72 Hours Missing, I'm starting to freak out |
72 Hours Missing, I'm starting to freak out |
Jul 3 2007, 08:31 PM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 340 Joined: 19-June 06 From: Western Washington Member No.: 1,750 |
Please please PLEASE if anyone can offer me happy stories of cats trotting home after 3 nights away, I need to hear it. I found this site last year after losing my beloved Mink to a car. Slowly I've come to terms with that. Three months ago I lost my father. Coping with that. (He was very ready.) I inherited his wonderful cat, Twitchit. Gorgeous big Maine Coon, he and I have loved each other for years. My other three cats like him, and he likes them, and we've smoothly been easing into a blended household. He still spends a lot of time at Dad's next door, and I feed him both places; I'll be moving there once I remodel. He's been adjusting well to Dad being gone, and just Saturday afternoon we had a nice long belly-rubbing bonding moment on the lawn.
He's used to coming and going as he wants. He's a healthy, neutered six year old, and we live in a rural area. I'm trying to reassure myself that he's just out for summertime romping. In the past he's journeyed for up to two days that I know of. His biggest nighttime threat is raccoons, there are coyotes and even cougar rumors in the county, but no one has seen any within this area that I know of. He isn't on the road or in the ditches. Please send him your thoughts to come home, or let me find him if he's injured. And if you have any positive stories to share, I REALLY need to hear them right now. If your story has a sad ending, please don't post. I just can't take any more losses... Kimberly -------------------- ...You precious children, of four feet, whiskers, and mischief...
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Jul 4 2007, 06:24 AM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 628 Joined: 25-February 07 Member No.: 2,632 |
Dear Kimberly, I hope you have already found your Twitchit, there is lots of hope for you and I am sending you and Twitchit positive waves. A long time ago, a tom cat that had adopted us went missing for many months -usually it was normal that he go missing for a few days but there, after a few months, I thought he was gone forever... Then one night he scratched at our screen door! It was such a beautiful moment, hope you get yours too! We also have racoons and coyotes in our area. I have always let out my cats at night because they loved the nights out so much but they were never harmed by it; cats that have their claws can be quite a challenge so usually the racoons and coyotes go for smaller, easier prey. My cats went out most nights for 13 years, in the end, it was illness that got them. You know, when my tom cat would disappear for several days and sometimes come back in smelling of expensive perfume, I always wondered if he wasn't two timing us, oh well, at least he had good taste!
Hope all will be as you want it to be, like you said, and I agree you've had your share of losses, Twithcit, please hurry back! |
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Jul 4 2007, 10:42 AM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 340 Joined: 19-June 06 From: Western Washington Member No.: 1,750 |
Thank you for your reassurance. Nothing yet. I'm trying so hard not to fall apart. I'm making a flyer this morning to post around the neighborhood.
For those of you trying to connect with him and send him home, here he is: I'll keep you posted. Kimberly
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Jul 4 2007, 10:42 AM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 340 Joined: 19-June 06 From: Western Washington Member No.: 1,750 |
another photo of him:
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Jul 4 2007, 10:53 AM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 340 Joined: 19-June 06 From: Western Washington Member No.: 1,750 |
I've always kept my animals in at night. Dad's cats have always had an unrestricted kitty-door. I put a door in at my house that lets him in, but won't let anyone out without a special collar. My goal was to teach him that he could come in and out of my house at will, then acclimate him to staying in my house overnight (there's a manual lock on the door). I was trying to do this gradually, instead of forcing the issue and freaking out the entire household (4 cats). Oh Twitch, PLEASE come home soon!
Kimberly -------------------- ...You precious children, of four feet, whiskers, and mischief...
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Jul 4 2007, 03:06 PM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 149 Joined: 3-July 07 Member No.: 3,227 |
Hello Kimberly.
I am new to this board and will be posting my story soon. I can tell you that cats can be gone for several days and that is NOT unusual. I understand how you feel as I am going through the same thing....please keep us posted. |
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Jul 5 2007, 01:46 AM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 340 Joined: 19-June 06 From: Western Washington Member No.: 1,750 |
i am bereft. i can'tr stop crying. oh please twitch come back. i can't breathe
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Jul 5 2007, 02:10 AM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 340 Joined: 19-June 06 From: Western Washington Member No.: 1,750 |
I can hear my dad in my head saying over and over, "it's okay, it's okay, he's with me."
Dad died 3 months ago. I can hear him trying to be reassuring, but I'm not ready to deal with yet another loss. I was supposed to take care of Twitch. Dad entrusted me to take care of him... kimberheartbreaking -------------------- ...You precious children, of four feet, whiskers, and mischief...
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Jul 5 2007, 06:13 AM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 149 Joined: 3-July 07 Member No.: 3,227 |
QUOTE (toonie @ Jul 4 2007, 06:24 AM) A long time ago, a tom cat that had adopted us went missing for many months -usually it was normal that he go missing for a few days but there, after a few months, I thought he was gone forever... Then one night he scratched at our screen door! how many months was he gone? |
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Jul 5 2007, 06:58 AM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 628 Joined: 25-February 07 Member No.: 2,632 |
I haven't the exact amount of time where he was gone, but I figure anywhere between 5 and 9 months. It was hard to mark the date because he was often gone for one or two days. This cat was not neutered, I never knew where he came from either, only that one day he appeared as a young skinny yearling begging for food along with the other barn cats. He made his way into my heart, especially because the other barn cats were not very friendly with this stranger. So he was welcomed in my house to rest and eat, and soon he would come and scratch at my screen door in the middle of the night, people used to say I wouldn't put up with this for anyone else. So he went away for that long while. But he did come back and my message is to never give up hope, the idea of putting up flyers is a good one, letting your shelters know you have a cat missing. Sometimes these cats may have two families without the families realizing this. Maybe someone has decided enough wandering and is keeping him inside with them. But it's hard and I know how you are feeling. I send you positive waves both of you Mink & Willow's mom and Paris. I send you joy:I will never forget the feeling of joy when he came back, I wish you the same to both of you. Take care and keep me posted.
Not that it matters much in the story but this cat gone for 5 to 9 months happened a long while ago in 1984...But about a year ago a friend of mine lost her cat for about that same amount of time(5 or 9 months?) and her cat returned, she meowed in the middle of the night one night, the cries bolted my friend out of her sleep,she teared across the stairs knowing it was her cat's voice, and lo! it was. That cat came back and was trying to tell them all about it, meowing away at them, they will never know the story except that it is one that shows happy stuff happens, Please keep hoping. |
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Jul 5 2007, 08:44 AM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 776 Joined: 26-February 04 From: Massachusetts, USA Member No.: 245 |
Dear (((((((Kimberly))))))
My thoughts and prayers go out to you in hopes that your precious Twitch comes right home to you...... I copied/pasted a post that I wrote to a member on May 8th, 2007 whose furkitty was missing: Here it is: I can remember back 32 years ago (I was 14), when my precious furcat Sandy (my name for him was Irving ), didn't come home one night. I counted on my mom to watch out for him during the day when I was at school, and as soon as I came home, I walked around my neighborhood & called his name hundreds of times, posted signs. We also put an ad in the local newspaper. My friend and I would knock on doors and see if anyone had seen him or heard of a new kitty in the area. I prayed to God, St. Francis & St. Anthony that we would find him and/or that he was safe and in the care of someone who was feeding and giving him water. Losing a pet, a beloved best friend is devastating. I remember having a constant sickening feeling in my stomach -- Day after day, night after night, not knowing his whereabouts..... I desperately wanted/needed him back -- my heart was shattered without him ! That, to me, is the difference between a pet who is lost from home and a pet who was died. With the latter, at least you know where your furbaby is. When one is lost....you just don't know where they are, or if they're okay. What if they're hurt and can't get home? Were they hit by a car and on the side of a road?? It's the NOT KNOWING that can make one insane. I just could not rest. QUOTE I am kindly suggesting that the missing and lost board be encouraged and active. I've been a very grateful member here at Lightning-Strike after we had our sweet girl, Ernestine put to sleep in February 7, 2004. I didn't know that Lightning-Strike (or, any type of group) existed until the early hours of February 8th, after my husband went to sleep for the night. I needed to 'talk' with others who understood what I was going through, so I did a computer search for "Pet Loss Support. I think the only way the "Lost or Missing Pet Support" forum could become more active is by word of mouth and/or if someone is looking for support and did a computer search. I have put up a sign in our veterinarian's office letting people know about LS. Whenever I hear ("overhear" ) someone talking about an issue that I feel LS can be beneficial, I write out the Lightning-Strike link for them. With regard to our furkitty Sandy (Irving ) so many years ago, it was just about 2 & 1/2 weeks when our waiting came to an end. I was very blessed that our story had a very happy ending. (Thank You God!!) Not even 1/8th mile away (a couple of blocks), as I was sitting on the steps in front of my girlfriend's house, sitting on the porch windowsill of the house to my left was my sweet boy ! I confronted the people who took him and they wouldn't give him to me - saying that they really wanted him - they'd "buy him" from me . Being a kid, I was scared, so I ran home and got my mother. Thankfully everything worked out well and we took him home, where he was supposed to be ! I know that our Lost and Missing Pet Support board is not that active. I just did a Google search for "Lost and Missing Pet Support" and here is the result: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=lost+...ing+pet+support There is a support group on Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=pet+loss+support And, I thought I'd check on Care2 for pet loss support groups, (which I've found to be a very supportive community for various interests), and found this: http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/CircleofLife Miracles can happen -- I will pray that a miracle happens and that Twitch finds his way home, or that you find your way to him...... I'd love for you to feel that same type of elation that I felt so many years ago! I LOVE all animals -- I just want to tell you that your beautiful Twitch is a gorgeous Maine Coon. I believe that there is a huge liklihood that perhaps your Twitchit wandered away and someone could be keeping him.... I know you said that you live in a rural area --- I live in a big, busy City - but, have you put up signs that he's missing, contacted ALL of the veterinarian's in your area, put an advertisement in the newspaper, etc....??? All of these things will help, in addition to prayer, which I firmly believe in. I will most definitely keep your beautiful guy in my prayers that he find his way home, or that you find your way to him..... Sending you much comfort, Denise -------------------- Our Beloved Girl, Ernestine (AKA) "Ernie-Bird"
April, 1984 - February 7, 2004 ***AFFA*** Forever, you will ALWAYS live on in our hearts! DEPARTED FROM EARTH, NEVER FORGOTTEN.... Love, Mom & Dad xoxoxoxoxo ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." Immanuel Kant "Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight" Albert Schweitzer |
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Jul 5 2007, 11:02 AM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 842 Joined: 27-October 06 Member No.: 2,225 |
Mink & Willows Mom
Oh I'm so sorry to hear your Twitchit is missing! I'll do my best to help him come home. He is so beautiful! He, and you are in my thoughts. No matter what remember, you did take care of him the very best you could. Love -------------------- Lori
For some of my Bridge kids. Butch 1974-1996 Alex 1981-1996 Moose 1996-2006 Mommy loves and misses you guys. She remember's all of you, even though it's too many to name each one. I can't wait to see you again. |
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Jul 6 2007, 12:05 AM
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Forum Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 1,073 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Midwest USA Member No.: 1 |
a lovely cooncat, reminds me of tribble. he looks like he can take care of himself pretty well. hopefully he is just on an outing and is sharing some space with a friend for a bit. the flyers are a good idea, i wish you both the best.
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