.
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PH
United States6173 Posts
Yes...I've had a lot of bad experiences with people's cats. If it's gotten used to living with you (you regularly feed it and take care of it, after all), it'll come back. From what I've experienced, cats are just easily bored and like to drift and wander around. Once he's hungry, he'll come back. Unless, of course, something outside of his control occurs like others have said. | ||
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New Zealand6138 Posts
also my cat went on to live for another 8 years or so. | ||
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Raithed
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On June 07 2009 10:08 Jibba wrote: Any Cantonese neighbors? If so, you might be in trouble. + Show Spoiler + yeah, like 3 or so haha. my cat came home safe and sound, my mom opened the door (i told my dad to open it, he didnt) and ducky was sitting near my dad's van and she was telling him to come in and we all frantically chased after him and he ran inside. thank goodness. | ||
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Fontong
United States6454 Posts
It's a very pretty cat btw. | ||
Heyoka
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
On June 07 2009 10:42 heyoka wrote: I had a cat we only kept inside disappear for a few days and eventually find his way home. It must have been a traumatic experience for him because he never tried to get out the door again. haha i dont blame the cat. when he came back we gave him food and he runs around in the house, eating and repeatedly doing the same thing, he must be happy and hungry at the same time. | ||
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Kyuukyuu
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Pyrrhuloxia
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leMaj24
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QuanticHawk
United States32046 Posts
On June 07 2009 09:56 Raithed wrote: thats what my dads really afraid of, his fur is so nice when you feel on it, and hes so nice, friendly, and playful. im scared that someone in the neighborhood took him. That's why you put a collar on him. It's just as likely that some do-gooder picked him up, thinking it's a stray and took him in. I mean good luck getthing him back and all, but it's really irresponsible to let your cat or any animal out without a collar. If he comes back, get one on him asap. gl | ||
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
in search of a cute one though, anyone have one with a bell? my mom said its annoying but its cute! | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32046 Posts
yeah it's just a lot better to have it. | ||
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SilentNoodle
Australia290 Posts
so she found her way home ^-^ woowoo | ||
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MamiyaOtaru
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
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? | ||
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Dazed.
Canada3301 Posts
On June 07 2009 11:40 Raithed wrote: lol, how could he?ouch. :/ im so sorry to hear that, i know he lost his ears but did he still retain his hearing? and yeah I lost my obese cat one time, was gone for two weeks. It was found by our neighbour like...a week and a half after it went missing, and they kept care of it for a few days. Directly beside us. They didn't realize for four days that the ginger cat they found, was the ginger cat we were looking for. Morons. | ||
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knyttym
United States5797 Posts
I have had many cats over the past decade. Some left and never returned but they were relatively new cats and umm... I don't know why they left. All the cats I had for a decent period of time know their surroundings well and would return. Cats like to roam and sometimes hide. Judging by your attachment, the cat will return. | ||
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Raithed
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On June 07 2009 11:45 Dazed_Spy wrote: lol, how could he? and yeah I lost my obese cat one time, was gone for two weeks. It was found by our neighbour like...a week and a half after it went missing, and they kept care of it for a few days. Directly beside us. They didn't realize for four days that the ginger cat they found, was the ginger cat we were looking for. Morons. well i was thinking the tips and edges not the inner part of the ear. and LOL @ your neighbors, did you have a collar on the cat? | ||
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SeigeTankHero
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Xeofreestyler
Belgium6768 Posts
So I'm happy yours came back, and good thing you're getting a collar! | ||
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
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DeathSpank
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airtown
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Clasic
Bosnia-Herzegovina1437 Posts
On June 07 2009 09:37 adelarge wrote: Don't worry yet, one of our cats was sometimes missing for a week before he came back. Just try to shout his name, either this evening or tomorrow morning... This. I have a cat that was missing 4 days, he came back un harmed. Don't worry you'll see your cat :D | ||
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ZeeTemplar
United States557 Posts
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Megalisk
United States6095 Posts
But hes gone now | ||
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MarklarMarklar
Fiji1823 Posts
my old cat left for 1.5 years once, we thought he was dead. he usually later on disapeared for months at a time here and there | ||
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kdog3683
United States916 Posts
Just some q's I'm curious about. And maybe my cat's shy? If she's outside and i close door , she goes crazy getting back in. hides under bed if anybody knocks on door. | ||
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
On June 07 2009 14:59 kdog3683 wrote: Raith: Age? Ethnicity? What school do you go to? HS/college What is your relationship with fanatcist. What is your dad's job Just some q's I'm curious about. And maybe my cat's shy? If she's outside and i close door , she goes crazy getting back in. hides under bed if anybody knocks on door. why curious, just curious. | ||
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Zapdos_Smithh
Canada2620 Posts
On June 07 2009 11:23 Raithed wrote: im buying a collar for him tomorrow in search of a cute one though, anyone have one with a bell? my mom said its annoying but its cute! DON'T DO THIS, TRUST ME You wanna know why you don't wanna put a bell on a cat? Because if you are living in an area with any other large animal that is a predator to the cat in the area (such as a coyote, hell even racoons sometimes), the cat will not be able to hide/run-away/escape. I lost my first cat because of this. We have coyotes in the area and my cat had a collar with a bell and we have come to the conclusion that the cat got eaten because she wasn't able to hide from the coyote because the bell kept jingling. Please do not put a bell on a cat's collar unless you really want to increase the cat's chance of it getting eaten. | ||
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Raithed
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Deleted User 3420
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so i will just say that i have had 2 cats that were totally insane and both of them would disappear for long periods | ||
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Zapdos_Smithh
Canada2620 Posts
On June 07 2009 15:57 Raithed wrote: so just a regular collar would do? yeah a regular collar is fine, just plz don't put on a bell it's like declawing the cat in a way b/c he loses some survival skills | ||
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rapture
Germany645 Posts
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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MamiyaOtaru
United States1687 Posts
On June 07 2009 11:40 Raithed wrote: 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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VIB
Brazil3567 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img2.pict.com/d5/a9/6d/b031324d6f883d8d94f838cf51/RqqEn/gata.png) 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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Boblion
France8043 Posts
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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ReCharge
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+ Show Spoiler + unless of course if he/she dies before he/she could | ||
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ZeeTemplar
United States557 Posts
Any updates? | ||
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Djabanete
United States2786 Posts
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. | ||
Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
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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ZeeTemplar
United States557 Posts
On June 16 2009 02:40 Djabanete wrote: 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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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
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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Hamstray
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Fontong
United States6454 Posts
On June 26 2009 15:59 Hamstray wrote: That's a dang cute cat, has he come back yet? yep, its in the thread ^__^ | ||
Manifesto7
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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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beetlelisk
Poland2276 Posts
On June 07 2009 10:28 Raithed wrote: i was so worrrrried. i almost burst into tears. i started hugging him for awhile. hah was looking for this x) one of mine learned how jump on the door to open them and tends to do this every time I go take a shower or smoking on my stairs, meows aloud if she can't do it (my mom hates when I smoke in apartment and during night I don't go to balcony as she sleeps in the room the leads to it )... once this little fucker did it and went to the other stairs that lead to the main entrance.I even went around house to be sure she hadn't left it. And found her on 8th floor, outside a door that would be my apartment's if I wasn't living on 3rd Probably my voice echoing when I called her lead her there. She did it again like yesterday, this time on the stairs I smoke on chased her till 7th floor, wt hell she run for, I have no idea.I guess tattoo or anything else is a must if there is any risk ;P | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17726 Posts
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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bptel
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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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Endymion
United States3701 Posts
On January 11 2016 05:19 bptel wrote: 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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MountainDewJunkie
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TwoTrickPony
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Anyways, just keep an eye out, you might come across your cat without meaning to. Also there were many times growing up where a cat didn't come home right away but eventually it did, so there's a good chance the cat will come back. edit: omg, the original post is really old, I didn't notice | ||
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Endymion
United States3701 Posts
On June 07 2009 09:17 lilsusie wrote: My cat did that once... and got hit by a car. Most of the time, cats will always find their way home, no matter how far they get unless something outside of their control happens. I hope your cat comes back every time i come to this thread i find something ever more depressing ~.~ | ||
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