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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I am so sorry to hear that your cat has gone missing. You could try putting an ad (with a photo if you have one) in your local paper. As woofgang says, if someone has him, they may not realise that he already has a home. Some years ago, one of my cats ended up in the local animal sanctuary because the elderly lady who thought he was hers had gone into a nursing home and had asked her relatives to make sure the cat was ok. I do hope you find your cat. Best of luck.
i thought i had lost my 10 year old cat this year. I asked about and eventually she ran out in front of my car 9 weeks later. I asked about and it turned out someone was feeding her. I got them to stop and she hasnt gone missing since.
Ask about she may be getting fed by someone and if so get them to stop. if they dont then keep the cat inside.
Hi Sus,
This happened to my friend too, Her Tom cat disappeared and she hadn't seen him for about 3 months. Unfortuntely she had to move to another area and gave up hope of ever seeing him again. On the day she was moving, he reappeared from out of the bushes and she quickly grabbed him and loaded him in the van too. It seems whereever he had gone to, he was still keeping an eye on her.
I'm not suggesting that you hire Pickfords for the day, but just some hope that male cats do stray and return.
I suspect My Cat (sister of friend's cat) is also fed by my neighbours. Annoying isn't it? Funny they don't mind feeding them, but never offer to pay for the vaccinations, insurance or boarding kennels!
Thanks for these comments, our cat did have a collar and ID tag, thats what makes me think that if someone does have him they've taken him knowing he has a home. I'm just not sure how to go about tracing the people who have moved, they might not have him but it will drive me crazy not knowing whats happened to him.
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Sorry Sus4728, you are new and don't know me. I advocate keeping cats indoors for this and lots of other reasons, mainly their health and their safety. I didn't want to step on my soapbox again, and let go a tirade. Wasn't in the mood.
Someone once told me that I could send an empty envelope, send it to the old address and put on it address correction requested, but not sure what mail system you have.
If you'd really like to find them try to find a website like this to help you...
also phone all the vets in your area and tell them you have a missing cat, if you can take a photo in even better. phone the rspca, and any other rescue centre in your area, take a picture to if you can. another thing that makes a huge difference, is putting up notices in your area. my ferret went missing about 4 years ago, i put up notices in the streets around me, i had a number of people phone me say they saw her (but was to scared to pick her up as people hear such untrue things of ferrets) in the end about 2 weeks later rspca phoned me saying someone had got her and put a hamster cage over her and told me where they was. my mum lost her puppy we did the same, but because she was so young in cold weather we also went door to door asking them to look in their sheds etc, later that day she was brought back out of someones shed. notices in the street are very good things.
if you do get her back get her microchiped its very cheap, my neighbour lost her dog (although we think he was stolen) after a few weeks she lost hope, 9 months later he was brought back due to being microchipped, she would never have got him back if he wasnt.
i think i also have the same problem with my cat being fed elsewhere, my cat was 2 kg overweight about a year and a half ago, she was on dried food and i also got her the foils as a treat each day because i hate the thought of just dried food no matter how good it is. so when the vet told me to diet her, i changed her dried food to diet food (nutro) and stopped the foils. she has always hated going outside unless it was like 30 in the shade. in the last 6 months shes always wanted to go out no matter how bitter wet and cold it is, and shes getting fatter again.
Yes, I am new to this site. I have tried vets and local rescue organisations, flyers through doors etc. This cat was of dog proportions and physically ripped the locked cat flap off the door if he couldn't get out ! He is full of character and I just hope he's in another home being looked after. Thanks for all the support and advice. I'll update if I have any news.
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