Missing Cat in Maindee, Newport 24 February 2012 at 6:01PM in Wales 6 replies 1.5K views

Badger_Lady

Hia folks,

My elderly puss cat has been missing since Wednesday morning. He's 16 years old and has never stayed away from home before - it's unusual for him to disappear for more than a couple of hours.

He followed my lodger down to the bus stop on Chepstow Road, and then turned to go back up Albert Avenue towards home. But he never came back in and never ate his breakfast that day, or since.

He has my phone number engraved on his collar so I would expect a phonecall... since no-one has rung I'm worried that he may be trapped somewhere and unable to get out.

If you live in or near the Maindee area, or know anyone who does, please ask them to look in the garden sheds and to get in touch if they see him! His listing on the pet register is here: http://www.nationalpetregister.org/mp/37461.htm

Come home Tufter!

PennyForThem_2

Sorry to say this but have you rung up the council to check dead cats? They do make a note of ones they pick off the road.

Otherwise, lots of posters and knocking on doors for neighbours to check garages etc. Also go out at 3 am when quiet and call where you think the cat might have gone.

There are catforums where there are loads of tips

http://www.catchat.org/forum.html

http://www.petforums.co.uk/cat-chat/

The first link has a cats lost and found with a really helpful stickied post for things to do

Badger_Lady

PennyForThem wrote: »

Sorry to say this but have you rung up the council to check dead cats? They do make a note of ones they pick off the road.

Otherwise, lots of posters and knocking on doors for neighbours to check garages etc. Also go out at 3 am when quiet and call where you think the cat might have gone.

There are catforums where there are loads of tips

http://www.catchat.org/forum.html

http://www.petforums.co.uk/cat-chat/

The first link has a cats lost and found with a really helpful stickied post for things to do

Thank you - yes I have done all these things!

- Four people responded to my leaflet campaign with sightings, but all of them were on Wednesday or earlier and one was unconfirmed (there's another black cat living nearby).

- The City Council street cleaning team have not picked up any black cats since Wednesday.

- He's on the national register, the vets' registers, Gumtree, MyMoggy.com and just about every other site covering my area (and I've course I've also checked for 'found pets' on there). I have given a lot of detail but omitted one fact for verification.

- I've hunted my house / garden and urged my neighbours to do the same. On Monday I'll be going out with one of the lodgers to knock on doors and ask if we can search people's gardens and outbuildings for them.

- I go out every night at 11pm and again at 4am to walk around the area, listening and quietly calling. Luckily it's a very low-traffic area that's silent and brightly-lit.

I'm 100% convinced that he's dead, trapped or adopted because he couldn't possibly stay hidden this long by choice. He's a real people cat, very chatty and always following people around... plus we're a close-knit neighbourhood (we even have a Facebook group) and everyone on this street knows him well. They all see him every day... until Wednesday. Even the local vet sees him regularly - it's just 50 yards away so he often strolls in for a natter when I'm out.

PennyForThem_2

One cat of mine went mising for 10 days - then suddenly it appeared much thinner but otherwise OK - think it got shut in somewhere.

Another went missing for 4 days - pretty sure it got chased and landed up in a wooded area. Son and I went calling and cat reappeared through catflap at midnight.

So I have been lucky. I feel for you as I know how awful it is.

Badger_Lady

In a crazy bid to keep busy, I've drawn a map of everywhere he's ever been known to visit before, with red markers to show where he was seen on Wednesday: http://g.co/maps/ynyjg

Badger_Lady

He wasn't exactly unhappy here (that's me he's lying on):

geri1965_2

Fingers crossed that he comes home soon xx