My cat is missing for 4 days now, is this normal. He has been neutered. May have been sighted about 5 miles away. Would this be possible? No **** takers please!
2006-09-13 00:12:15 · 35 answers · asked by eyelash1974 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
your best bet is to make up posters and put them as far as 5miles away you never know it could of been him cats can get pretty far ..remember they also go back to old homes aswell..
get the posters up and be prepared for the idiots that phone and say they have got him when they havent of course.. but leave out a certain marking on your cat that only the person holding him will now about...
good luck hope he comes home soon
2006-09-13 00:15:12 · answer #1 · answered by clairiscrazy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This Can Be Completely Normal. I Knew Of A Cat That Went Missing For Two Weeks Once And Still Turned Up. If You Are Worried Put Out Posters Or Contact An Animal Organisation.
**Do Not Go TO The RSPCA, They Are Useless**
2006-09-13 04:45:30 · answer #2 · answered by Charlie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is possible. Male cats often bugger of for a few days, even a week without so much as a phone call. The other possibl;e answer is that he has been trapped in a shed or garage while a neighbour is away.
Give it a few more days, if no sign then call your local council, they can give details on any bodies they have had to remove in the event of an accident. I would also try your local rescue centres, just in case.
Good Luck
2006-09-13 00:16:33 · answer #3 · answered by friskydragon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a cat about 20 years ago (also neutered) that went missing one day. After a week, my friends and family all said he was long gone. We lived on a very busy road, too. I refused to give up hope. I told everyone I'd believe he was gone as soon as someone produced his body. Anyway, 6 weeks later, I was sitting on the porch and who came strolling up the driveway? Don't know where he was. Maybe someone took him in and he finally managed to get out and come home. Who knows.
The point is this - don't give up on your cat. Make posters, make phone calls. Do whatever you gotta do. I won't lie, the law of averages is not in your favor on this. But then, it wasn't in my favor either. Good luck. Hope you find him.
2006-09-13 00:34:06 · answer #4 · answered by Tish 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If no one has picked him up and kept him as a pet then there is a big possibility that he´d return. Tracking his way home by sniffing, by smell he will find his way back...."they say"! Mine was not the case. We went for a week´s vacation to a place where my female unspayed cat was not familiar with so when a tom cat came up our terrace, she probably went after him and never came back. As we were vacationing for only a week we couldn´t ask the help of any police or anyone. I just hope your cat comes back..there´s a big chance I guess. But try to post photos of him around your vicinity with your contact no.
2006-09-13 00:40:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me begin with the possibility he may have been sighted 5 miles away: Why not? But I guess your cat will eventually come back to you. Good luck!
2006-09-13 00:16:07 · answer #6 · answered by Avner Eliyahu R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be possible if someone nabbed and dropped him off that far away.It's more likely that he's within a 2 block radius of your house hiding.
I have a female who was'nt spayed but very rarely would go outside.When she was about 5 we bought this house,she came in heat and we bought a german shepherd pup.In that order.
She was having no part of the pup so as soon as heat was done she went out and disappeared.We did'nt see her for 72 days.She came back finally covered with fleas and all but starved.And went into heat again the day after her return.Not a problem with her since.So don't give up hope.
Leave food and water out for him if you can.He's probably coming back at night and no one hears him.
2006-09-13 01:04:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Normal to worry, since you don't know where your cat is and if he's still alive. We used to have a cat who sometimes disappeared for weeks in the summertime, possibly on a vacation on his own, and always came back, except for the last time he disappeared. Indeed, in the end we were left in the dark as to where he was, since he didn't come back anymore, but then he was already quite old.
So what I'm saying is, it's not that weird for a cat to be away for some time, since they tend to go their own way, even if they're well-trained like ours was. On the other hand, I can't say that he WILL come back, since I don't know for sure that he will. But if he's alright, I believe he will come home. Just might take some time. And you can't help but worry, I know.
2006-09-13 00:19:52 · answer #8 · answered by Walter W. Krijthe 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
4 days may be a long time for you but not to the cat. It is not unusual although if it has been neutered you can discount one reason for its absence. It may be that it was scared by something and will come home when it gets hungry......unless someone eles is feeding it. try printing off photo`s and putting them up in your local area.
2006-09-13 00:24:02 · answer #9 · answered by Christ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's a few possibilities.. my cat went missing for a while and it turned out it had been accidentally locked in a neighbours house.. so it could juts be something simple like that and he'll turn up... or.. unfortunately he may have gone off to die.. my other cat did that.. and also.. he may just have left.. found some where he prefers.. cats can be fickle like that.. so unfortunately.. as is the nature of cats.. you'll only know if he comes back..
2006-09-13 00:23:16 · answer #10 · answered by Johnny Brigz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋