I've been out tonight to help my friend look for her cat who didn't come home last night. The cat is a bit of a homebody so this is pretty unusual.
My friend is so upset and imagining the worst. I don't have cats now but when I was a kid we had two and I remember the awful feelings when either of them disappeared for a few days. The longest was 3 days and just when we'd given up hope, he waltzed in the door and headed straight for his water like nothing had even happened!
But just wondering if your cat has ever gone missing for a day or more and what's the longest time they've been away?
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What's the longest your cat has gone missing for?
rainyrainstormy · 17/04/2024 20:37
Tootytoot78 · 17/04/2024 21:03
My sil adopted a feral kitten that lived in the haulage yard where sil worked. Eventually, she turned into a lovely companion and seemed settled.
Sil moved house an hours drive away this time last year, cat was kept inside until she was used the new house.
The front door was left open a tad too long one day and whoosh! cat was out and away.
Cue posts on the local FB, 'lost' posters put up, walking around the area and there had been a couple of sightings but that's all.
It's been a year now, sil believes she will come back and I will tell her about pp's Maine Coone story, and not to give up hope.
I guess the cat chose the feral life.
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