ZAZOU is missing again!!! she is BACK HOME !!!!!!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I am ashamed to admit this, but Zaou is missing again. My hubby is mad because I let her out, but she was sooooo unhappy and was howling non-stop, begging me to let her go outside. I just couldn't hear it any longer, so after lunch yesterday, she went outside with her sisters; She was very excited!!!
2 hours later, she came back and was almost inside; then she noticed that my son Jo was standing behind the door, so she turned around and went back into the garden to play with the others. She is a bit scared for him, because he plays rather rough with her.

Since then, no sign from Zazou anymore again. Where did she go? Is she hiding in the same building? I wish I understood this. I put a note in that man's mailbox, telling him that Zazou is missing again, asking him to have a look for her.

A thunderstorm is coming closer now, it will start raining any minute now..
I hope she is safe, and able to hide...

My husband is mad, and says I don't care for her, that I am a bad mom for her. Did I let her out to soon? In my opinion she would have done this anyway again, it is her nature

I feel so helpless, I don't know what to do anymore...

Please, may I ask for your prayers again?

[cassiesmom]

Zazou, sweety. Why are you wandering? PLease come home!

My silly sis Zazou ran off again, and I want to pamper my meowmie

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Ignore whatever Bernard says! Does he have any practical ideas of how to deal with her when she is making all that racket because she wants out?

The cruellest thing would have been to keep her cooped up indoors when all the others went out. The fact that she did actually come back means that she hasn't run off.....she may well be wary of Jo and a little more jittery after last week's expedition so seeing him at the door may have spooked her.

The trouble here is that you have a clash of what you want and what Zazou wants - she wants to be outside and you want her to be where you can keep an eye on her. Both totally understandable but it will continue to be a power struggle......I did msn you about a catflap so she can come and go as she pleases - that might be a solution. At the end of the day Zazou is your baby but she is a cat, not an adolescent that you can try to reason with. If she is used to being outside you will have a battle on your hands trying to persuade her otherwise.

In the meantime you have tons of prayers and my total and utter belief that she will be trotting back through the garden at any moment

[MoonandBean]

If you have kept her inside since she was found, she may just be relishing the outdoors again and on a "romp" in the warm spring weather. But, checking out where she was previously is of course a must. Something might draw her there. My Bean goes outside and as much as I have anxiety everytime he's gone longer than I would like, I know he's just too much of an outdoors boy to make him change now. She loves her life and you let her live it but I know that anxiety...Prayers again until she is home again

BTW, how old is she? My cats have always tended to stick closer to home after age 6 or so.

[orangemm]

Zazou, come home IMMEDIATELY! Your meowmie is worried and so are we. Please come home right now!!!

[Russian Blue]

How about a cat flap with a wire mesh cage/tunnel so they can go out, but be safe?

If I remember your backyard, it's quite big, so you can create any size shape you want either using chicken wire type fencing or something stronger, like this:

PurrfectFence

TheCatsDen

I wouldn't trust my two outdoors at all. Even with Nakita, I always went out with a leash and harness since there are too many distractions for a cat.

Hope Zazou comes back soon!

[Edwina's Secretary]

How about a leash? It is how I taught the E's to stay in the yard (most of the time....)

Hurry home Zazou!

[Don Juan's mom]

ZAZOU! REVIENS! MAINTENANT!

[Karen]

I definitely think it's time to train her to a leash and harness, given her proclivity for wandering.

[Emeraldgreen]

I hope she returns soon!
I was also going to suggest either leash walks or creating an outdoor enclosure. We have one that our cats LOVE!
When she returns maybe you can have new house rules about no rough play with Jo. If Zazou doesn't understand that it is just play which is quite possible, she may keep wandering to seek safety.

[jenluckenbach]

Oh no!!! Not again! BAD Zazou! You better hurry home.

[pitc9]

Zazou you nawtee girl... come back home please and STAY home!
You make us worry!!

[BC_MoM]

Maybe you should leash her next time, whether she likes it or not. It's for her own good and your sanity.

[catmandu]

Our Pet Angels Are On The Job Taking Ribs From Tony Romas And Tacos From Poco Locos To See If They Can Lure Zazou Back. I Remember Years Ago When Boobo Was In A Garage Next Door And Wouldnt Come Our , So I Walked Away And There She Was Beside Me.
We Are Praying That Zazou Wont Make You Wait This Time!!!
Zazous A Headstrong Cat!!!

[Laura's Babies]

I think one of those outdoor enclosures would be perfect with maybe some tunnels for her to explore. If I lived in a more permanent place, I would have one for my girls...

I don't think your husband really believes you are a bad Mommie, he is just fustrated with her vanishing and needed to vent.. THIS may help him to see she does need an enclosed place outside and get it faster than he would have under normal conditions. She is so pretty that I would be terrified someone would steal her out there on her own, especially if the see her roaming free a lot.

I think she will turn up back at home, she is just a wandering spirit and needs to wander! (I just can't believe she is doing it again so soon after that last ordeal!)