Missing

[Tink]

Hestia has gone missing again:( I was so busy yesterday I didn't notice until very late that I had not seen her in awhile. She slips out of doors quite quickly so she might have done that at anytime. Last time I saw her was yesterday afternoon.:(

[dandysmom]

OMG!! I hope she comes home soon, you must be worried sick; fingers crossed here. Hopefully she'll get hungry and show up soon ......

[Tink]

I hope so too...and my foster girl Winnie is going downhill again..this is a bad day.

[Mags]

Hope Hestia turns up soon, Tink ...... and fingers crossed Winnie will improve...

[Tink]

K saw her in the backyard this morning just as he was letting the dogs out for a run..she got spooked and ran off..so she is alive.

[angieh]

Fingers crossed Hestia will come home soon Tink. Also good wishes for Winnie.

[dandysmom]

Glad she was spotted; hope she'll come home soon! Poor Winnie. (((hugs)))

[Amber_Leigh1]

Hope she comes home again soon Tink and best wishes and healing thoughts for Winnie! x

[niki71uk]

:roll: who had the neighbour,whose cat went missing?they saw the cat but it wouldnt come,it had been spooked by something?

[calismum]

:roll: who had the neighbour,whose cat went missing?they saw the cat but it wouldnt come,it had been spooked by something?

Are you thinking about my friends cat? It was spotted for a full week but would not come in. She borrowed a live trap from local CP and caught her that way. Vet visit said thin and dehydrated with a sore eye but she is well on the mend. Now shows no interest in going out.

Tink - I hope Hestia comes in soon.

[yola]

Hopefully when Hestia returns she too will have no inclination to go back out again. Maybe tonight's the night when she'll come wandering back in; I hope so!

[Moli]

Hope she comes home soon....

[dandysmom]

Still sending "come home" vibes Tink ........

[Tink]

Thanks I've sat outside and called to her but nothing yet.

[angieh]

Oh dear, I was so hoping she'd be back with you. Come home Hestia, silly girl.

[dandysmom]

Same here Do you think she might have gotten shut in in someone's shed or garage?

[Tink]

Well it's been raining all night, I kind of hope she is sheltered somewhere, it's a bit cold and wet out there.

[calismum]

Oh Tink, you must be worried sick. Why do they do this to us? I hope you manage to find her soon.

[Tink]

It's been pretty chilly since last night and raining. I'm getting depressed about this.

[dandysmom]

I'm so sorry, is she friendly with strangers; someone may have let her in ......

[Tink]

yes she is quite friendly. i hope you're right it worries me to think of her being in the cold and wet.

[dandysmom]

Worries me too; hope she is inside somewhere fed and warm .......:((

[angieh]

I keep hoping there's going to be good news on this thread Tink. I still am hoping for her to come home safely.

[yola]

I keep hoping there's going to be good news on this thread Tink. I still am hoping for her to come home safely.

Me too! I'm sorry the news isn't more positive.

[Tink]

The winds are picking up..we have an advisory for gusts up to 50mph so my guess is she's taken up shelter whether inside or outside...

[dandysmom]

The first thread I clicked on hoping for news ......... still praying for hr safe return,

[alexgirl73]

sorry she hasn't come home yet Tink :( Hope she's back soon x

[Tink]

Thanks guys. I emailed various shelters her photo and all but one got back to me saying they had not seen a cat like that the last week. The one who didn't say yes nor no was Animal Control (they pick up dead bodies), they told me I'd have to come in person to see the cats they've gotten in the last week. Maybe I can get K to drive me over there today...

[dandysmom]

Oh how I hope she is there.... live, I mean! Surely they don't keep bodies for that long. do they? Praying for good news .......

[Shelley123]

Thanks guys. I emailed various shelters her photo and all but one got back to me saying they had not seen a cat like that the last week. The one who didn't say yes nor no was Animal Control (they pick up dead bodies), they told me I'd have to come in person to see the cats they've gotten in the last week. Maybe I can get K to drive me over there today...

I'm very sorry to hear you will have to do this and hope to God she's not there.
I do hope she returns soon.

[Shelley123]

Have you asked around neighbours, it's possible someone has her. Also have you put up lost posters in your area?

[dandysmom]

Tink, did I misunderstand your post? Our Animal Control here also picks up strays as well as bodies .........

[Mags]

Sorry she hasn't come home yet, Tink ......... hope she turns up soon.

[Moli]

Hoping so much she comes home....

[Amber_Leigh1]

Hi Tink - so sorry to see that there's no good news yet on the return of Hestia - I know exactly what you're going through right now and it's awful! Try and stay positive x

[Tink]

Thanks, will be walking around the neighborhood and talking to neighbors and putting signs up tonight. There is a neighborhood behind us I did not even think about looking in until K brought it up today.

[Shelley123]

You never know Tink, even if she has the best of homes with you, she still could be with someone else.
One of my Cats from the past used to have a house were he visited, in fact he had two. I would often drive past and see him sat inside on their windowsill.
I know Hestia didn't go out but maybe someone found her and just took her in.
On another forum someone had lost her dog, she put up posters and someone did contact her and she got the dog back.
Wishing you the best of luck in your search.

[Tink]

I actually hope that is the case Shelley it would make me feel loads better to know she is fed and warm. There is a cul de sac behind our house that is hard for humans to get to without driving in a roundabout way but accessible to animals. I don't mind if she has two homes as long as she is safe.

[dandysmom]

Good luck in that neighborhood behind you. If she's friendly, and wasn't sure which way back home was and met a person who thought she might have been a stray cat on a cold windy night and was invited in .... that's what I'm hoping has happened.

[yola]

I'm still keeping everything crossed that you locate her, Tink.

[angieh]

Yes, same here Tink. Come home safely Hestia.

[Phoenix]

Everything crossed here for a safe return.

[Tink]

Went to both humane societies serving our county today. Not there. Filled out a report at both places. Walked around the neighborhood and set up flyers. That one behind us I was thinking she might be in is not what I expected, high end, real nice houses and such. So maybe she is eating out of a crystal goblet in one of those houses, I don't know.

[dandysmom]

Oh, awful; if she would only show up! Where can she be; still praying hard. It's heartbreaking when they just vanish ..:( But I can't help but remember Dinahsmum's Chester who reappeared weeks after everyone had given up hope...

[Tink]

Yes, this is true. I got a card in the mail today from the vet with Winnie's pawprint on it. Broke down and cried, not a great day. Didn't help there was horrible people at both shelters surrendering cats or trying to get them back who treated their cats horribly (a woman was livid b/c they wouldn't give her back one of the litter of kittens she took in after she admitted she would NOT be bottle feeding it..it was only several weeks old, sigh...)

[dandysmom]

Whenever I read about one of us grieving the loss of a beloved companion, I think of these lines from Kipling, who was a very wise man and had a way of putting things so well ...


There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
But when we are certain of sorrow in store
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and sisters I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.

[Tink]

That does sum it up nicely.

[angieh]

Kipling's words are true, but where would we be otherwise without the company and comfort of our cats or other animals? They do generally give us much more than they take in my view. I would rather endure the pain than go without the time I have had with my cats.

Edited to say: Missing is very different - I do understand and still have my fingers well and truly crossed! ((((HUGS))))

[dandysmom]

Angie, I don't think that he meant we shouldn't, but was emphasizing the pain that the loss causes ....... anyhow that's how I read it. I too can't imagine a life without our furry companions.

When Scamper vanished my Mom was in denial and, insisting he would come home, would not let us get another cat ... I spent several unhappy catless years.

[Tink]

She Came Home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aliwin]

Wohooo so happy for you!!!!

[Amber_Leigh1]

Woo hoo!!!! Thank goodness - I'm really happy for you x

[cats' staff]

Brilliant news!

[angieh]

OMG Tink ................ is she OK?????

[Mags]

Wonderful news Tink, how is she healthwise?

[calismum]

Hurrah - I am so happy for you. I hope you told her how worried she had made you and all her friends here.

[dandysmom]

Oh thank God!! What a relief! How is she?

[Tink]

A little skinny and dirty but okay. She's also almost lost her voice, I wonder if she was meowing a lot..
I was openinig the bedroom window to let in some fresh air and I put my head out to breathe it in and below me was Hestia sitting there silently staring. I tried to get her to jump in the window but she was hesitant about that. That window is too high for me to climb out of so I went around back to get her and then she had vanished. I came back in the room and called out the window and nothing...then I picked up a bag of her fave treats and started crinkling it and she came out of nowhere to the window again. Called K and told him to keep her near while I went around back so I could grab her and hand her to him. She almost ran away when she heard me coming through the yard but then realized it was me and threw herself down and showed her tummy. She is currently enjoying the fireplace.

[Shelley123]

Absolutely brilliant news, the best thing i've heard today.
So very pleased for you all, sounds like she may have been locked in somewhere.

[dandysmom]

Oh bless! I hope she's learned that the big scary outside isn't as nice as a warm loving home where the food is! Please give her a welcome home cuddle from me, and a little lecture about not doing that again!

[angieh]

If only she could say where she'd been. So glad she's OK and home. I expect she scared herself - and you and us all to boot!

[alexgirl73]

so great to hear she's home x

[Moli]

So very pleased to read she is home safe.....

[yola]

That's wonderful news Tink! I'm glad all's ended well. Hopefully Hestia's learnt her lesson :D