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((((hugs)))) Hope she appears on your doorstep soon

Anyone heard from Gerri, has Purdy come home yet?

Lizx

Just a few words of encouragement to
stay positive.

Hope Purdy returns home safely soon.



Val.

Been thinking about you and Purdy, Gerri, and hope you hear news soon.

Hugs,
Lizxx

Oh, Gerri

I have only just seen this thread. I'm not sure what advice to give that others haven't already said, but I just wanted to send you my love and hugs. I know how I would feel if it were our Dusk that went missing.

Our insurance company will pay for advertising and rewards in these circumstances. It may be an idea to check your policy. Ours is More Than if it's any help.

Dianne xx

Hope she turns up soon..... and have to agree its the not knowing that hurts

(((hugs)))

I am so sorry to hear this.

Our little cat has a habit of vanishing every now and then for up to 4 days at a time. It upsets me every time and I don't know where she goes.

We bought a Loc8tor gadget which is supposed to make it possible for us to find her when she wanders but she always goes out of range. We are seriously thinking of putting a GPS satellite detector thingy on her collar and they are expensive.

I hope your cat comes home soon.

Luv
Sue

Fingers crossed Geri,

Caz xxxxxxxxx

My friends persian cat disappeqared and was missing for over 4 weeks, we put up posters everywhere, and despite one possible initial siting, there were no more. Then one afternoon a lady spotted him and rememered the poster she had seen and he was only two streets away.
He obviously hadnt been taken in by anyone as he had lost weight and was very hungry when he did come back home.
So, dont give up hope - this story is testament that they do come home.
Hope your cat turns up soon, thinking of you. Jayne

Really feel for you Gerri, I know how it feels. The not knowing.

When we went to England in October we didn't know how long we would be away, so we put her into the kennels here. When we got back 5 weeks later, it turned out she had escaped 3 weeks previously and was still missing. We put up posters and eventually two weeks later some girls recognised the cat as one they had been feeding down at one of the churches. She came home that day after walking about a mile from the kennels to the church. Two very happy owners and one laid back cat!! This time the neighbour fed her as she goes round to see them anyway.

There is still time for her to come home, cats have been missing for years and then come back.

Rosalind

Hello Gerri

Don't give up hope - there are stories here already to prove you shouldn't ..........

One of my mum's cats disappeared for 2 weeks, altho we believe she was taken by someone - still, we got her back.

I have a friend on another site who has had both her cats disappear - 1st was for many weeks, and was found near an abandoned industrial unit............ her second was missing just before christmas for a week or so, turns out he had got into a house thru catflap where the owners were away on hols and he couldn't get out!!

I know it's heartbreaking - i'm the same if any of mine don't show in a 12 hour period - but i've seen too many tales of moggies that have been reunited with owners to not have faith xxx

Hi Gerri, so sorry Purdy is still missing and hope she is found safely or comes home on her own, very soon, it is so awful not knowing. You take care when roaming the roads looking for her. Hope Maggie will eat properly soon and be ok. I don't think chipping them is any worse than having their necessary jabs.

Lizxxx

Vods,

You just made me smile. My Pilchard, just came down from the bedroom (where I should be!), climbed on my back -to see what I was typing and proceeded to try and climb up the chimney!! I wouldnt mind but there are still some hot coals in there! He now keeps going to the bedroom and then coming back up to me as if he is asking me to come to bed......................mmmmmmmmm best offer I have had in a long while!!! He is a funny thing really, my 11yo lay down next to him earlier and he started to lick Mikeys hair as if he was grooming him....

Right better go take this cat to bed before he wakes everyone up with his antics!

love T.x

Gerri. Feel for you. My daughters cat went missing not long before Xmas 2007. The kids were heartbroken, and evryone was looking for him.

Unfortunately there was a very unsuitable person who had a dog that was chasing cats and killing them.

He was never seen again, but we still often speak of him. He was a a lovely little thing.

I had a dog that was away for about 18mths, and turned up at the door one morning. He had obviously been in a house somewhere, but wanted to get home at the first opportunity. Never found out where he had been, but we were ever so happy to have him back.

The biggest miracle of a lost cat was many years ago. My cat had gone missing, but I could hear a cat every night when I was in bed. It was away for about 3-4wks.
We lived in a block of four houses, and the woman on the top opposite side got a shock. She was the only person who still had a coal fire, and she came home to find my cat in her living room. He was filthy and hungry, so it was obvious he had been stuck down her chimney.

Hope your puss returns home soon.

Oh Geri,

I feel your pain.

We are quite paranoid about letting our cats out now. Our neutered tom has a habit of going out and stopping out for 2 or 3 days. He is gorgeous, completely grey but with a tiny dash of white tucked under his chin. His normal place is right in front of the open fire stretched out, he will even edge his human brothers & sisters out of the way to get prime position!!! My older female will go out and come back in quite quickly and their daughter hasnt yet been out and she is nearly a year old. My 3yo son has named them all after Bob the Builder charachters. Pilchard (dad), Dizzy (mum) and Spud (daughter). They are very much part of the family and my hubby has even been charmed by Pilchard!!!

I do so hope your kitty turns up soon for your sake and for Maggie. You are right about the not knowing. We lost 2 about 3 years ago, we found 1 in the road and the other one never re-appeared. We spent months following up on tip offs, even now I would love to know what happened to Angel......

Thinking of you.

love Theresa

Spent tonight making new flyers.

Someone told me that some 'low lifes' are stealing cats and dogs and waiting for flyers to show a reward and then returning the pet to collect the money!

Purdy is/was TOO friendly! everyone around here knows her.
Thank God Maggie is afraid of her own shadow!

Also..

When driving to work today down the A1M (one junction from Stevenage) I saw a road kill but was driving too fast to see exactly.(maybe she got in a car and they threw her out?)

I drove home tonight to drop of my work partner and then went back to where i thought the road kill was and missed it again!
I did this twice!
I will check again in the daylight tomorrow.

Maggie still isnt eating much and she keeps looking behind the sofa's. She wants her playmate back!...so do I ...

One week ago tonight. Monday after 10pm.
If someone did take her...i hope they ROT IN HELL!

Gerri

Liz...Maggie is booked in to be chipped. I hope it doesnt hurt!

Another thought, you don't live near the station do you? A friends cat used to try and sneak on the trains in Letchworth station, their garden backed onto the station.

Ann
Glos

Hi Gerri, yes get Maggie chipped, she is a special cat and would be highly sought after so best to be able to prove she is yours and easier to find you if she gets away and lost. Hope her little friend comes back soon. I have been through this several times, it's awful waiting for news of them.
love
Lizxxx

Are there any holiday homes, that were used over Christmas and are now locked up?
When I was a child living in Mevagissey, our cat went mising for 4 days - someone eventually noticed her in the window of an empty holiday cottage. She'd sneaked in when the occupants were leaving!!

Have there been any big deliveries in the area lately, i.e. large vans that she could have sneaked inside?

Ann
glos