I hate it when the cat changes her routine.

[Sparklingbrook]

Sparkling Cat went out at about 6am. I have just been down to let her in (she is always in the porch sitting on the cabinet). But today she's not.

What's she up to?

Fingers crossed for you and her.

Thanks cozie. I expect she has found something interesting to do.

Likely so - but go out and have a look for her if she's not back shortly. It's a cold day.

DS2 has gone for a look.......

Squee!!!!!! Guess who has just jumped on the bed!!!!!!!

Phew etc.

Good. Panic over.

That horrible feeling though cozie, it's awful.

I did have a cat go missing and it wasn't a happy ending so I think that makes me more protective. I remember day after day going downstairs and she wasn't there, and it reminds me a bit when SP goes awol.

I know.

Phew! Glad she's home.

Thanks Fluffy. Why do they do it? She is always in the porch.

Anyway she has been asleep on our bed all day so whatever it was must have been exhausting.

To keep you on your toes, Sparkling! Why else?

Same thing happened to us 6 years ago. Still paranoid about her sister.

If I didn't love her so much I would have been really cross. She does like a flirt with the male tabby across the road so I bet he was in on it.

Lynned it's hard not to be isn't it?

Ours went for 13 hours once.

Dh wasn't speaking to me because he said I hadn't looked for him properly.

I was in tears finding his chip details and phoning them to report him missing. They said ring us again tomorrow.

I looked out of the window and saw him moseying up the road stopping to sniff plants! I cried.

I think many of us will have found ourselves roaming up and down local streets at strange hours of the morning calling and looking. Sadly, it goes with having an outdoor cat - but it feels so desolate.

13 hours then sauntering home, that was horrible for you Fluffy.

In those few minutes she wasn't back this morning I was worrying if we had enough printer ink to do enough leaflets.

You sound even worse than me sparkling! I have rung around vets before, only to see her sauntering down the garden. And put a coat on over my pyjamas and go looking along the road

Oh and sob because she's been missing ages, to find her asleep in a wardrobe.

Done that as well Lynned searching everywhere then she runs down the stairs.