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Smudgie is Lost! - I Saw Her!
On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 09:37:30 +0100, "Sharon & Smudgie"
wrote: "Sharon & Smudgie" wrote in message news:ZU0Xn.166980$_m6.64687@hurricane... I would really appreciate some GYFBH purrs please. Yesterday evening Smudgie chased a cat over our fence and kept on running. She has never been out of the garden before so I am super worried. I have been walking the streets calling her name and shaking her food box but no luck. She is scared of strangers so will not approach anyone for help. I have put leaflets thru doors and on lamp posts etc. I am so worried and am hoping the "power of the purrs" will help guide her home. Thank you so much Sharon I spotted Smudgie about 1.30 this morning from our back bedroom window sitting right by the bin where I have put a sock! I stood for a minute to make sure it was her then went down to our back fence with a torch. I managed to look over and was calling her, she looked over but didn't move. I grabbed her carrier and made my way quietly to where she was sitting and called her again. She ran further away from me so I stopped and sat on the road and kept calling her quietly. She then ran to another fence at the back where there is a hole, stopped and turned as I called her again and then went through the fence into the garden. I walked over to the hole and kept calling her quietly but nothing. I left a trail of chicken from the hole and across the roadway to our fence and came back indoors. I watched out of the window for a while but couldn't see or hear anything. This morning when I checked the chicken had gone but of course any other cat could have eaten it. I am so happy I have seen her for myself but now have the problem that she wont come to me if I call her. This morning we are going to cut a section our of our fence panel so she can come into the garden that way if she wants to and borrow 2 traps from my local shelter. I will put one in our garden and the other in the garden that she ran into if the owner doesn't mind (we have spoken to him before and he seems amicable enough). Today I will change her "Lost" posters for "Still Lost" posters with alternative photos and put the word "Reward" in big letters! Maybe today ...... Sharon I'm so glad to hear you have actually seen Smudgie, and SO CLOSE, too! I think setting a live trap may be your best bet, as obviously Smudgie is confused and very, very scared. It is VERY encouraging that she has stayed so close to home, though! I remember when my first cat, Lucky(RB) got out of my house, many years ago. She was gone in a flash, but I found her underneath a car next door. She was terrified, and absolutely WOULD NOT move the few feet closer to me so I could catch her. I kept moving around the car, and she kept moving away from me. Finally, I enlisted the help of a neighbor, who scared Lucky from under one side of the car to the other, where I was crouching behind a tire, waiting to grab her. So, just a few minutes after escaping into the OUT, my Lucky, who ALWAYS came when I called her (indoors) was so scared, she wouldn't come to me, when I called, from just a few feet away. I'm sure poor Smudgie is VERY scared and confused right now. But, she is hiding close by, so I'm certain you can catch her, very soon. Purrs for her safe return continue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^ "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." -TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100704-0, 07/04/2010 Tested on: 7/4/2010 3:05:24 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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Smudgie is Lost! - I Saw Her!
Sharon & Smudgie wrote:
Can you get a Hav-A-Hart trap? Animal shelters often have some that people can borrow, or it would even be worth buying one. Set it up close to where you saw Smudgie, and bait it with her favorite food, such as chicken. Put the chicken at the very back and loosely lay a sheet of newspaper over the trap mechanism so she won't see it. She will "spring" the trap when she steps in the right place, and it can't hurt her. Of course, she will be frightened, so you should check it as often as possible. MaryL Trap is set and baited with her favourite food - chicken and cat treat sticks - in the back garden. I have sleeping at the back of the house since she went with the window wide open so I can hear her mieowing. I'm hoping the trap will make enough noise to wake me so I can check it right away. I just hope she doesn't freak out when I let her out inside the house. We have also cut a section out of our fence and I have put her litter tray nearby with her used litter in it. Now we wait ...... Will update Sharon Suggestion: If you do catch her in the trap, do not let her out for a while. She will probably calm down faster in there.We are reving up the purrs and prayers that you will malke a successful capture. Best wishes. MLB |
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Smudgie is Lost! - I Saw Her!
Sharon & Smudgie wrote:
I'm hoping the trap will make enough noise to wake me so I can check it right away. I just hope she doesn't freak out when I let her out inside the house. Best of luck - if you find her in the trap, cover the trap straight away with something large like a big bath towel or sheet. It makes it slightly less scary if they are covered and in darkness. She will be freaked out and very scared. When you bring her into the house, take her into one familiar room, with food, litter tray and water already in there and shut the door and windows to that room before letting her out. Make sure she is calm and reacting normally to you before letting her out of the room again, even if it's a day or so before that happens. That way you can also check to see if she is OK and unharmed or in need of vet treatment in any way. Wil be thinking of you and keeping fingers crossed - Deb. -- http://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield |
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Smudgie is Lost! - I Saw Her!
Sharon & Smudgie wrote:
I spotted Smudgie about 1.30 this morning from our back bedroom window sitting right by the bin where I have put a sock! I stood for a minute to make sure it was her then went down to our back fence with a torch. I managed to look over and was calling her, she looked over but didn't move. I grabbed her carrier and made my way quietly to where she was sitting and called her again. She ran further away from me so I stopped and sat on the road and kept calling her quietly. She then ran to another fence at the back where there is a hole, stopped and turned as I called her again and then went through the fence into the garden. I walked over to the hole and kept calling her quietly but nothing. I left a trail of chicken from the hole and across the roadway to our fence and came back indoors. I watched out of the window for a while but couldn't see or hear anything. This morning when I checked the chicken had gone but of course any other cat could have eaten it. I am so happy I have seen her for myself but now have the problem that she wont come to me if I call her. This morning we are going to cut a section our of our fence panel so she can come into the garden that way if she wants to and borrow 2 traps from my local shelter. I will put one in our garden and the other in the garden that she ran into if the owner doesn't mind (we have spoken to him before and he seems amicable enough). Today I will change her "Lost" posters for "Still Lost" posters with alternative photos and put the word "Reward" in big letters! How frustrating, but also wonderful that you've seen her - now you know she's alive, pretty much OK (at least it didn't sound like she was visibly injured in any way), and near home. And *not* stuck in someone's home, who has decided he wants to keep her. (Glad that story was wrong!) Good luck luring her back home. Purrs continuing! Joyce -- Loneliness is comforted by the closeness and touch of fur to fur, skin to skin, or -- skin to fur. -- Paul Gallico |
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Smudgie is Lost! - I Saw Her!
On Jul 4, 3:33*pm, "Sharon & Smudgie" wrote:
Can you get a Hav-A-Hart trap? *Animal shelters often have some that people can borrow, or it would even be worth buying one. *Set it up close to where you saw Smudgie, and bait it with her favorite food, such as chicken. *Put the chicken at the very back and loosely lay a sheet of newspaper over the trap mechanism so she won't see it. *She will "spring" the trap when she steps in the right place, and it can't hurt her. *Of course, she will be frightened, so you should check it as often as possible. MaryL Trap is set and baited with her favourite food - chicken and cat treat sticks - in the back garden. I have sleeping at the back of the house since she went with the window wide open so I can hear her mieowing. *I'm hoping the trap will make enough noise to wake me so I can check it right away. *I just hope she doesn't freak out when I let her out inside the house. *We have also cut a section out of our fence and I have put her litter tray nearby with her used litter in it. The sighting is a very good sign. Good luck with the capture. -- Will in New Haven |
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Smudgie is Lost! - I Saw Her!
been there done similar, LOL, lee
"Art Shapiro" wrote in message ... I've been following your story with interest and concern. Is there any chance you could lure her into the house if the door were open? The reason I ask is with respect to my own cat Calico, who at 13 1/2 years still can't be picked up. It used to take me as long as five hours each night to coax her back into the house. (She's now totally indoors for that reason.) At times, I'd have to put a bowl of food inside, near the door, and prop the door open, with a long string to where I'd be sitting across the house. When she'd finally decide to come in, smelling the food, I'd yank the door closed with the string. Sounds ridiculous, but might be appropriate here. Art |
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Smudgie is Lost! - I Saw Her!
when you let her out of the trap do it in the bathroom or other smaller room
with tray, food/water and the door closed, will give her a chance to re orient herself to you, the house and the tray, Lee "Sharon & Smudgie" wrote in message news:Wl5Yn.94558$vB5.57494@hurricane... Can you get a Hav-A-Hart trap? Animal shelters often have some that people can borrow, or it would even be worth buying one. Set it up close to where you saw Smudgie, and bait it with her favorite food, such as chicken. Put the chicken at the very back and loosely lay a sheet of newspaper over the trap mechanism so she won't see it. She will "spring" the trap when she steps in the right place, and it can't hurt her. Of course, she will be frightened, so you should check it as often as possible. MaryL Trap is set and baited with her favourite food - chicken and cat treat sticks - in the back garden. I have sleeping at the back of the house since she went with the window wide open so I can hear her mieowing. I'm hoping the trap will make enough noise to wake me so I can check it right away. I just hope she doesn't freak out when I let her out inside the house. We have also cut a section out of our fence and I have put her litter tray nearby with her used litter in it. Now we wait ...... Will update Sharon |
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Smudgie is Lost! - Trap Set
How frustrating, but also wonderful that you've seen her - now you know she's alive, pretty much OK (at least it didn't sound like she was visibly injured in any way), and near home. And *not* stuck in someone's home, who has decided he wants to keep her. (Glad that story was wrong!) Good luck luring her back home. Purrs continuing! Joyce -- Loneliness is comforted by the closeness and touch of fur to fur, skin to skin, or -- skin to fur. -- Paul Gallico We had 2 cats come into our garden to investigate the litter tray and tasty treats we put down by the trap last night. We scared them away but I'm glad it's having the desired effect. Trap was empty this morning but it's early days. Sharon |
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Smudgie is Lost! - Trap Set
Sharon & Smudgie wrote:
How frustrating, but also wonderful that you've seen her - now you know she's alive, pretty much OK (at least it didn't sound like she was visibly injured in any way), and near home. And *not* stuck in someone's home, who has decided he wants to keep her. (Glad that story was wrong!) Good luck luring her back home. Purrs continuing! Joyce -- Loneliness is comforted by the closeness and touch of fur to fur, skin to skin, or -- skin to fur. -- Paul Gallico We had 2 cats come into our garden to investigate the litter tray and tasty treats we put down by the trap last night. We scared them away but I'm glad it's having the desired effect. Trap was empty this morning but it's early days. Sharon Kind of makes yhou wonder if they were lost too. Sending more purrs for Smudgie to go home. MLB |
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Smudgie is Lost! - Trap Set
Loneliness is comforted by the closeness and touch of fur to fur,
skin to skin, or -- skin to fur. -- Paul Gallico We had 2 cats come into our garden to investigate the litter tray and tasty treats we put down by the trap last night. We scared them away but I'm glad it's having the desired effect. Trap was empty this morning but it's early days. Sharon Hi Everyone I just had to post because our local newspaper is going to do an article on Smudgie! I emailed them at the weekend in the hope they may do a little piece saying she is lost but they are doing an article with pictures and everything! Oh I do hope this helps to find her. Thank you all for your support, which continues to keep me so positive. Sharon |
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