Looking after a cat. He went out last night but ain't back. I need to go out

GinG · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:56

Dreadi said:
Happened to me last weekend

Gutted, I always feel sorry for the owners when I see a cat lying in the road...I do not like cats but as a dog owner it must be very upsetting!

BillTheButcher · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:01

Souness said:
Happened to my cat once. The neighbour consciously locked him in their shed and left him in there with all the poisonous chemicals. When we found him he was almost dead. Lucky the vet managed to save him. He stays out all night all the time though so I wouldn't start worrying till he's been gone for a whole day.

Why did your neighbour do that? :mad:

Dreadi · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:02

GinG said:
Gutted, I always feel sorry for the owners when I see a cat lying in the road...I do not like cats but as a dog owner it must be very upsetting!

Its happened so many times over the years that as upsetting as it is, it doesn't effect me much. It was one of our boys (we had 5 cats before we lost him) and he was my girlfriends baby and it literally ripped in half when i told her, never have i seen her so upset and thats what upset me most really.
Who ever hit him didn't stop as a local bobby (station is just over the road) brought him over not long after it happened

The Dread Pirate · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:02

Check with your local "Crazy Cat Lady"

Sunbed · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:24

It's probably been Fritzl'ed by now.

Andy__C · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:37

Mine sometimes wanders off for a couple of days.... does it once or twice a year...

Its always back though sooner or later... wanting to be fed.

Cats.

vicisthebest · 25 Jul 2011 at 20:11

Dreadi said:
Its happened so many times over the years that as upsetting as it is, it doesn't effect me much. It was one of our boys (we had 5 cats before we lost him) and he was my girlfriends baby and it literally ripped in half when i told her, never have i seen her so upset and thats what upset me most really.
Who ever hit him didn't stop as a local bobby (station is just over the road) brought him over not long after it happened

Ours got knocked down last year, must've been overnight as we found him outside our house in the morning. Whoever had hit him, or someone else, had moved him to the pavement, presumably so he wouldn't get hit again. In the middle of the night you're not going to go knocking on doors to find out whose it is. I appreciated them doing that (even though they'd killed my cat :mad:

).

Raikiri · 25 Jul 2011 at 20:15

Souness said:
Happened to my cat once. The neighbour consciously locked him in their shed and left him in there with all the poisonous chemicals. When we found him he was almost dead. Lucky the vet managed to save him. He stays out all night all the time though so I wouldn't start worrying till he's been gone for a whole day.

Is your neighbours name Mr Schrodinger?

Biohazard · 25 Jul 2011 at 20:16

Pah I can do one better than that, years ago our neighbour must have saw our cat squashed on the road so thoughtfully decided to pick it up and leave it on the door step at the crack of dawn when he left for work.

Nearly puked my ******* guts out leaving for work that morning.

RIP Pat the cat

Tephnos · 25 Jul 2011 at 20:17

kingy666 said:
It's probably dead.

I lol'd.

Hate you.

Reaper 392 · 25 Jul 2011 at 20:19

looks like youve done the right thing by leaving some water out for it to ignore, as stagnant puddle water is much preferred

^TANK^ · 25 Jul 2011 at 20:50

kingy666 said:
It's probably dead.

**** off and play with the traffic.

LOAM · 25 Jul 2011 at 20:56

Has he come back ?

Efour · 25 Jul 2011 at 21:29

did u leave a spare key under the doormat for it?

steinooo · 25 Jul 2011 at 22:20

LOAM said:
Has he come back ?

Eriedor · 25 Jul 2011 at 22:33

^TANK^ said:
**** off and play with the traffic.

You love cats ... we get it, but completely over the top response, no?

kingy666 · 26 Jul 2011 at 01:43

kingy666 said:
It's probably dead.

Sorry, if anyone thought that my statement was a bit harsh. I am a realist and the first thought that came into my head were 'cat has not come home = dead cat' so that was why i posted it (and i thought the the harshness would get a few lols

).

I do really like cats and would have one myself but my GF is allergic to them so i hope the OP's cat returned safe and well.

^TANK^ · 26 Jul 2011 at 02:13

Eriedor said:
You love cats ... we get it, but completely over the top response, no?

Not everyone likes/respects animals I get it, but when someone is concerned about the welfare of their pet and asks advise and gets this reply........

kingy666 said:
It's probably dead.

So you don't think that, that was an unnecessary comment then Eriedor? Also I wasn't alone in taking offense to that post

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kingy666 said:
Sorry, if anyone thought that my statement was a bit harsh. I am a realist and the first thought that came into my head were 'cat has not come home = dead cat' so that was why i posted it (and i thought the the harshness would get a few lols).

I do really like cats and would have one myself but my GF is allergic to them so i hope the OP's cat returned safe and well.

I apologise for my brash comment then King666, as I thought you were just trying to be unnecessarily nasty to the op.

Vanilla · 26 Jul 2011 at 02:51

When you say looking after a cat - did you bring it over your place or are you looking after it at someone elses place?

If you brought it around your place and let it out....you probably wont ever see it again.

KaHn · 26 Jul 2011 at 07:34

If your car sitting for the cat at your house and not your friends it's probably went back home, or to try and find it.

KaHn