Bad week for AW pets-missing my cat.

[partscounterman]

I am sorry to see that others have lost pets this week. I am suffering from our own loss. Dennis and I just went on a trip to Minnesota to visit family/friends. We left our two cats at our house with a complete run of the house and yard. We arranged for a friend to come over everyday and feed them.

So we got the call last Thursday that our young cat Bruno has gone missing. We darn near changed our plans and came back early when we heard this, but we told ourselves that Bruno was just being naughty and staying away from the house when our friend was there. Besides, it is ONLY a cat...

But now that we got back last night, I've tried calling and there is no sign of my little Brunie. Dennis and I are so upset we are practically wailing. We so miss our little boy that we raised from a tiny baby kitten.

I am humbly asking other AW members to direct some physcic or spiritual energy our way as we search for our cat. I will be posting signs and will ask KPOA to run an announcement during the morning show.

Here is a picture of our old Kittyboy (brown) and our Bruno (orange). Kittyboy has been howling for Bruno.

 

[retroguy]

I said a prayer for you...

And I'll continue to do so, until your Bruno returns. =)

 

[sikiguya]

Prayers said

Prayers said to bring your little kitty home safely. My kids will add him to their nightly prayer list too.

 

[rp2813]

David, if you've allowed Bruno to roam outside in the past then I'll bet he's not gone for good. My sister has cats that are mainly outdoors and recently one was missing for a couple of weeks. He's disappeared before, he's quite the independent male and a real charmer, but she got worried this last time he was gone. Turns out he was hanging up the street at a house where some animal fanatics live and they were feeding him. They knew where he lived but did nothing to notify my sister. She discovered his whereabouts completely by accident.

I hope Bruno's disappearance is only temporary. This is harder on Kittyboy than anyone else so do your best to comfort him.

Ralph

 

[petek]

Oh no....well don't give up hope. We had a cat go missing for weeks and just like that he was back as if nothing had happened. And to top that a woman in Calgary lost her kitten some 15 years ago when her kids were small, she got him back last year now that the kids are going to university. She never gave up trying to find him and kept renewing his lost file at the SPCA where he eventually was picked up by animal control.

 

[tomturbomatic]

David, Bruno is so beautiful. I hope he has not been stolen. I am so sorry for your loss and hope it is but temporary. Have you tried having Kittyboy do some howling outside to maybe get a response from Bruno? Is he wearing any ID? I know that Hawaii is very sensitive about species outside of the natural ecosystem so I hope he is not in danger.

Maybe he got in a snit at being left alone and decided to go and find other staff. It is hard on a cat not to have staff to take care of the things in life with which a cat should not have to be bothered and also to shower love and attention on demand. On the other hand, when you disappeared, he might have thought you were lost. He then would have started searching for you and might have come across a nice household where he is being well fed. Maybe you could record Kittyboy's cries along with your voices calling him and have it on a tape that you can play during the evening and early night hours so that he will hear that he is missed and that you are back to take care of him.
Tom

 

[cycla-fabric]

Sorry to hear about....

Sorry to hear that your pet Bruno is missing and hopefully it will come back to you unharmed. I am an animal lover and have 2 cats myself and would miss them deeply if anything happened to them. But to let them go outside when you are away on vacation, how could you do something so stupid like that! Would you leave a child home alone and do that? Not likely. Your family depends on you and I assume your cats are a big part of your family. I will not get on my soapbox about this and what happened, as you are worring enough for what happened. You know the old saying "you don't know what you have until it is gone". Well hopefully this will not be the case, and Bruno will return unharmed. But remember this, the next time you go on vacation maybe you will think twice and leave your cats indoors where they will be safe. Hearing stuff like this really gets my goat as to how stupid some of can be. Sorry guys, but I had to say it.

 

[frigilux]

Wow, it really has been quite a bad pet week here at AW. Hope Bruno returns safe and sound. As others have mentioned, cats can disappear for long stretches, then return just as suddenly as they left.

 

[cleanteamofny]

Any sign of Bruno?
I just hope that all is well with him!

 

[mixedup]

I went through this 2 years ago

and I know how you feel. My around 16 year old kitty is indoor only but she escaped about 2 years ago and went missing for 5 horrible days. I really was heartbroken thinking she'd gotten hit by a car or something. I plastered the neighborhood with signs & that's what finally got her back to me. I got daily calls from well meaning people that saw cats that looked nothing like the picture on the signs I posted, but finally I got a call from a neighbor in the middle of the night on the 5th night that he found her. I ran down the street and sure enough he handed her to me. She was hungry & full of fleas, but she was safe. She still hasn't told me where she was all that time, naughty kitty! Oh and she was found only about a week before hurricane Wilma made a direct hit here. I was so glad she wasn't caught out in that!
I really do hope you find your dear Bruno.

Virginia

 

[maytagbear]

Oh, David

My prayers surround you and Dennis, Kittyboy, and Bruno.

I know how I would feel if my Boris the Bold Russian Blue went missing.

Love and hope,

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[rp2813]

Indoors vs Outdoors

Our cat is almost strictly outdoors. We've had her for 6 years and she has yet to disappear, unless it's because she got accidentally shut inside the metal storage shed or the hot tub frame. She loves to get into the messiest most cobwebbed areas she can find and now whenever I'm doing anything with the access door to the hot tub open, I have to shoo her away or she'll hop in there and won't come out until much later.

My point is, she is fine and quite the homebody even though she has the entire continent at her feet if she so desires. I feel it's cruel to any cat to keep it confined indoors, and I know there are plenty of people who would disagree but keeping a cat confined goes entirely contrary to their nature. My next door neighbors just adopted a cat and they are having a heck of a time trying to keep it indoors. It obviously had outdoor access with its previous owner. I am rooting for the cat to win the battle.

David, please don't feel guilty for allowing Bruno the outside access he's become accustomed to while you were away. Our cat is outside while we are gone and it has never been an issue. I am willing to bet that Bruno didn't decide to run off simply because you weren't home. Cats are quite independent, they know their way around the back 40 better than you do, and as long as they get fed, they aren't likely to stray. I am confident this isn't a situation where Bruno bolted. Outdoor access is definitely a factor in his disappearance, but don't beat yourself up over it. If this becomes a worst case scenario, you should find comfort in the fact that you provided Bruno with an enjoyable life as opposed to no life at all stuck indoors smack in the middle of paradise.

 

[mickeyd]

Ralph

What a nice thing so say to such a wonderful and heart-broken man.

Moved and uplifted by your kindness.

Thank You,

Mike

David and Dennis--Bruno will come home!!!!

 

[toggleswitch]

David and Dennis-

Wishing you comfort in your time of need. May this all have a happy ending. (Usually costs extra, but for you guys FREE!)

 

[toggleswitch]

Thank you for my excursion. But I'm ready to go home now. My daddies need me.

 

[alanlendaro]

Indoors vs outdoors also

We have 2 black and white tuxedo cats (brother and sister). They have been indoor/outdoor cats since they were old enough to go out (6 months or so). they are the most friendly, sweet, well adjusted cats around. they love to go outside and they love to come in and sleep on our bed at night. They also love to hunt and bring us a variety of birds, bats, and mice. Next time I will tell you about Scott (my partner), the pain pills (after foot surgery), the feathers, and the cat . My point is, that cats are animals that need to be outside at least sometimes. They need to prowl around a bit and chase mice and birds - its nature's way. Ours have a cat door and wear a little fob on their collars that unlock it when they approach. That way, they can be in when they want and out when they want - and no litter box!

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Smokey, Easter, Sister, Tiger, Little Kitten , George

and Wanda Smith are all sending vibes to Brunie , to get home
this instant! Keep calling him , if he hears he will answer.
He knows where home is, he might have gotten trapped in some
body's shed or garage. Keep us posted.

 

[sudsmaster]

Some cats do quite well spending all their time indoors - but usually only if they've been raised that way. Once they get a taste of outdoors, they want to go outside at least some of the time.

One of my favorite cats was lost for about a week once. He must have been trapped in a garage or shed or crawlspace, because when he finally showed up at my door, he was very thin and hungry. But he survived OK from that one. He was a gret cat and it was really hard to see him die years later.

I have two cats now; they are like Yin and Yang. The male spends almost all his time outdoors, especially in the summer. The female spends nearly all her time indoors. She will, however, asked to be let out on a nice evening, but never gets pushy about it. And she will often rattle the screen on the porch window until I come out and join her for at least a bit. My other cat used to do that as well; he'd learned how to lift up the mail slot flap and let it slam down, as a way of getting my attention to get me outdoors.

 

[partscounterman]

Indoor VS Outdoor cats

Our old Kittyboy was always an indoor housecat. When we moved here we allowed him to go out on the lanai but discouraged him from going out in the yard. He "got it" and would stay only out on our lanai. We thought that it would be easy to train Bruno the same way. Bruno however has an independant streak a mile long. He did everything he could to run out in the neighborhood, in spite of all our scolding, rewarding or squirting with the garden hose. The little devil even crawled through the jalousie windows and pushed out the screen to escape. Veg was witness to Bruno's war for independance while he was here. The cat won. So now we never even shut our door anymore-we just leave the sliding door open about 6 inches wide so the cats can come and go as they please.Frankly, I would have rather come home to find all our stuff ripped off rather than missing our cat.

Thank you so much for the words of encouragement. Dennis and I both feel like he is still alive, just off on a big kitty adventure. I sure hate not knowing for certain. Everyone stories about how cats "do this" at least have stopped me from blubbering every few minutes.

David