72 Hours Missing, I'm starting to freak out Options

[Mink&WillowsMom]

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

[paris]

Hi Kimberly.

I was just going to post to see how you and Barb (5catsmom) were doing!!

Yes, I am going through the same thing. I am still waiting for Bennett to come back or for someone to contact me, something. I have not given up hope and it has been over a month.

I wanted to share a story with you. I have met (via internet) someone who lost a beautiful tiger cat, 10 months old. We have been corresponding and helping each other, as we live near each other. Her cat went missing on June 30. She lives near woods, and the cat was not that used to being outdoors. She was told by her vet that the cat was killed by an animal......she was heartbroken.

Last evening, I checked my email and guess what? She found her cat!! The cat had wandered about 6 miles and ended up at some good person's home. Through the lost/found ads, they contacted each other, and the cat is happy, healthy and back home.

I am waiting to hear that Twitch is back. I don't know what happened to Twitch or Bennett, but I do believe it is at least a good possibility that either/both of them are still around. I can understand that you don't want to get your hopes up, but don't give up yet.