I need Lounge vibes - one of my kitties has gone missing!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

I'm having some major remodeling done at the back of my house, so I'm using the front door all the time now. The screen door doesn't always latch, but I forgot about this because I usually use the back door. Anyhow, I went out the front door to get something from the garage and ended up talking to one of the carpenters for about 15 minutes. On my way back to the front of the house I noticed that Milo was outside, sitting in the garden, so I picked him up and took him back in - realizing that the front door hadn't latched.

But then I couldn't find Pixie anywhere in the house. She must have slipped out with Milo, and now I can't find her. I've looked under the porch, under the bushes, all around the house and the neighbors' houses.

What really makes me sick is that, although the cats all have collars with their name tags with my phone number, I'd taken them off to brush them (the cats) and get new collars for them. The next visit they were going to be microchipped, though they are all indoor cats. But now Pixie is outside without any identification and she's not used to being outside, though she often tries to slip out.

She can't have gone too far, but she's most likely hiding somewhere. And I worry about cars and dogs, and if someone finds her they won't know where she lives. All I can do is hope she finds her way back.

[fizzgig]

1. i hope she makes her way back in soon

i know how stressful it is for that to happen

[davsand]

2. Sending good kitty vibes for you and Pixie!

Is there an especially stinky food that is her absolute favorite treat? Can you put a bowl of that outside the door? Lure that little minx in and snag her!


Laura

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. There's food on the porch. I'll have to get some tuna.

Right now I'm all upset, which is stupid since she's been missing only for a couple of hours, but she's not an outdoor cat and I'm afraid she won't be able to find her way home. I feel just awful that I didn't get around to putting her collar back on (not that she would likely let anyone catch her).

[bluesbassman]

4. Vibes for a quick and safe return.

[irisblue]

5. lots of vibes!

i hope you find her soon. i know how scary for the human this can be. maybe some sardines?

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Can she recognize the sound of food in whatever container it's in?

Walk around rattling it, whether it's a bag or tupperware. She will be programmed to come running.

[hifiguy]

7. Bummer. I hope she turns up safe and happy

ASAP. Good vibes coming your way.

[siligut]

8. I didn't take her

I love that little kitty, but it wasn't me. I agree with everyone, put stinky food outside the door. Also, print up some missing kitty signs if she isn't back by dinner. Best vibes that Pixie makes her way back home by dinner and don't be hard on yourself, it doesn't do anybody any good.

[Lars39]

9. Was any space whatsoever in the house boarded up to be finished?

Our cat managed to get herself trapped in a crawlspace under the house even with taking all precautions, when we were finishing the floor on a carport room.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. SHE'S BACK!

It appears that the little monster was hiding somewhere in the house the entire time! And I can't imagine where that could have been because half of the house is walled off under construction (no way for her to get into that area) and the other half - well, there just isn't anyplace to hide. Except that she did. I was upstairs hanging a towel rack in the bathroom and out of the corner of my eye I caught a small, cat-shaped blur scurry by that wasn't the right color to be either of the others. And she'd obviously just come up the stairs. I whooped and hugged her and she looked at me like, "What???" And now she's just wandering around looking for some mischief to get into. But where the hell was she all day??

No matter. She's back and I'm happy. I think the Lounge vibes teleported her back from whatever alternate universe she'd slipped into, so thank you!

[hifiguy]

11. Happy, happy!! Cats get into the damndest places.

My former cat, Max, was a scaredy-kitty who ran from everyone but me. One day when a hi-fi distributor came over to set something up I realized after he left that I hadn't seen him for hours. Just as I was about to head upstairs I heard a pathetic, unhappy meow. I had to search most of the basement before I found Max in the old pump room under the back step. He'd managed to get himself wedged between some stereo equipment boxes and the wall of the pump room and couldn't get out. Good thing he kept meowing or I'd never have found him. So I took out some of the boxes and fished him out. He shot upstairs like a rocket.

[TrogL]

12. Cats walk through walls

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Last night I let one cat outside. Because of crap in the way and locks on the doors I can only get them only far enough for one cat at a time and I was specifically worried about this cat because it was sick and the dogs were bothering it.

I looked up and there were two cats outside.

On edit, I should point out that this is an attempt at herding cats.

[Rambis]

13. Yea

[WhoIsNumberNone]

14. cats often pull disappearing acts when there is remodelling going on

Glad to hear she's back

[GoCubsGo]

15. LOL! That reminds me of my worst cat-sitting nightmare.

I glad Pixie is safe. I was betting she might still be inside. The little stinker!

I had one go up a chimney. This was a cat that was on meds, and was afraid of everyone except his own humans. He eventually wound up in the attic. I was never able to get a hold of him to give him his pills, but fortunately, this occurred a couple of days before his humans were to return. We both survived the ordeal, although I was afraid I wouldn't at one point. On top of stressing out over him, his "sister" bolted outside for the afternoon when I went to check for a possible entrance to the backside of the chimney. (It's an old house.) I came back a few hours later, and she was waiting to be let inside for dinner, fortunately.

[Liberal Veteran]

16. Glad I could be of assistance.

j/k I'm glad she turned up.

Actually, I know that cold fear when a cat goes missing. I had one of mine go missing for a couple of days and I was beside myself with worry until he turned up.

Give her a big hug for me.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. This is the miscreant:

Gotta love that little face, but sometimes she drives me nuts. I just heard her puking up a hairball.

Cats. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

[bluesbassman]

18. LOL She looks like a criminal.

Glad she's back.

[davsand]

19. Glad she's home, and that hairball was the cat way of saying, "Thanks for worrying about me, Mom!"

What a sweet kitty face! I sometimes wonder about a slow boat to Neptune for mine.




Laura

[Archae]

20. She matches her name.

[siligut]

21. I just adore this picture of her

She is the prettiest little kitty, she really is. So glad she is fine.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. She really is adorable.

And part Siamese, so she's kind of nuts.

I love her to pieces.

[MrsBrady]

28. what a doll baby

I have on that so pretty and cute...and a litte sh*t.
I love her, though.

[irisblue]

22. glad you found her.

are the collars back on?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Yes. And the next trip to the vet, they get chipped.

[applegrove]

23. She likely somewhere quiet where she doesn't have to deal with the anxiety of sharing a house with

construction workers. I'm sure she'll be back tonight. She'll show up as if it was nothing.

[snagglepuss]

24. My mom's indoor kitteh got out last year and it took about

3 hours to notice he wasn't in the house so I understand how you feel. I was so worried but found him hiding under a bush several houses down. I think the traffic spooked him.

If Pixie has never been outside might I suggest that you take old slippers or articles of unwashed clothing of yours and leave them around your building so Pixie can identify the scent which is how cats identify their homes.

Perhaps buying ready grown cat grass and also putting that outside will grab Pixie's attention.


((((((Sending vibes to Pixie, hoping for her quick return.)))))

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. She's back. In fact, she never left.

She was in the house all the time, but in a parallel universe so I couldn't locate her.

The vibes sucked her back to this universe. I'm happy now.

[snagglepuss]

27. Good to hear Pixie is safe and sound.