Our cat Rover is missing....

[boxtops]

... he escaped from his cage on the way back from the vets this evening. OH and I have spent six hours combing the thick hedges, to no avail. He's either lying very low or has legged it (and is hopefully doing the Incredible Journey and finding his way back home..) - we are sad. We're going back up there first thing in the morning.

[DTCwordfan]

I was hoping that you had got Mogs back, must be out there rovering around and enjoying himself.....don't give up hope.....they can survive for weeks by themselves

[LoftyLottie]

I keep looking in and hoping. Come home soon Rover x

[1RedBeachball]

Keep checking this thread to see if you post any good news. Hope he is home soon.

[welshlibranr]

Oh bless boxtops!.........Dn't give up hope, he may be wending his way home!........really hope he is!..............let us know!...............

[wolf63]

I went over to the missing pet site - it was harrowing. But there was one little cat called Chaos - made me smile.

They have lost horses too - how can anybody lose a horse? Rustlers?

Rover (or his 'Sunday' name) is always in my thoughts - this is more upsetting than the missing person signs and adverts.

[Jan1957]

Me too boxy. Hope he's home soon. Perhaps if we all get together and call him he'll hear. "ROVER".....

[B00]

Ive either skimmed over it, or its not been asked or mentioned, but has he been neutered?

[pussnboots]

I'm going to give that Rover chap a good telling off when he gets home, he's got us all worried to death.

[boxtops]

You are all so supportive, once again AB comes to the rescue! He can manage on his own, he finds other cat-houses (that's how he found us in the first place), but if he's away too long, we are all worried about his kidney problems (particularly if he doesn't drink enough). He was so fit and well after his vet MOT, that is our one consolation - if he had to run, he is in the best possible shape to do so. Each night I mentally shout out of the attic window in the direction where he probably is - he might be far off, but hopefully he'll get the vibes!

[boxtops]

B00 - yes.

[Barmaid]

Boxy - this is to try and keep you hopeful of you and Rover being reunited.

Years ago I worked with a girl who ended up having to leave her violent husband. She had two cats that she left with but could not take them to her rented room so they went to another colleagues on a temporary basis until she could get somewhere more permanent. Unfortunately, little Rosie Cat escaped from her temporary foster home after only a few days. My colleague and Rosie's foster mum spent weeks looking for this cat, putting up posters, calling her etc etc but nothing. My colleague resigned herself to the fact that little Rosie was long gone.

It was about 11 months later that my colleague had a call from someone to say she had seen one of the posters (which were laminated and still hanging around) and thought she had seen the cat. My colleague went there, called her and lo and behold little Rosie cat emerged. Slightly thinner and slightly more wary but there nonetheless. I have never seen anyone quite so happy and relieved.

Just don't give up hope Boxy.

[B00]

oh right, so he's not off sowing wild oats then. Was a thought that's all. Really hope he turns up, know how upsetting it is.

[boxtops]

Oh wow - thank you barmaid. We're not giving up hope - if he wants to find another billet, that's up to him, he's had ten good years with us after coming to us as a stray. All I want to know is that he's OK at the moment, and with all the many houses and woodland between us, that's an impossible ask. We're not giving up yet!

[wolf63]

It might be worth getting in touch with a local radio station - if it a 'slow news day' they might mention the fact that he is missing and on medication that is crucial for his wellbeing.

[boxtops]

That's the one thing I haven't done yet, wolf - our local radio covers the whole of Kent though...

[welshlibranr]

great idea there from wolf!..........Someone may have seen him, even be feeding him too!.....which means that he's not making his way home so quickly as he would be without feeding!.................

[wolf63]

Local newspaper?

[boxtops]

I've done that, wolf - the Cats Prot League has a section in both our local rags with Lost and Found catz in them. Postmen, dustmen, tip, social clubs, post offices, pubs, shops and units all round where he went missing - trying to find places not only where he might be, but where people go to from all around. It's on our staff websites at work. All vets in the area notified, too. Posters in my car as I go touring the streets - I shall get a reputation for kerb crawling, peering under bushes.

[19-Times]

Hope you get some good news soon have you phoned cat rescue centres in nearby towns or cities as cats can travel long distances.

[boxtops]

Thanks 19 - good point, but the local CPL covers the whole area, and we are several miles from other towns. If he goes that way, he's going away from us - which people do suggest is less likely, but possible.