Miley girl "takes a powder"....

[sasvermont]

Tonight, when I arrived home from work, I was met at the door (outside door) by a little Aby cat. I thought for sure it was Juni-get-down and she had "sprung" herself from the porch via the new screening. But, it was Miley. She had (well, a cat had) pushed a screen out of a bedroom window on the second floor, and Miley, of all of the cats, went out on the roof of the garage directly below the window and then down on to the ground.

I have no idea how long she was out, as she cannot, or would not, talk about it. She was happy to see me, so I think she may have been outside for some time.

I was sure the little face was going to be Juni. And then horror set in while I went inside to find the others. I thought for sure the entire crew made a break for it. I must be lucky. They were all accounted for!

The end.

And one happy Meowmie Camper

[catnapper]

Yikes! My heart was pounding just reading the story! Glad everyone was present and accounted for!

[jenluckenbach]

That would be a nightmare!! Glad everyone is safe and sound.

[Randy_K]

You're so lucky that Miley had the good sense to hang around home!

[momcat]

What a relief to read that Miley was the only escapee in this little escapade! Glad to know everyone is safe, sound, and accounted for.....

[catmandu]

THAT REMINDS ME,OF THE TIME,WHEN I FURST MOVED HERE,AND I LEFT,THE KITCHEN WINDOW OPEN! THEN,IN THE BACKYARD,I SAW,MICHAEL,SCRAPPY,AND THE PRINCESS!
ALL OUT,AND ABOUT!
I WAS SCRAED,AS I THOUGHT,THAT SOMEONE HAD BROKEN IN,AND LET THEM OUT!!!
THEN I SAW,THAT MICHAEL,HAD RIPPED A HOLE,IN THE SCREEN,PROVIDING AN EXIT,FOR HE,AND HIS FRIENDS!
THEY CAME BACK,IN QUICKLY,MUCH TO MY RELIEF.LUCKILY,FOR YOU,ONLY ONE KITTY,TOOK THE OPPURTUNITY,TO MAKE THAT GREAT ESCAPE!!!!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

How scary!!! I'm so glad that all of your furkids were still there and that they're all safe and sound now.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Oh Miley! Looking for adventure in all the wrong places! Be careful what you ask for, you might get it!...and then where would you be....silly girl...

[NoahsMommy]

Oh wow, I bet your heart dropped when you realized what happened...and what could have happened.

Noah knocked the screen out of our den in the old place...to a 2 story drop onto concrete. Luckily, David walked in the door as soon as it happened - Noah was perched and contemplating a jump.

Now, I only keep the window's open a crack...my bad kitties would LOVE to repeat that!

I'm glad Miley girl stayed close.

Juni-get-down....LOVE IT!!! And I can totally relate!! Micah-Get-Down lives at my house.

[Randy_K]

This is the third story of an indoor cat making the Great Escape and then staying near home. A friend's tabby Nairobi, unknown to her, followed her out to the garage from the house and then slipped out the garage door sometime before it closed. Ten hours later when she got back home Nairobi's brother was fussing at the back door. She looked out to see her cat curled up on a lawn chair in the backyard. She had let both of them out in the yard under supervised conditions numerous times so it was a safe place for him.

The other is an Aby named Squid. The exterior of the house had been painted a week before and one window screen in a second-floor bathroom wasn't hooked. Sometime early in the morning before sunrise, Squid pushed the screen open and somehow got down from the scond floor to the backyard. He spent the early morning chasing squirrels in the yard. The squirrels made so much noise that someone came out to see what was going on and Squid dashed back into the house. He, too, had been allowed to snoop in the backyard while on a on a leash so it was a familiar place.

[shais_mom]

aawww Nawtee girls

[Barbara]

Miley, Miley, Miley

I can't help I am a little proud of you. Being so clever to get out, to enjoy it (I'm sure you enjoyed) and then to wait for meowmie to come back. What a sensitive little girl you are

On the other hand, I remember these crazy foxes around your house.......please promise to take care. Headbumpies and nosekissies to my favorite girl kitty


@Squid: everyone knows that cats need to talk to squirrels from time to time. Ask Edwina

[sasvermont]

Miley was like a velcro kitty all last night, after having her time outside by herself for who knows how long.

She purrrrrred and cuddled and cuddled closer.......so I accomodated her by sleeping as close to her little body as possible, too.

I do let the cats out oh maybe four times a year, when there are enough people around the house to catch them all. Miley has been out more than the others since she is that much older by a few years. She knows which door leads to the inside, for sure.

We do have dogs and foxes in the area, and I trust that Miley, being the little lady she is, hid behind chairs etc. near the porch and door. She didn't have any cuts or bumps on her and didn't seem that upset, just lonely.

I would like to believe the screen had JUST fallen out before I got home at 6PM. Right.

I think since Abys are SO attached to their humans, they don't stray far from home base.

I am so surprised that Juni and Lucy didn't take the leap and just leave the area for good. Both of them have such adventure in their souls. Miley is a home body.

By the way, Miley had to have jumped 10 or more feet from the garage room roof onto a picnic table and then on to the ground. She could not have "fallen"....... as the roof is quite wide.

I will have to recheck all the screens this weekend. CATS!

[furrykidsmother]

Scary story!! So glad it had a happy ending!

[ramanth]

Yikes! What a way to get the ol' ticker jumping. Nawtee Miley.