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Smudgie is Lost!
ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message ... On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:40:17 +0100, "Sharon & Smudgie" wrote: 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 Sending more GYFBH purrs! I KNOW she is nearby, and it's only a matter of time before she turns up. I am sorry to hear her collar came off. But, *so many* people know about her, and you looking for her, that if somebody finds her who hasn't seen a poster about her, *someone* will tell them where Smudgie belongs. And, thank goodness, she *is* micro chipped, so if she gets taken to a vet, or a shelter, they will find you. I can only imagine how upset you must be. And poor Smudgie! She must be terrified somewhere. But, I *know* you will get her back, and it won't be very much longer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^ "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 Thank you so so much everyone, your positivity has kept me so encouraged over the past few days. We have just come back from our "torch walk" and bumped into another couple who are out looking for her for us! Most people have been fantastic ... and then we bumped into one bloke who said "someone has taken off her collar and kept her". That really was like a knife through my heart .. but there is absolutely no way she would allow anyone to do that though I'm sure. If they did get hold of her I'd like to think she would treat them the same as she does her vet and bite/claw and scream her head off (that's her B*tch Smudgie persona) lol. So near yet so far I've even thrown my unwashed socks into bushes near home in case she can get my scent, and walked back barefoot in case I leave a scent for her to follow! I really thought today would be the day .... maybe tomorrow .... Sharon, |
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Smudgie is Lost!
Sharon & Smudgie wrote:
Thank you so so much everyone, your positivity has kept me so encouraged over the past few days. We have just come back from our "torch walk" and bumped into another couple who are out looking for her for us! Most people have been fantastic ... You have some really great neighbors! (Pets often end up being social catalysts for people who don't know their neighbors. One time I walked up to a group of my neighbors who were standing on the street. I knew a few of them, and didn't know some of the others. One person said, "This is Smudge's mom!" as a way of introducing me. And a bunch of people I'd never seen before turned to me and said, "Oh, *Smudge's* mom! Hello!" LOL. Now I know them all.) and then we bumped into one bloke who said "someone has taken off her collar and kept her". That really was like a knife through my heart .. Do you know this guy? Are you sure he's reliable? I wonder how he knows this, yet doesn't know who it is. If you do know him, maybe you could go ask him some more questions, such as who he got this information from. Then maybe you could go ask *that* person who has her? (If this is even true.) Continued purring! Joyce -- If we discovered we only had five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people calling other people to stammer that they loved them. -- Christopher Morley |
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Smudgie is Lost!
"Sharon & Smudgie" wrote in message news:lyOXn.65241$U%7.25467@hurricane... ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message ... On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:40:17 +0100, "Sharon & Smudgie" wrote: 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 Sending more GYFBH purrs! I KNOW she is nearby, and it's only a matter of time before she turns up. I am sorry to hear her collar came off. But, *so many* people know about her, and you looking for her, that if somebody finds her who hasn't seen a poster about her, *someone* will tell them where Smudgie belongs. And, thank goodness, she *is* micro chipped, so if she gets taken to a vet, or a shelter, they will find you. I can only imagine how upset you must be. And poor Smudgie! She must be terrified somewhere. But, I *know* you will get her back, and it won't be very much longer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^ "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 Thank you so so much everyone, your positivity has kept me so encouraged over the past few days. We have just come back from our "torch walk" and bumped into another couple who are out looking for her for us! Most people have been fantastic ... and then we bumped into one bloke who said "someone has taken off her collar and kept her". That really was like a knife through my heart .. but there is absolutely no way she would allow anyone to do that though I'm sure. If they did get hold of her I'd like to think she would treat them the same as she does her vet and bite/claw and scream her head off (that's her B*tch Smudgie persona) lol. So near yet so far I've even thrown my unwashed socks into bushes near home in case she can get my scent, and walked back barefoot in case I leave a scent for her to follow! I really thought today would be the day .... maybe tomorrow .... Purrs are still coming that you will get her back very soon, although it does concern me that her collar is still "done up" When Boyfie loses his collar, which he does occasionally, if I find it it's always "undone" but if hers had an elastic insert it's possible that it came off done up, but that would usually be if she was up a tree and got caught up, not on a pavement. I don't know what to think, really. A cat collar which is still done up, left on the pavement?? Can you get back to the man that found it, I think he may know more than he is letting on. Tweed |
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Smudgie is Lost! - update
"Debbie Wilson" wrote in message
... Sharon & Smudgie wrote: Sending huge rumbling purrs to Smudgie that she finds her way home to you ASAP!! Don't give up, she is not far away! Go out and about in the quietest hours of the early morning, just after dawn, and call her so she knows where you are. And I want to echo another poster who said to look low and look close to home. In the bushes, shrubs, under stairs. Their instinct is to stay low and quiet when scared. More purrs.... |
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Smudgie is Lost! - update
"Debbie Wilson" wrote in message
... Sharon & Smudgie wrote: We are closing in on her. A man found her collar nearby and brought it to us at lunchtime. Whilst it means she is now less identifiable at a distance, I know she is near to home. I walked past where the collar was found this morning and didn't see it so I know she has been nearby in the past 5 or so hours. I have put some worn socks into the bushes near to home, hung my dressing gown over the back fence, and walked back from where the collar was found in my bare feet just in case it leaves a scent she can follow. I can almost hear her purr! Sending huge rumbling purrs to Smudgie that she finds her way home to you ASAP!! Don't give up, she is not far away! Go out and about in the quietest hours of the early morning, just after dawn, and call her so she knows where you are. 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 Good idea. Despite most people's beliefs, cats are not nocturnal, they are crepuscular (meaning that they are most active at twilight - dusk and dawn (they evolved in a desert environment)). So that would be the best times to look for a lost cat (early morning being preferable since it would be quieter and she'd be less intimidated. -- Hugs, CatNipped See our clowder at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards at: http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/ |
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Smudgie is Lost!
if she fights i am wondering if someone grabbed the collar and she slipped
out of it, Lee, still praying "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Sharon & Smudgie" wrote in message news:lyOXn.65241$U%7.25467@hurricane... ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message ... On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:40:17 +0100, "Sharon & Smudgie" wrote: 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 Sending more GYFBH purrs! I KNOW she is nearby, and it's only a matter of time before she turns up. I am sorry to hear her collar came off. But, *so many* people know about her, and you looking for her, that if somebody finds her who hasn't seen a poster about her, *someone* will tell them where Smudgie belongs. And, thank goodness, she *is* micro chipped, so if she gets taken to a vet, or a shelter, they will find you. I can only imagine how upset you must be. And poor Smudgie! She must be terrified somewhere. But, I *know* you will get her back, and it won't be very much longer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^ "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 Thank you so so much everyone, your positivity has kept me so encouraged over the past few days. We have just come back from our "torch walk" and bumped into another couple who are out looking for her for us! Most people have been fantastic ... and then we bumped into one bloke who said "someone has taken off her collar and kept her". That really was like a knife through my heart .. but there is absolutely no way she would allow anyone to do that though I'm sure. If they did get hold of her I'd like to think she would treat them the same as she does her vet and bite/claw and scream her head off (that's her B*tch Smudgie persona) lol. So near yet so far I've even thrown my unwashed socks into bushes near home in case she can get my scent, and walked back barefoot in case I leave a scent for her to follow! I really thought today would be the day .... maybe tomorrow .... Purrs are still coming that you will get her back very soon, although it does concern me that her collar is still "done up" When Boyfie loses his collar, which he does occasionally, if I find it it's always "undone" but if hers had an elastic insert it's possible that it came off done up, but that would usually be if she was up a tree and got caught up, not on a pavement. I don't know what to think, really. A cat collar which is still done up, left on the pavement?? Can you get back to the man that found it, I think he may know more than he is letting on. Tweed |
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Smudgie is Lost!
I am still praying too. Love Kyla
if she fights i am wondering if someone grabbed the collar and she slipped out of it, Lee, still praying "Sharon & Smudgie" ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:40:17 +0100, "Sharon & Smudgie" 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 Sending more GYFBH purrs! I KNOW she is nearby, and it's only a matter of time before she turns up. I am sorry to hear her collar came off. But, *so many* people know about her, and you looking for her, that if somebody finds her who hasn't seen a poster about her, *someone* will tell them where Smudgie belongs. And, thank goodness, she *is* micro chipped, so if she gets taken to a vet, or a shelter, they will find you. I can only imagine how upset you must be. And poor Smudgie! She must be terrified somewhere. But, I *know* you will get her back, and it won't be very much longer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^ "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 Thank you so so much everyone, your positivity has kept me so encouraged over the past few days. We have just come back from our "torch walk" and bumped into another couple who are out looking for her for us! Most people have been fantastic ... and then we bumped into one bloke who said "someone has taken off her collar and kept her". That really was like a knife through my heart .. but there is absolutely no way she would allow anyone to do that though I'm sure. If they did get hold of her I'd like to think she would treat them the same as she does her vet and bite/claw and scream her head off (that's her B*tch Smudgie persona) lol. So near yet so far I've even thrown my unwashed socks into bushes near home in case she can get my scent, and walked back barefoot in case I leave a scent for her to follow! I really thought today would be the day .... maybe tomorrow .... Purrs are still coming that you will get her back very soon, although it does concern me that her collar is still "done up" When Boyfie loses his collar, which he does occasionally, if I find it it's always "undone" but if hers had an elastic insert it's possible that it came off done up, but that would usually be if she was up a tree and got caught up, not on a pavement. I don't know what to think, really. A cat collar which is still done up, left on the pavement?? Can you get back to the man that found it, I think he may know more than he is letting on. Tweed |
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Smudgie is Lost! - I Saw Her!
"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 |
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Smudgie is Lost! - I Saw Her!
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 Smudgie is going for the ultimate BCT, it's just a matter of time before she's home. -- Adrian (Owned by Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Smudgie is Lost! - I Saw Her!
Brilliant news! Revving up the purrs full volume - so near yet so far,
but don't give up, if you have seen her then you know she is OK, not being held by anyone and not far away. Tempting her with food is a very good idea, and once she will come for food you can use the live trap. Do you have a litter tray she has used (ie. containing used litter)? Put that somewhere she can smell it and close to the gap in your fence. Any scent of home will help remind her where home actually is. Good luck - persistence will pay off. 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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