Topic: Mia IS BACK!!! My beautiful Bombay girl has returned - fit and well (Read 64439 times)

Bazsmum · « **Reply #45 on:** September 06, 2007, 01:22:08 AM »

Fingers crossed that the handsome man is home

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #44 on:** September 05, 2007, 22:40:16 PM »

Do hope its Billy

ClaireR · « **Reply #43 on:** September 05, 2007, 22:33:45 PM »

Fingers crossed for you. I know from experience how your heart skips a beat when you hear of a possible sighting.

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #42 on:** September 05, 2007, 20:01:15 PM »

ooooh fingers crossed it's Billy Buttons. Maybe now it's getting a bit cooler he has decided to come home.

Sending special prayers to St Francis that it is him and you will have a trap full of Bombay Boy very soon.

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #41 on:** September 05, 2007, 19:03:57 PM »

Oh, fingers crossed! Your neighbour is obviously a sound source of info, so it really does sound hopeful, doesnt it?

bombaycat · « **Reply #40 on:** September 05, 2007, 19:00:43 PM »

Bit of news - we think he may have been seen by a reasonably near neighbour. She has had 4 Burmese herself in the past and swore she saw a burmese twice in the field outside her house. Sounded very like the missing boy, so we have traps out for him. Apparently he was sun bathing (definitely sounds like him!). So maybe he's found his way back to the right area or maybe he was always around. I'm really hoping it's him since there are no other Burmese in the area at all.
I'll keep you all posted.
If I get him back I'll put a mug shot on here of his triumphant return.
Julia.

bombaycat · « **Reply #39 on:** August 27, 2007, 18:48:06 PM »

The pillowcase was a tip I read on one of the many helpful sites so that if you find wayward pussy you have some means to carry him/her home without walking around the fields carrying a cat box. Pillowcase fits in the pocket easily. Excellent idea - just wish I could find him!
J

Ralph's mum (angie) · « **Reply #38 on:** August 26, 2007, 10:32:52 AM »

Millys Mum I think it was the scent of his home was on it.

Billy Buttons x

Millys Mum · « **Reply #37 on:** August 26, 2007, 10:28:59 AM »

I hope he coems home soon, the weather is still warm so he is sure to be having a good time.
Why do you take a pillow case with you?

Bazsmum · « **Reply #36 on:** August 25, 2007, 17:43:01 PM »

Thinking of you and sending you good vibes ~~~~~~ dont give up hope

Ralph's mum (angie) · « **Reply #35 on:** August 24, 2007, 16:02:32 PM »

Aww sorry hes not home yet, hope hes back soon,

come on Billy meomys worried

time to come home now...

bombaycat · « **Reply #34 on:** August 24, 2007, 15:58:44 PM »

Sorry to be quiet - the wheat is cut and I've spent more hours searching and calling in the fields - with bag of tuna and pillowcase. Still no sign, but I won't give up. I'm still hopeful that someone may find him wandering and take him to a vet and get him scanned and my phone will go - it would be like Christmas x 100.
I'm so glad I have all my cats chipped as with a collar I would worry that it would fall off or that despite quick releases it could get caught up - I'm glad he is marked but not hindered.
His sister has been bringing me mice a lot since the wheat was cut - so I know there is food out there....
I'll let you know when there's any news.
Thanks for the support.
J

Ralph's mum (angie) · « **Reply #33 on:** August 21, 2007, 10:19:36 AM »

any news today, thinking of you and praying that Billy has just went a wee wonder and will saunter back home wondering what all the fuss was about

Bazsmum · « **Reply #32 on:** August 21, 2007, 01:42:34 AM »

Any news Bombay?

Michelle (furbabystar) · « **Reply #31 on:** August 10, 2007, 21:51:22 PM »

He is lovely and what a clever boy to catch a rat (

)

Keep looking and dont give up hope, i'm sure he is about and have just lost his way

Come on Billy Buttons , time to give up the big advanture and come home now !!

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #30 on:** August 08, 2007, 23:40:43 PM »

He is gorgeous

Keep on looking for him. xxxx

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #29 on:** August 08, 2007, 20:06:49 PM »

Wow isn't he stunning. I see what you mean about looking for a needle in a haystack .. plenty of gorgeous countryside to explore and being a "foreign" I'm sure he will be making the most of all that "great outdoors".

I recognise that withering look Zephyr (my Abyssinian) gives me some wonderful looks http://www.chaptanservices.com/purrs/index.php?topic=2869.0

bombaycat · « **Reply #28 on:** August 08, 2007, 19:33:13 PM »

and he always has been quite the hunter - here he is with live rat - being watched by Scooby - nice
and playing with his half sister

bombaycat · « **Reply #27 on:** August 08, 2007, 19:29:47 PM »

and here he is looking particularly serious - he has the best withering look.....I miss him

bombaycat · « **Reply #26 on:** August 08, 2007, 19:25:30 PM »

I was thinking that there must be a market for a rapid response sniffer dog to track lost pets across fields - if only I had one I know I'd have bee able to find him in the first couple of days. Maybe when I'm retired I'll train one and offer this service - at least I'd be able to use it for my own cats, if it were to ever happen again.
What do you reckon? It's the knowing that I can look out over the field and he must be there but I just don't know where - very frustrating.
I've attached a picture of the fields - as you can see needle in a haystack.

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #25 on:** August 08, 2007, 19:11:47 PM »

Last summer - and it was about the beginning of August, I think - a cat turned up in our garden. To cut a long story short, she (Zsa Zsa) had been missing from her family for three months and had been living on her wits. They had given up hope of ever seeing her again.

The family had three young-ish children and they all came round to collect Zsa Zsa - you should have seen their faces

Please do not give up hope.

bombaycat · « **Reply #24 on:** August 08, 2007, 18:58:08 PM »

Thanks for the supportive posts. I am trying to keep up hope - there really isn't any particular reason to think he should have come to any harm. There is plenty of food and water and the countryside around me would be a good place for a cat to survive. He has never gone away before but he has lived much of his life in London, albeit a nice part with good access to green space which he's always enjoyed. I'm going to try again this weekend going out at dusk. Last week I went a spoke to every neighbour on the nearest block i.e. a 4-5 mile radius around the fields behind my house. Almost all of them have dogs and or horses so I very much doubt he'd be tempted to try to move in. They were all very nice and promised to call if they spotted him.
I still think he is lost but making the best of it in the wild - I'm glad to say he has all the equipment to make it in the wild, good claws, good teeth and eyes, he is fast and muscular - I'm praying he'll come back with tales to tell (except of course I won't understand!!)
I'll keep you all posted - it does help feeling people understand and that they care. Most people just don't get it and think it's a trivial problem (I avoid them).
Julia

Lesley Frankie · « **Reply #23 on:** August 08, 2007, 08:47:51 AM »

Don't give up! My brother in law lives out in the country in Canada and his male cats always went away for about 3 months during the summer. They would return the moment the weather turned a bit cooler. Also last year, our neighbour's male cat went off ( we live in the country) and they gave him up for dead as he had never done this before. He turned up more than 6 weeks later in wonderful shape. Otherwise, I very much favour the tip given by other posters, to go out in the quiet of evening/night and call for him, this has been successful for me in the past. Good luck

bombaycat · « **Reply #22 on:** August 02, 2007, 17:46:43 PM »

Thank you - I'm trying to imagine him having a good time, it is warm and there are lots of mice and shrews around at the moment. I'd just love him to come trotting back with a baby rat in his mouth - I have some great photos of him with a live rat he'd caught a couple of years back...at least he had got some practice before going wild....

Millys Mum · « **Reply #21 on:** July 31, 2007, 18:18:39 PM »

No roads and he is chipped so his chances are good, i really hope you get him back soon

bombaycat · « **Reply #20 on:** July 31, 2007, 17:55:47 PM »

I will be looking for him for weeks and weeks - I feel sure he is out there. There's no reason to think he can't survive, he is a bit of a boy! There's not much that would hurt him either, no roads to speak of and lots of good places to hide and hunt. He is just so beautiful and my house seems so quiet without him, even my other two can't fill the silence....

I'll be out there at every opportunity, just hoping that they'll cut the corn soon in case that helps him see his way home.

Bazsmum · « **Reply #19 on:** July 30, 2007, 23:39:35 PM »

hun.......what seems an eternity for us is a short time for a cat

Dont forget that even though you may of searched a certain area dos'nt mean your cat isnt there.....it never harms to look again & again

bombaycat · « **Reply #18 on:** July 30, 2007, 19:39:54 PM »

Thanks for all your kind messages of support - I so miss him.

Bazsmum · « **Reply #17 on:** July 30, 2007, 13:05:10 PM »

Fingers crossed that you will be re-united with you furbabe very soon

bombaycat · « **Reply #16 on:** July 29, 2007, 18:25:39 PM »

Hi,

No news I'm afraid, I've been all around the fields again this weekend but no sign. I'm still hoping that when they harvest the wheat he may get his bearings back. I'm still hoping but rest assured I'll be shouting from the rooftops if he comes back with the good news.
Thanks for all the support, it's gutting to know he might be out there and lost.
Julia.

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #15 on:** July 27, 2007, 21:46:08 PM »

Any news Julie?

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2007, 22:03:06 PM »

Fingers crossed for your Julie. Keep trying

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2007, 21:34:16 PM »

Am thinking about you Julie. Have lost two of my beautiful babes, and know well how it feels. Hoping that Billy sees sense and comes home soon.

bombaycat · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2007, 20:31:53 PM »

Thanks Christine,
He was going mental in the night wanting to get out at something, that's the only reason I let him out (stupidly as it turns out). He'd already had a mouse and a shrew in the previous 2 days, I think he may have got a taste for the wildlife. My neighbour (who is a complete expert) says that there is an unusual amount of wildlife out there currently - this might explain the disappearances. She had 4 calls the follow day about other lost cats in the area, which given that it is rural are unlikely to be anything to do with humans. I'm just praying he fnds his way home - I shall be out shouting in the fields like a moron for some time yet.

I'll keep you all posted.

Christine (Blip) · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2007, 20:18:33 PM »

I am sorry to hear that Billy Buttons has dashed off.

We have heard about several cats on here recently that have had the wanderlust for a little while and then sauntered back home - I have fingers crossed that it is the same for him.

bombaycat · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2007, 20:16:44 PM »

OK, I'll try that, he does quite like fish (big surprise).

Thanks for your kind messages, I've had 6 cats in total, 4 rescue, Billy and my burmese Coco (his half sister). 2 are in cat heaven, 1 lives with a friend as he couldn't get on with his brother and now Billy is missing I only have 2 with me and it just seems so few..... I love all my cats so much and it seems so harsh to think I might not see him again - it helps to keep some hope that he'll come back.

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2007, 20:15:17 PM »

Hi Julie and

to Purrs,

I saw your post on the national pet register and have sent you the list of hints I tips that we usually recommend.

I would keep going out in the evening when it's quite and keep calling him .... shout loudly so he can hear you. There is a chance he has just got out of his normal "range" and is now a bit lost but the sound of his mummies voice is probbly all that's needed to get him back on track.

One of our recent members recently lost her baby in a large country park and he was found safe and sound: http://www.chaptanservices.com/purrs/index.php?topic=6099.0

Stay postivie and hopefully your boy will be back home soon xxxx

Yvonne · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2007, 20:13:55 PM »

Hi Julia and

to Purrs

So sorry about Billy, I have copied and pasted Sam's excellent advice here for you:

Sam's fantastic advice if you have lost your babe:-

Here are a few things to try:

1. Posters, Posters, Posters with picture and details with contact number.....hand out to neighbours and anyone you see. Put up in local shops, pubs and supermarkets. Stick to all local lamp posts. (If it rains go and collect them and replace however it's best to put posters in plastic wallets so if it rains they don't go all soggy - the neighbours and council don’t mind you putting them up so much that way). Also put one in your and friends cars - it amazing how many people see them this way. Make smaller flyers and push through every letterbox on your streets and the surrounding area. It is a good idea to offer a reward … of course this doesn’t have to be money … a box of healthyfood or a bunch of flowers is just as good.

2. Knock on doors and ask neighbours to check their sheds and garages WHILE YOU WAIT … it's surprising how many people say they will check but as soon as the door is closed they forget. Knock on 10 doors either side of your house on both sides of the street.

3. Register him lost at all vets/catteries/rescue homes within a 20mile radius. Follow the link and click on the map to find rescues in your area http://www.catchat.org/adoption/index.html

4. Leave food out and a toy of his

5. Leave out an unwashed item of your clothing

6. Put the contents of your hoover bag on your garden - it’s full of smells that they will recognise and if doesn’t bring him directly to your door will at least hopefully keep him in the area. Alternatively if you have a litter tray that has used put some of the used litter on the garden as this will have familiar smells in it.

7. Contact the local fire brigade and see if they have had to rescue any stuck cats

8. Ask the local children to look - they are great for knowing all the local hidey-holes and love helping. Also have a word with your local post-person and milk man if there is one that delivers in your area. Also try and enlist the help of people walking dogs as they tend to go “off road” in the fields and parks.

9. Ask the local radio station to announce he’s missing and give out a contact number

10. Put an advert in the local paper

11. Contact your local environmental services dept (bin men) they keep a log of all animals picked on the roadside ... I know this is not a pleasant call to make and hopefully it will come back as negative.

12. Go out after dark when it is quieter with a friend / partner and walk round the local area gently calling every so often (give him a chance to answer you). Keep talking as you walk round that way if he is in the area he will hear you.

13. When you talk to vets and rescues, ask them about any known local feral colonies and where they are based. If Kitty has been missing for more than a few days s/he might have wandered further afield and might be “hanging round” near a colony for security (safety in numbers) and company. If vets/rescues know locations of colonies, these might be useful to get some ideas of where to start looking.

Finally have a look at these sites - they are all EXCELLENT

http://www.chaptanservices.com/purrs/index.php

http://www.mymoggy.com/ contact Sue at mymoggy.

http://thehovel.com/bb/index.php?f=28&ppage=20&sort=lastpost&order=DESC

http://www.soyouhavelostyourcat.co.uk/#1

http://www.petsearchuk.org.uk/

http://www.amissingpet.co.uk/

http://nationalpetregister.org

http://www.animalsearchuk.com/

http://pet-rescue.org.uk/forums/index.php?showforum=308

http://www.lostmycat.org/index.php

http://lost-found-pets.vivastreet.co.uk/lost-found-pets

http://www.animalrescuers.co.uk/html/lostfound.html

Good luck and stay positive.

Hopefully your little one has just got itself shut in a shed somewhere.

And finally ……. IMPORTANT NOTE: When you get your furbabe back remember to remove ALL the posters and inform all vets / rescues / websites etc that they are home

and keep us posted, I know the pain we are really rooting for you

Team Svartalfheims · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2007, 20:11:59 PM »

Sardines and kippers are good to put in traps as they absolutely stink!!!

bombaycat · « **Reply #6 on:** July 26, 2007, 20:09:23 PM »

Thanks, I have told the local vets also and my neighbour is the main Cats Protection lady in that area, she has traps so I may ask her to set some for me in case. Billy is such a home body that I think if he got anywhere near he'd come home as he loves his bed.

The good news is that he is a good hunter and is fit and healthy so I praying that he can look after himself pretty well out there.

Thanks for the support, much appreciated.

Julia.

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