Lost cat :-(

[Catty1]

That cat was freaking out because she wasn't in her own home...

You might show the lady the bills for your damage, make it clear you are NOT claiming it from her this time - but next time her cat gets home visits from you, or nothing.

Just my two cents

HUGS! Hoping for a godo update....we need Gary's Pet Angel squad here!

[wolfsoul]

She's an outdoor cat, so I imagine she wasn't happy about being cooped up. The problem is that the lady doesn't have a home right now -- she said the cat would try running back to her home, but it's burnt down. She is staying with a friend right now. The cat didn't get along with her friend's cat, so that's why she neededsomeone to take her. She had been keeping her in the shed at first. Honestly it's a better situation than it was here, I had to keep her in a crate alot of the time.

I just feel so bad. I really wish I didn't like the lady, but she really is a nice person wo really seemed to love her cat..

[Lizzie]

Will you be able to check around her old home just in case she did go back there? If she's used to being outdoors, she may well try to find her way back "home". That's a bad situation for all of you. She was reacting to being confined, new smells, lack of her guardian, and created the kind of havoc I've lived through also. You may find yourself having to remove and replace the lowest two feet of your walls which is what I've done - as long as you have sheet rock walls? I thought the insurance company covered the rental of a home in cases of fire? If your friend could find a rental with a cat-proof fence, it would be the only good way through this situation. Good luck in your search! Poor cat and poor you.

[BC_MoM]

I would check places near your home outside -- small spaces she could hide, like under porches, bushes, etc.. try leaving food out for her.

I remember watching Beverly Hills Vet and that's basically what they did. And the woman found her cat way under the neighbours porch.

Good luck, Jordan. Poor kitty.

[Freedom]

So kitty is used to being outdoors part of the time. That means she has a route she normally follows. Outdoor cats are creatures of habit just like our indoor ones! "That cat was always on the porch of the five-and-dime at 2:30 in the afternoon," kind of thing. Her route most likely took her near her home as that is where she started and ended, right? If that house, the one that burned, is near you, kitty could find her way back to her old route. And habit is what she craves right now, to get back her old life and feel more settled and more comfortable. If you want to look for the cat, and if the house isn't too far, then I think looking around that area may be a good choice for some searching.

Just an idea. Good luck.

Sandra

[kuhio98]

She may not be able to get back home if someone has picked her up and taken her to a local shelter. Have you visited them all and filled out a lost cat form? Look everywhere in the shelter because sometimes cats and dogs are mixed together ?!?

You may not know Kuhio's story, but she was put to sleep the day after we were at the shelter looking for. They said they didn't have her. They had us look in 1 room. She wasn't there. Turns out she was in the medical clinic. They never even told us about that room. We didn't know to ask. They couldn't find her in their piece of &*#)@% database either -- she was right there all the time.

Have you gone door-to-door with the neighbors? One of them may have taken her in thinking she was a stray.

This site has some excellent ideas: http://www.petrescue.com/library/find-pet.htm

[moosmom]

BCMom is right, please check the perimeter of your house. Every nook and cranny if you have to. That's what happened when LilEli fell out of my living room window. It took 5 days to find him but he was hanging out in the entrance to the basement of my building in a tiny crawl space. Cats do not venture far from their food source. Also check the the lady's home.

Good luck finding her.