Ever lost a pet?

I am super depressed. My cat that I have had for three years is missing. I am guessing he got out last night before we went to bed. I don't know what I am going to do if I can't find him. He is like my child. I am attached to him that much. I have went walking the neighborhood with no luck so far. I sure hope he is alive and safe and that I can find him soon. He is a really smart cat and very well behaved. It is tearing me up inside that he is out there all alone. I know he has to be scared to death because he is an indoor only cat and is always scared when I just take him out on the front porch. I did some research on the net and it seems my best bet is to go out at night and hunt for him because i guess during the day, most scared cats hide during the day and then come out at night. I feel like my kid is out there missing. And my other cat has been depressed all day as well over him missing. They play together all the time and now she has nobody to play with. Funny how a 6'3" grown man can be in tears over a cat, but sure enough, I am.

Yes, someone stole him. I was very sad for weeks man.. I miss Leo :(

My dog passed away two months ago. She was 15, had her since she was one and a half. :(

I had a cat for 3-4 years, but she wasn't an indoor cat. She could come and go as she pleased. One day she just didn't come back. There was a lot of cats going missing in the neighborhood, and later we found out it was probably a fisher (the animal) that was getting them. Probably not what you wanted to hear, though...

Lost a dog, two cats and have put down two stray cats.

Oh, and one other stray cat we took care of hasn't been seen since.

Try not to worry too much, cats are survivors by nature. Tell your neighbors that you're looking for your cat and to keep an eye out, and just continue your search. He may just end up back on your porch one day.

InEMplease

My dog used to run away when he was young but he would always come back within a few minutes. We had to put him down 2 years ago when he was 13. Feelshorribleman.jpg

mine went missing like 10 days ago. he's quite an old cat. we checked everywhere, all the neighbours, the road. no sign of him. he went out a lot but always came back for food. think he must have died somewhere. :(

Yes I have, I got her back after 2 weeks.

When my GF and I moved into our last apartment, our cats were all weird and adjusting to our new territory. Well one ouf our cats pushed out a window screen and slid down the awning and was just gone. We were freaking out and I have never seen my GF so sad. We made flyers with photos and posted them all over our neighborhood. Someone saw our cat hiding a large rock retaining wall, hiding in a little cave between the rocks. The woman called us and we went to the location that she described, and found our cat.

Our cat had lost a few pounds and her fur was covered in dirt. We bought the woman who called us a gift certificate, to say thanks for helping. She helped us big time.

Get some photos of your cat and make some flyers with your phone number, and put them all over your neighborhood. This is my advice to you.

I was also checking the local animal shelters every day while my cat was gone. She had a chip installed in her skin when a kitten, so if anyone turned her in she could be identified without wearing a tag. If your cat was chipped then get out those documents and go to the animal shelters in your area.

I hope you find your cat.

About a week before Christmas 2 years ago, both of my dogs went missing. We assume they were stolen out of our backyard because it didn't look like they escaped.

Yes, but you really don't want to hear those anecdotes right now. If it's a cat, he's probably fine.

jimmyjammer69

Cats get picked off pretty fast if they're out at night. Coyotes are vicious.

My dog passed away two months ago. She was 15, had her since she was one and a half. :(

Dark__Link

You too? My dog was the same age as yours. Had her since she was a pup, and miss her a lot. Anyway TC I hope you find your cat, I know how it is having troubles with your pets.

My cat Leo went missing for two days a month ago. It was a nightmare trying to get the neighbours to understand that although he's a cat that was very unusual for him. In 4 years he'd always comeback before night and would check in throughout the day.

Anyway, here's what I did:I knocked on everyone's door on my street (the weather had been warm and he could have been shut in a shed), I put out that he was missing to local vets in case he had been knocked down or taken in as a suspected stray (he doesn't wear a collar, he's chipped), I also made the dreaded call to the council to see if he'd been picked up off the street (again knocked down), I put missing signs up in the area, including localconvenience storesand petshops, I was out day and night shaking a box of cat biscuits and calling for him.

It may sound like a headache and put me in the crazy cat lady category, but I got my cat back. I hope that you get yours back too and that he's just off out enjoying himself not thinking about his worried human back at home!

Had a dog that had to be put to sleep because his hips were bad he lived 14 yeears. He was a german shepard. I wasonly like two when he was put down.

Had a cat that died on the first day of pre school I was young so I wasn't attached to the cat.

Had fish that died meh, and had a raccoon but it got mean so we left it go into the woods.

I have a cat now that is going to be 15. I think she is dying with cancer or she could be a diabetic or just have arthritis because her back legs and all the way to her tail are skinny like its pushed in all u can feel is bone.

After three years taking care of they, my budgies escaped of their cage...

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Yes, but you really don't want to hear those anecdotes right now. If it's a cat, he's probably fine.

Necrifer

Cats get picked off pretty fast if they're out at night. Coyotes are vicious.

When I was younger my cat got loose, he had tried to get out before lol but this was the first time he made it. He was missing for a week, this wasn't summer it was winter so it was frigid, and we were so scared. We put up lost cat signs, went looking all over town, but after a week when we finally found him, it was on Christmas Eve. Snow was coming down, my mom wanted to check one more time before we celebrated, and when she went to the garage we heard a faint "meow" and there he was, his ribs were showing through his skin, but he was ok. Idk where he went that week or what he did but he never tried to get out again lol. Christmas miracles FTW. He is alive to this very day. ^_^

When I was younger my cat got loose, he had tried to get out before lol but this was the first time he made it. He was missing for a week, this wasn't summer it was winter so it was frigid, and we were so scared. We put up lost cat signs, went looking all over town, but after a week when we finally found him, it was on Christmas Eve. Snow was coming down, my mom wanted to check one more time before we celebrated, and when she went to the garage we heard a faint "meow" and there he was, his ribs were showing through his skin, but he was ok. Idk where he went that week or what he did but he never tried to get out again lol. Christmas miracles FTW. He is alive to this very day. ^_^

NintendoLover00

Well I just spent the last two hours walking all around my neighborhood with no luck. It was an amusing hunt though. I am out there walking up and down the alleys calling out Moo Moo (that's his name because he is black and white like a cow) and here kitty kitty kitty. All kinds of cats started showing up as I was doing that. I must have seen 30 cats while hunting in the alleys. I stuck to the alleys because that's where most cats I see hang out, plus all the trash would contain some food and right about now I would imagine he is hungry. I will do it all over again tomorrow. I did walk the busy street one block over to make sure I didn't see him dead from being hit by a car . I was scared to walk it in fear I would actually find him dead. I didn't, which gives me some hope that he is at least still alive.

I haven't had a pet go missing as of yet but a month or so ago I did have to put down my cat "Shoes" (she attacked shoes out of joy when I would come home from work) after twelve years of happy comforting and I'm very much not over it and it was a fairly traumatic experience despite my long history owning pets.

But I do hope you find your cat and hope that he's merely being looked after by some nice person when he got lost.

2 cats - one came back after 5 days with a badly damaged foot, the poor fella. I thought that was it. Sadly the other cat never did come back. There were whispers of cat theives in the area but that was usual neighbourhood watch chittle chattle. He was a little unwell, and when cats come to the end of their lives they will find somewhere quiet to die. They prefer to go descreetly and dignified, so unfortunately we owners never see them again.

That's a little morbid, but on a brighter note a good friend of mine lost a cat for 3 months and resigned himself to the fact he'd gone, but then he recived a call from Wales (about 200 miles away) to say little Oscarpuss had been found - he hopped on a train and lived in a train yard all that time. Moral of that story is - keep looking, and good luck finding the iddy biddy kitty.

I haven't had a pet go missing as of yet but a month or so ago I did have to put down my cat "Shoes" (she attacked shoes out of joy when I would come home from work) after twelve years of happy comforting and I'm very much not over it and it was a fairly traumatic experience despite my long history owning pets.

But I do hope you find your cat and hope that he's merely being looked after by some nice person when he got lost.

Lord_Daemon

That final journey to the vet and goodbye is one of the hardest things I've had to do. Heartwrenching stuff - I sympathise...

Yes, lots of them actually, the most recent was 2 of my cats (about a week ago).

Yes, lots of them actually, the most recent was 2 of my cats (about a week ago).

lordreaven

Yup, twice. Had a dog and a cat go missing. My old dog got out the back gate once and ran down the street. We didn't realise she was gone until we got a knock on the door from a woman saying our dog was eating her dogs food :P. Popped out the front door and called her name, soon enough she came thundering down the street rather pleased with herself that she got a free meal :lol: . She's since been rehoused to a farm when we moved.

My cat tends to go missing a couple of times a year for almost a week, usually during the summer. He's usually going around the old folks home across the street getting fed chicken and all sorts by the residents or lounging around in their gardens. Other times he'll just go for a wander somewhere to fight some cats and come back with a few scratches. He's getting on a bit now (coming up 14yrs) so he does more lounging around than fighting nowadays :) .

No point worrying about Cats so long as you know them well enough. Cats are wild animals, they can look after themselves unless you turn them into a house bound sloth.

I used to have some hammsters. The first one went missing. The next one got out of its cage. After I got another one we found it. The my brothers hammster ate the other one. And then it died.

Cats are pretty tough creatures. Chances are good that yours is fine. Just print out some flyers and canvas the neighborhood to see if anyone happens to have seen it or picked it up. I really do sympathize with you though. I'd be devastated if my cat went missing, which is why she never goes outside. Ever.

As for other pets though, my bearded dragon Muad'Dib died a couple weeks before Christmas. It sucks, but he was old and had slain many a cricket in his time.

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Yes, lots of them actually, the most recent was 2 of my cats (about a week ago).

Cats are pretty tough creatures. Chances are good that yours is fine. Just print out some flyers and canvas the neighborhood to see if anyone happens to have seen it or picked it up. I really do sympathize with you though. I'd be devastated if my cat went missing, which is why she never goes outside. Ever.

As for other pets though, my bearded dragon Muad'Dib died a couple weeks before Christmas. It sucks, but he was old and had slain many a cricket in his time.

drochnathair

Great news everybody. I got my cat back. He is doing good and awaiting a flea bath as I type this. I fed and watered him as soon as I got him in the house. Our other cat keeps hissing at him because of all the outdoor smells he has on him. Well anyways, just wanted to let everybody know the good news. And also, thanks for all the support.

Awesome! Glad to hear everything turned out well.

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Sorry about your cat. My family has a lot of birds and the quails are mine. They breed and they had a batch of about 6 babies I think. They were all so tiny and cute. One got out through the avery and we couldn't find him. He got eaten by the neighbours dog :(

I lost my dog a few years ago, had him since I was 1 years old and I was 15/16 when had to be put down due to old age. It was very hard to deal with.

i almost lost my bearded dragon once. i had her outside and we had a deckin our backyard, and she decided to go under it but wouldnt come out. so me and my younger sis spent about an hour and a half trying to get her back. in the end we ended up getting her back, she is still living fine and happy:)

I've never lost a pet in the literal sense like it ran off into the woods or something. But I can tell you this much: when my cat dies I'm going to cry like a baby for days. megagene

i hear ya, when our shih tzu dies, i can almost promise you i will cry. she has pretty much become my dog.

i almost lost my bearded dragon once. i had her outside and we had a deckin our backyard, and she decided to go under it but wouldnt come out. so me and my younger sis spent about an hour and a half trying to get her back. in the end we ended up getting her back, she is still living fine and happy:)

[QUOTE="megagene"]I've never lost a pet in the literal sense like it ran off into the woods or something. But I can tell you this much: when my cat dies I'm going to cry like a baby for days. konvikt_17

i hear ya, when our shih tzu dies, i can almost promise you i will cry. she has pretty much become my dog.

I remember losing my beloved cat by means of my dad slamming the boot of the car on it's head, then blubbing wildly on a train for a hour straight after. Difficult one to explain when people ask if you're okay that Squeaky the cat was killed by a car boot. Terrible, but in hindsight getting a pet put down in so much harder, and that fateful last jouney to the vet is the one of the worst journeys ever.

No, i trained all of my pets and they knew how to come home even if they leave the yard.

Yes my dog, and she wandered off, she did not run away!Tauruslink

Did you get her back?

It's my understanding (based no experience and on things I have read) that cats that "get out" typically stay within a square mile or so of their home. So if you act quickly, you may have a decent shot at finding him.

Keep in mind that cats also sometimes adopt a new family. If there is anyone in the neighborhood that leaves food out for strays, stalk that area. I read one story about a family that lost their cat. Several years later they befriended a neighbor that lived about a block away. They were in their new friends' back yard for a bbq and were astounded when THEIR cat came walking up the driveway. It turned out that the cat the people had left some food out for him one night years ago, and he decided to stay.

Final note. Nothing wrong with being torn up over something like this. I was 33 years old when one of my cats passed away and I was an emotional wreck. Later that same year when my first dog passed away after a long, long life, I was devestated once again. It's been a couple of years and I still think of both of them every day, and at times I still shed a tear for them.

So, go out there again, put flyers EVERYWHERE and find your cat. God bless you on your search and by all means let us know if you find him.

intentionally or unintentionally? There was this one dog I always walked without a leash. I would run home, but damn that f***er was fastrawsavon