Posted on 07/20/2018 9:33:43 PM PDT by vannrox
Sorry. When I lose one it’s always tough, but it’s odd how another one seems to find me within a month or two, one way or another.
One I have now literally came out of the desert within a couple weeks of me losing my 23 year old female a couple years ago. He was eating well out there, a chunky dude. He insists on going out but I only allow it during daylight and keep a GPS tracker on him. Mostly he hangs out in the backyard and keeps it free of packrats.
If there’s a space in your heart for another, maybe it will find you.
I am so sorry for you. I know that it is hard. Best wishes.
Secret Agent Man, We promised to keep our rescue inside when we adopted him. (Cat). But he insisted on going outside. He hangs in the yard and comes in a few times a day or if the weather is wet. He is a sweet happy boy but there is no way he would agree to stay in 24/7.
Many years ago one of our cats had been missing for 3 weeks. Then one day we heard faint meows underneath the front steps, went over, and George comes walking out. He was so skinny. We took him to vet and he was treated. Of course, we had no clue where he’d been during all that time. He was a feisty muscular (25 lbs) male cat and should have had no trouble catching food outdoors, or so I had thought. He passed away 4 years ago. He was more my husband’s cat but towards the end of his life I would find him in my “room.” He liked to talk then. I would say “Hi George” 5 times in a row and 5 times he would meow hello back. He was a dignified and intelligent kitty. I miss him.
We had a black cat like that once. We’d constantly be watching for the cat cause he’d try to dart out the door, and reminding the kids to watch the cat doesn’t get out but every now and then he did. He would always come back that day or the next but sometimes with wounds on his ears. That cat was the gentlest creature with humans but for some reason he longed to get out there and scrap with other kitties!
Great story!
Jimmy is already planning his next road trip.
Trapped inside?
Seems cruel.
“My pets do not leave the house. To let them go missing that would mean I failed to take care of them properly.”
Ditto. The closest they get to outside is the screen porch, and even then they’re supervised.
It is awful to allow your cat outside unless you live on a farm and there is ton of acreage. They can be killed by cars, poisoned, they also decimate the local bird population. Allowing your cat to rome around the neighborhood is not good.
Now that my cat is getting older (about to turn 13) I’ve been letting her run free outside. She very clearly wanted to enjoy the outdoors and has been such a wonderful cat it felt cruel to deny it to her.
So now she goes out every morning. Comes back when I call her, never seems to go out of earshot, and is smart enough to know to stay off the road. It’s working out well and she seems significantly happier for it. Probably doesn’t hurt that she’s got a severely dominant personality.
Don’t know where you live but the biggest source of animals in the shelter here are strays.
> Trapped inside? Seems cruel.
Depending on the cat, it can be or might not be.
If the cat is constantly at the window and everything interesting to it is on the other side of the window, that’s a sign that letting it get outdoors time is warranted.
“Dogs have masters,
but Cats have staff.”
A cat’s life expectancy is down 50% if they are allowed outside off a leash. Its cruel to let them out.
Thank you! I love happy cat stories.
All my cats have continued their journeys and I miss them. (ie left the cat vehicle behind)
It is not cruel I have two and they NEVER go outside they have plenty of kitty toys, TALL kitty condos, and big windows to sit in!!! There are coyotes and other predators out there!!! My neighbor had two kitties ripped to shreds by cyotes NO WAY are my babies going outside!!!
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