My cat came back home, after 4 months

Duster

Duster

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My tuxedo cat, Boots, disappeared in January. He's a three year old outdoor cat. One day he just was gone. After he was gone a month, I thought the worst had happened to him and gave all the cat food and supplies to a neighbor.
Today Boots turned up on my doorstep wanting food. He was a little scruffy and a little shy, but it really is him, 4 months later! Wherever he's been all this time is anyones' guess. He's not talking.
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No more indoor cats for us. Boots has always been an outdoor cat and wouldn't adapt well. He has his own kitty condo to get away from other varmints. He thinks we got the golf cart just for him.
I'm in a daze about him showing up again, after all this time. I even had a dream that he was with my other cats who have passed on. So much for dreams.
He's a little slimmer, but looks healthy. We'll have to treat him for fleas and ticks and get some cat food. He's thrilled with the salmon and tuna we fed him today.
We'll just take things a day at a time. Someone must have been caring for him, for him to be in such good shape. He may have another home. He may just be visiting us.
Someone told me about a man who would take cats 50+ miles away and drop them off. If that happened, how long would it take him to find his way home?
 

Duster said:
Our state lifted the lockdown today and opened everything back up. Maybe Boots was in quarantine all this time? 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Somebody must have looked after him. When I was a little boy and we moved to another house on the next street my cat wouldn't come with me. He would run back to the old house and I would go there to get him. The lady who had moved in told me to leave him there and she would take care of him and he would come back on his own. I really don't remember how long it was but one day he showed up at his new home.
The lady must have learned all about cats. I'll bet she stopped feeding him. I did manage to carry him in my arms after he kept jumping out of my wagon. So he must have seen his new home.
Cats are smart when it comes to food.
 
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Gaer said:
Duster, I'm so glad he came back! Someone stole my dog out of my fenced yard last year. He had a big leather collar. 2weeks later he was on my front porch (he got away( from wherever) but he had a skinny little nylon cat collar and all his tages were missing.
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OMG I'm so angry someone stole your dog, you must have been frantic ..I would have been ...how brilliant he managed to escape their clutches, and ran home to you, if only dogs ( and cats ) could talk, what tales they could tell... but thank goodness you both have your pets back safe and sound... :love:
 
duster iam so happy for you ' 4months long time isn't it , but feed him well -may have been lady hunting 'if not
someone may be feeding him ..keep check on him ..
 
Gaer said:
Duster, I'm so glad he came back! Someone stole my dog out of my fenced yard last year. He had a big leather collar. 2weeks later he was on my front porch (he got away( from wherever) but he had a skinny little nylon cat collar and all his tages were missing.
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That stuff makes me angry.

I am a firm believer that those who treat critters that way also have zero empathy or affect for humans.
 
What an uplifting story. How exciting. You must be feeling so happy. He looks really good. It’s amazing that animals can find their way home even when it’s hundreds of miles away.

My sister in law lost her cat a few years ago. He was missing for a few months. One spring day her cat came home. Days later she discovered that they neighbour had found him in the autumn and took him in. She was really happy to get him back.
 
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