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Spooked kitten

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mac1974 · 16/12/2022 19:06

Our 12 week kitten got spooked when I was trying to get her in her carrier to go for a vet check & has run off somewhere in the house and we can't find her anywhere. There's not many hiding places and we've checked them all. I know it's just a waiting game and she will come out. We've put food down but wondering if anyone has any other tips? She definitely wasn't able to get out of the house.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 16/12/2022 20:28

It’s a waiting game. Go round with the torch on your phone, her eyes will reflect.

Findyourneutralspace · 16/12/2022 20:29

Dreamies

Goodywhoshoes · 16/12/2022 20:32

They can squeeze in tiny places. Ours can flatten herself and slide over the top of the printer on our shelf unit and get behind it. You wouldn’t think a cat could fit through the tiny gap.

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mac1974 · 16/12/2022 20:38

I've been and put some dreamies out around the rooms.

You're right about them being able to make themselves flat. I do believe that's exactly what she's done. It's just such a shame as we've had her 2 weeks and she was getting much more confident and exploring downstairs but I think she's run upstairs.

It's her playtime around now so hoping she might appear.

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mac1974 · 16/12/2022 20:39

Actually I've not checked behind the printer.....will do that now

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mac1974 · 16/12/2022 21:00

Not behind the printer. I've taken the litter tray upstairs too as I think she will need the loo soon

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mac1974 · 16/12/2022 21:04

She's back! Little minx just came trotting back down to the lounge. God knows where she was

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Fluffycloudland77 · 16/12/2022 21:17

There you go. Hero’s return no doubt.

BayCityTrollers · 16/12/2022 21:22

mac1974 · 16/12/2022 21:04

She's back! Little minx just came trotting back down to the lounge. God knows where she was

That’s cats for you, little shitbags the lot of them🤣🤣 I’m glad she is safe and well😻

We lost our gorgeous girl ( a large ragdoll) a few weeks ago, it was freezing cold and I was getting worried as she hadn’t returned from outside, or so we thought! There I am in the freezing cold shaking the dreamies and calling her and she saunters in from upstairs with a look that says ‘what the hell are you doing’😻🤣

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mac1974 · 16/12/2022 21:23

Hero's return indeed. She just did a revenge poo 🤣

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mac1974 · 16/12/2022 21:25

I think the sound of my crisps attracted her. She was trying to steal my Pringles the other night.

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Toddlerteaplease · 16/12/2022 21:37

When I went to visit Cheddar with the view to adopting her. We searched for 45 minutes. She was sitting there in plain sight all the time! She just blended in!

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mac1974 · 16/12/2022 21:39

@Toddlerteaplease I did think that earlier that she was probably right under our nose

@BayCityTrollers I fully expect that will be me one day with this cheeky girl

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