My kitty is missing.

[Amy in NH]

We bought this house at the end of June last year, and found out on the 4th of July that we had a cat. We named her Liberty because of the holiday - Libby for short. We don't know if she belonged to the previous owner (it was a foreclosure), or if someone dumped her on our property. It took a couple of months for us to develop a trust relationship, and since my oldest ds has an allergy to cats we kept her as a barn cat (she really lives in an open-access entryway near our door, not in the barn). We got her shots and had her fixed. She has stuck around pretty close to the house since the fall, came to the door every morning and evening to be fed, came to the back door slider to look in and get a short-cut to her living space, and liked to be patted (by everyone except the 2 year old who wants to pick her up and hug her all the time). She came out to greet us when we'd been out and about, and followed me as I was working around the yard. She has been a good watch cat - scaring off other strays and intruding raccoons. She has been a good mouser, and squirreller, and batter...

 

The last time I saw her was last week on the 4th of July. I'm afraid she went out hunting and some coyotes got her, as I've been hearing them down in the neighbor's corn fields and over by the river (about 1/4-1/2 mile away). We live in a very rural area, so posting signs won't help. I think she's gone, but I don't want to give up hope.

 

In the past year we have lived through the death of various found baby animals, pond fish, chickens, and even the guinea pigs we had for 3 years. None of them really affected me. But now that Libby is gone I'm feeling a great sense of loss. I keep looking for her and calling her, but she doesn't come. This is a new thing for me, and I'm not sure what to do next.

 

Any words of wisdom?

[Gretchen in NJ]

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: for you and your family. I feel for you our kitty was missing yesterday for a few hours and my heart sank. I hope yours will come back to you as well.:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

[Tammyla]

:grouphug:Hope the little one is home soon.

[kalanamak]

This is a new thing for me, and I'm not sure what to do next.

 

Any words of wisdom?

 

I like to *know*. I personally would walk about the area and look for hair. I once found a missing kitty curled up dead in the railroad tracks, looking all the world like he was asleep. He was a mile from the house, and I think he ate poisoned mice. He sure looked peaceful.

 

I love kitties. I love their look and feel and the smell of their tummies when they sleep. When my mother was dying her cat sat on her for a full 24 hours, only getting up to get me when my mother (who didn't want me to sit in the room with her all day) stirred, trying to get to the commode, etc. After Mommy died, she crawled up on her chest and sat there, feet tucked in with her nose a hair's breath from my mother's chin. She only went out for a tinkle after they came and took the body away.

[ConnieinCO]

Amy, I'm so sorry. I hope you find peace very soon one way or the other.

:grouphug:

 

Connie

[Unicorn.]

Was there a lot of fireworks around you on the 4th? Sometimes they will get scared off by loud noises. I'll pray for her return. I know how you feel. Our 6 yo cat disappeared for about 36 hours in May. We found her in a neighbor's attic. She is now an indoor -only cat! (((Amy)))

[Kathleen in VA]

A close friend of mine has an outdoor cat that disappeared mysteriously one day and she thought it might have been taken in by another family in the neighborhood. Then, it just showed up a few weeks later, no worse for the wear. I sure hope your kitty finds her way home soon.

 

:grouphug: