Why Cats Leave and Never Return?

[@oddeyeking]

My male cat ran away from home one month ago... But he didn't come back home .... Please pray for my cat

[@eliegroff392]

I pray for your cat

[@gotinogaden]

I've had a case in which a cat returns after 3 years. There's always a sliver of hope, as they are highly territorial.

[@rentme2011]

I’m sorry 😢 🙏 My 17 year old male (deaf) cat left home exactly 2 weeks ago. It’s been very cold and raining since then so I’m losing hope. All the neighbors close by know he’s missing. I keep the porch lights on just in case though.

[@ceciliapreziose3783]

I hope he returns, keep calling him and leave a can of tuna by the door. Put pics up, leave pics at vets, and check the shelters or the ASPCA

[@MrWfurman]

🙏

[@pollypurree1834]

I'm a truck driver and my pitbull and cat ride in the truck with me all over the USA. The cat loves it. He got out a half dozen times in Wyoming, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine without me knowing. He always comes back to the truck and meows at the door to come back in. He's going on 13 years old and has been riding in a truck for nearly 13 years already.

[@Luis-xj6nf]

That’s so cool! Do you have a social media with them?

[@P0r_Christo]

Beautiful ❤

[@shpresalika1543]

So sweet ❤❤❤❤

[@hakunakahuna]

Yup, we took our cat with us on an RV trip once, and she got out when it was pouring rain. We didn't worry; she predictably came back after a couple of hours, as she preferred being warm and dry. LOL!

[@anneloving8405]

That is so cool,and good company for U.

[@c0baltblue]

I pray to all the lost cats may they find their way home soon or find a new loving family to take good care of them for the rest of their lives

[@makashihakayusa8318]

Thank you for your good message. Godbless you...

[@subhichavhan9191]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@sonik58210]

My cat came back!!!!! After almost two weeks. I was so hopeless because she was so timid and I thought I would never find her. Today I found her 300 metres away from my place in an abandoned building. She was sitting on a porch)I couldn’t believe my own eyes So guys , never lose hope! ❤

[@ccc4102]

Wonderful! ❤️

[@siranimcneill7589]

Was she very skinny and all? I hope she's alright.

[@Faraed-ol7xy]

I am so glad

[@carealoo744]

Mine vanished yesterday. I miss the little guy.

[@Soulleey]

if a cat is lost for few weeks thats not unusual in the spring months but if it gets a few months the return becomes unlikely

[@rachelraccoon5565]

About 10 years ago, I was living out in the desert and a windstorm damaged my 'cat proof' fence allowing one of my cats to get out. This was an area full of coyotes, so I feared the worst when she didn't return. I went out calling for her every day and night for two weeks and finally lost hope, certain she had been eaten. One day I was working out in the yard and saw her off in the distance. I shrieked with joy as she literally leaped into my arms, trembling, wild eyed and completely emaciated. It is my theory that while she was out that first day, she was chased by a coyote and somehow managed to escape it but was too afraid to leave her hiding place until starvation finally drove her out and brought her home. I never experienced so much relief and gratitude and elation upon seeing her again. She fattened up quickly upon her return and has never left my side since.

[@lewisnicolson110]

I feel for all those people who've lost their cats. The worst part is not knowing if they're ok. I'd be inconsolable if Iost my boy.

[@carpathianken]

How do people not go permanently nuts when their actual child goes missing & never comes back? When my cat goes missing it causes me so much distress that It motivated me to build an indoor/ outdoor secure area where they can have their play, freedom & go eat grass but never go on the missing list.

[@Klopcyna]

It is not a big problem, you can always get a new cat,

[@anders7159]

​​@@Klopcyna you Can also get a New son or daughter, but some people jump into burning rooms to save their children and come out with 80% of their bodies burned and their lives destroyed, ill never understand this behaviour in my mind, id never get a third degree burn in my body for any person in this planet

[@craftah]

@@carpathianken you just gotta accept it and move on. you can't live crying all the time

[@susanivy3619]

@@craftah Ha! I can't? Speak for yourself. edit: I mean, *wah* *wah!* I can't? Speak for yourself.

[@psodq]

Back in the 1990's we were traveling frequently between two home locations, about a two-hour drive. One day after a trip in the car the cat just rocketed away. We thought he was gone for good, as he didn't come back after several days and weeks. Then one day, 5 years later, a stray cat came in the yard. All beaten up, tired, dirty and hungry. He greeted us passionately as if he knew old family. It was the same cat.

[@sheenushandilya]

Wow its miraculous...... I hope for the same to my simba....one day 🥺

[@ryry9780]

Awww y'all must've been so happy

[@hjc5457]

Amazing Grace

[@electron2601]

That's amazing!

[@coolfer2]

His story could make into a Pixar movie if only we can understand them talking.

[@susanford2388]

I took in a street cat when we lived in Athens, Greece I had her spayed, we moved to another part of the city & she came with us, & adapted immediately, we then moved to Germany & she adapted immediately. She is either highly intelligent or very happy or both. I adore her. Sh's 17 & still going strong.

[@1ZZFE]

Power cat.

[@tdhb8025]

I have a cat i call him muning 😂 One faithful day when i was always doing my usual addiction on playing all day on my phone i heard a kitten's voice i saw it down the road and adopted it Ever since that he always liked jumping on my back and sometimes staying on my back But i also noticed he is always gone and when i saw him again i always ended up seeing my cat with scars but never the less i always never cut my cats nails ever again so he can fight easily

[@sdfghgtrew]

The cat is happy as long it is fed. It dont care where they live

[@danielkoher1944]

She LOVES You!

[@karlabigelow9530]

I took in 2 street cats one is oreo and another is Pusheen I call Pusheen squisheen

[@swellpooh]

My cat (the one in the picture) has been gone for two months, please pray for him, I miss him so much. We’re pretty sure he’s gone forever but there’s always some hope :(

[@Abbyxo-lv3wi]

Has he came back

[@abanteegangopadhyay6612]

why are you sure he's gone forever?

[@Dmd265]

Did your cat ever come back?

[@rvh1999]

He ded

[@barbarawinkle1042]

I am missing a feral cat that I've been feeding for about 3 years. Has been gone for many days. Prayers for all of you and the animals we love so much.

[@cindyl760]

Probably passed away 😢

[@FC-qe1wl]

@@cindyl760 Yep Feral cats usually stay in one area that they know and wild cats really have a short life span, as being wild is rough...

[@sherryharlton5101]

My cat, Missy Mouse left home a year ago last Christmas, while I was laid up in hospital. The person who stayed here during my time away, would not feed or look after her. Missy was gone a week before I even got home. I offered a $100 reward for her safe return, but she's never come home, and she's sadly missed. I hope she's okay.

[@t.o.w.a8434]

I feel bad for you

[@DennisNelson-ee2il]

I really really hope one day you find her.

[@robtans5042]

Ive got 4 right now. Never had one run away. They are part of the family. Love mine

[@bernicetornquist7453]

Awww, so sorry….

[@meeeanonymousswarup4726]

Sorry sherry she died 😢

[@rmsiq148isstruggling3]

Thinking about your cat being lost in the dark somewhere else unsafe is the saddest thing ever... :(

[@ItsJan_Awh]

I Love BUNNIES (^.^)

[@royalfelineandtracygrant]

@@ItsJan_Awh okay, but we are talking about cats. And how sad it is if they ran away. Bunnies could run away too. All pets could.

[@hannannah1uk]

Probably got a new family. Anyway they can see in the dark. They're not actual children.

[@meixo9083]

@@royalfelineandtracygrant all right elmyra, settle down.

[@royalfelineandtracygrant]

@@meixo9083 I am sorry I just get so upset when people say cats aren’t children, especially when this comment was about how sad it is to lose one.

[@Wilett614]

I had a Male Cat that Ran away Twice , once He was gone for 2 months then returned Home . A Second time He was gone 2 YEARS and again returned . a THIRD time he was gone for over 4 Years . I never thought I would see him again .. BUT I was visiting a Friend who lived about 5 miles from me , who had a small Farm . I pulled into his driveway and then noticed a Black cat walking towards me . I didn't think much of it UNTIL He came directly to me and rubbed against my leg ! OMG I said , He IS my old lost Cat !! My friend couldn't believe it either . He said that cat is my Moms , He came here about 3 or 4 years ago , But I can See , HE knows you !! Do you want him Back ? I said No , He's Happy Here So I left him stay at the Farm ,Where He stayed for another 6 years until He passed . I did ,however Get to see him from time to time . AND I will say HE ALWAYS Knew Me , each and EVERY time I visited ....

[@3l6l98]

😢😢😢

[@samtosh975]

Sad and happy story

[@Wilett614]

@samtosh975 Hi Thanks for replying He was a VERY intelligent cat ... for Sure ! And He gave Happines to TWO Families during his Life 😊

[@radioa3sthetic]

Awwww😢😢😢❤❤❤

[@cat_chaeyoung]

Im so sad reading your story. I miss my who is always rubbing his head against my leg every morning but yesterday he ran away from home 😖😭

[@michaelbajorek1972]

Lost my cat of 10 plus years when I moved. Soon as it was let out of van it took off running. I never saw that cat again. Was and is a painful loss. That cat was part of the family. Was very intelligent cat. That ws about 6 years ago. My heart still aches when i wonder what may have happened to my pet.

[@andrewcheyne9917]

My cat misty was about 2 when she ran away for over a year. She came back covered in mud so we think that she had been in the the hills hunting rabbits. She was well fed, loved and looked after before she left and she was always allowed to go outside so never had any reason to run away other than wanting to hunt 🤔 We had basically given up hope that she would come home when she appeared in the kitchen windowsill one night. She never went very far away after she came back though and only passed away 2 years ago at the age of 21

[@jasonjungreis203]

Wow 21, he lived a long time

[@andrewcheyne9917]

@@jasonjungreis203 ye we got her in 1999 and she passed away during lockdown. So about 21 years. She was the friendliest cat you could ever meet aswel 🙂

[@funwithmaya8122]

@@andrewcheyne9917your cat is older than most of us!!

[@jormungand72]

I had a cat who left for a year. Figured he was dead or found a new home. came back a year later like only a day passed...

[@royalfelineandtracygrant]

Oh my… I don’t even know what to say. That is such a sad and yet happy story.

[@ericmcgowan1993]

I think this is why they say cats have 9 lives

[@David-vg8lx]

Where had it been?

[@jormungand72]

@@David-vg8lx no clue, when I asked him all he said was "meerrow roww meeeooow"

[@lebeautyprenuer3679]

Mine too 😂

[@jeffreywhitlock4882]

I had a roommate who had a kitten named Jack many years ago. Jack was awesome, he was a house cat and actually liked me better than my roommate. After he yelled at Jack once, Jack ran away for a week. He came back thank goodness. I use to enjoy watching tv with Jack.

[@David-um4dy]

🤣

[@fmills1583]

Was he nimble? Was he quick?

[@jeffreywhitlock4882]

@@fmills1583 he was, great cat with a silver coat.

[@Curry_Tales2107]

I fed and and tamed 2-3 months old kittens almost a year ago. One day I was taking them to their adopters, one of them somehow opened the basket he was in and ran away, we were 2 kilometres away from my house and it was a busy highway, I thought I lost him. But the kitten came to my house after 5 days. My family and I were so shocked and pleasantly surprised that a small kitten like him was able to find his way back home even though he had never seen that road/path before getting lost and he was in a basket on my scooter so couldn't have left his smell on the road

[@P0r_Christo]

Thank you to God for leading me to this. For this testimony of yours. ❤

[@pollypurree1834]

I hope you kept him

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

@@P0r_Christo What kind of drugs are you on? Testify to that. I KNOW for a FACT you have zero clue what "god" or any concept of it is. It's proven none exist that we define it currently on Earth.

[@paulineholmes1900]

7:03 ​@@P0r_Christo

[@carloslievanojr6501]

I miss my cat she ran away about 4 years ago. I had her inside it was a small apartment. I was speaking to my landlord at the door at the opening, and it was just big enough for her to get out. 😢 I saw her a couple of days later. I tried to get her but she was too fast for me. I miss you, Sally, and I hope you are happy wherever you are ❤. I'm at a new apartment now in a different town. I really hope she found a new home.

[@funwithmaya8122]

I would never leave that town if I didn’t find the cat yet. I feel so sorry for you, I hope Sally somehow finds you again. :( I hope she didn’t die…. But let’s not think about that!

[@martineaton425]

​@@funwithmaya8122another pet often helps ....❤❤❤

[@suej9329]

Making sure your cat is spayed and neutered is a big step towards stopping a cat wandering or from running away. A cat who is s desexed (spayed/neutered) is more likely to stay within their boundaries and not go far. It also helps prevent unwanted kittens being born.🐈‍⬛😻

[@dhenderson1810]

My late cat was a good boy. He had a huge backyard to explore in, and it provided much stimuli. He also liked going under the house. I have a gate that I never closed but he had no interest in walking off the property. He knew everything he needed was at home. I think he was a bit of a homebody and wasn't very adventurous.

[@nicolwolfsinger3592]

My kitty disappeared for 10 days. I thot I'd never see her again, she'd never done that before. When she finally returned she was terribly thin and weak. I believe she went into a neighbors garage and was accidently locked in. Once she was able to leave she came straight home. Cats are known to be fatally curious so if they find a nice new dark place to play or hunt they'll check it out. Thanks for the video and you're right, you'll probly keep your cat longer if it's fixed.

[@oooof6861]

Years ago I had an outdoor cat. He was very curious too. Came home from grocery shopping and left the truck door open as I brought the groceries in. Meanwhile I noticed the cat was nowhere to be found. The next morning I got in the truck to go to work. There he was. He must’ve snuck in and hid. He went the whole night without food or water. Also very glad he didn’t relieve himself in there. Needless to say, he was quite happy when I set him free. Never again did he step on foot into that truck again. Lol

[@freetory]

Stop letting yall cats roam freely outside😂😂

[@nicolwolfsinger3592]

@@freetory don't know why. My kitty was 6yrs B4 I let her go outside. She was so bored and miserable that I had to. But first we went out for about 3wks on a leash so I could show her the area, the scents and how to travel safely. A year has passed without event. Now we go for walks together, it's something she loves to do. She's fixed and extremely intelligent. I love her with all my heart. I've made her as safe as possible, so why should I take this great joy from her beautiful life. 😽❣️🐾 She's freekitty 🥰. 🐾

[@JR47846]

just dont let your cat going out he was lucky this time he wont be everytime

[@JR47846]

@@nicolwolfsinger3592 going for walks together is a great idea, i would love to do that with mine but there are alot of stray dogs in the area its too risky :(

[@operator001]

Both our cats are indoor 24/7. We couldn’t imagine having one go out and not come back.

[@eifionjones559]

that is cruel

[@ladysilverwynde]

​@eifionjones559 No, actually, it isn't. Indoor cats live longer, don't get injured, and don't have to worry about being hurt by humans. If you're worried about enrichment, play with your cat. Set a window perch in a sunny window so they can bird watch. Get a cat tree. Or even get them an empty box! It's safer and much less cruel to keep them inside.

[@Klopcyna]

Yes, but what should you do when your cat keeps moaning near the door to let him out? After 1 hour of such auditory effects you will open every door for him and kick him out

[@operator001]

@Klopcyna I had a cat cry for over 20 hours while in a car moving from one place to another, but I didn't pull over and kick the cat out. To me, a person who gives in like that is weak minded. 1 hour of crying is nothing. They can learn like most animals.

[@craftah]

@@eifionjones559 cruel? cat chillin havin good life in nice warm house is cruel?

[@Croiri]

I took a cat back in 2007. A few years old already when we met, he likes to hang out in the balcony because it's cool there. Since it's hot whenever I return home, I also hang out there. If he backs off when I approach, I just stop. Then he's the one who starts to approach after days of hanging out there together. We started just like that. We eat together, we hang out together, we sleep together. Hell, he even wakes me up when I need to go. I knew I found my best buddy in the form of a cat. Five years later, he simply left. No goodbyes. No neighbors saw him. No more midnight visits. Nothing. He left just as suddenly as he arrived, as if saying he's finally done with his job of staying with me in my darkest times.

[@Derek032789]

That’s sad he just left. 😢

[@sinebar]

I stopped to pet a couple kitties while on a walk in my neighborhood. They followed me all the way home. I was worried they might get lost so I walked back to where I first encountered them so they could find their way back home. Fortunately the owner was out looking for them and they were reunited.

[@lorraineniece8813]

sinebar Thanks for taking the cats back to where you saw them. I bet that owner was very happy.

[@elainediantonio1504]

we lost out Tigger once for 2 months and then a few days. (Someone left door open) We were blessed to be called by folks who found him 8 miles away, and we are so happy to have him. We still to this day several years later, watch for him before opening a door. He is a love & has matured, but still.....

[@KCAlden]

I had a cat that came up on my porch one night hungry. I fed him, and he stayed with me for seven years. He would leave in May of each year and come back in October. The last time he left, he was gone a very long time. I adopted another stray and he came back one night. He stayed here with Cat #2 for about three months. When he left the last time, that was over three years ago. I don't expect to see him again, he's been gone too long. He was a great cat -- I still miss him! 😿

[@MrSdsok]

Why would you let him leave

[@michellewhitfield5667]

Maybe you should have had him microchipped. It sounds as if he had another family who traveled.

[@KCAlden]

@@MrSdsok He left on his own. I believe that he is staying with another family.

[@Cwgrlup]

My indoor cat literally fell off the balcony chasing birds, and was so scared of the outdoors that the ring doorbell camera showed him jumping at the door trying to get back inside. I heard him calling me and let him in a few minutes later and he ran to me, jumping in my lap and didn’t leave for hours. Hahaha. He never did that again!!!

[@iamafish928]

I took my boy in as a stray. He would leave for a week then a month so I got him neutered and everything was good. he then went missing for 7 months! I thought he was gone for good but he came back on Halloween and has never been away since. I wish I knew why or where he went, it will forever be a mystery but I'm glad he's home

[@debrasalo435]

Someone might have taken him as a stray!!!

[@iamafish928]

Yeah. There are a few people in my area that take in strays. So quite possible ​@@debrasalo435

[@ruzzodac]

BEST cat I ever had . . . She was sitting under the mail box in the snow. Her owner tried to get her back, but with 2 dogs, 2 cats and 2 kids under 5 . . . she came to live with us. the owner was seen a few times calling her at the bottom of the drive way. She has vids on my channel. miss you Shelby.

[@mrs.fuunybones]

I just lost my cat... I can't even breathe.

[@easiersaidwithmeg]

Did you find it

[@joanneamey5492]

Some more tips for when a cat gets lost to help it find its way home again is to hang up worn laundry, front and back doors, gate post, and on the line, as they can smell home from miles away! Also, do a 3am walk with strong smelling roast chicken, calling their name gently on the walk away from home, and listening for a reply, and then more loudly on the way back home, so they can follow the sound back towards home, instead of away from it. Definitely door knocking, and flyers, as not everyone is on social media! Give a photo to vets and shelters too, as sometimes people's perceptions vary, and therefore also their descriptions of an animal, eg if its coat is brown or black - don't want to miss being reunited due to a misunderstanding!

[@johnathangd]

'look it's that crazy dude that walks around alone in the dark with his dirty ass clothes, with a bag of food and yelling random things. heard he's been hanging stinky cloths all over his house'

[@TedBronson1918]

I've been whistling while I take short strolls with my cats for years. I've always varied the songs. Sometimes it's not a song, just whistling jingles and notes. The point was to make them recognize ME whistling so I wouldn't have to use any of the tricks like chicken etc... With a whistle and my voice calling they KNOW it's me, and a whistle at night can really carry without waking people. Plus, the sound is ingrained in the cats like a Pavlovian reaction. A number of people have told me my cats act like dogs, but it's just because they react to my whistle. If they even get a hint of it, it gets their attention and they focus right in on it. It's well worth the time and effort to instill certain reactions in your cat, and it isn't as hard as it may sound. This is mostly daily repetition, adding the whistle to feeding time, and training from kittenhood onward using their instincts to reinforce your lessons.

[@angelinacamacho8575]

@@johnathangd say what you want but it works

[@mariajones8304]

Unless they are dead or stolen they never forget where their home is and always come back.

[@iknowhowtospillmyguts]

THAT DOESNT HELP WTF

[@tc1uscg65]

Ours "freaked out" after moving to another state. Without getting into a LONG story. We got "Brooke" when she was about 4years old. Previous human had too many cats and had to thin out the number. But she seemed happy for the 5 years we had her. If anything, she was a reserved cat (didn't chase lasers, didn't "play" as much as our other cat. Anyway, we moved 1000 miles. She wasn't at her new home more then 10 hours. Escaped out the front door when I was looking at the front porch lights. I did not even leave the view of the door and never seen her sneak out and POOF, gone. Noticed her missing not even 20 minutes after she escaped. Started looking, calling her, left a T-Shirt that I had been wearing, while looking for her (sweating/smelly) in the woods behind our home. Drove around, calling her, etc. We never found her. She has claws front and back. We think she was outdoors when she was with her other human, but we treated her like a queen. She got whatever she wanted, was very picky for food and even water (she normally only drank filtered water from a special bowl). She's chipped, we put her missing on local pet sites, spread the word with our small sub. Sad thing is, our other cat doesn't even miss her. I think he likes being the ONLY cat anyway. But here it is, over 2 months later and she still has not returned. There are a few "neighborhood" cats running around (at least 3 are feral) but we live out in the country in a small subdivision with lots of ponds and woods. We hoped she found a new home or someone will take her in and the vet will see that she belongs to someone else when they scan her chip. If anything, it's the not knowing that is the hardest. We don't care if she's with someone else and is happy, but if she died, closure would be better then nothing.

[@mori.kurogawa7936]

My cat disappeared 15 years ago. I'll never get over it 💔She was my baby. I'll never haver another cat because I neither want to go through the loss again, nor do I want to keep it as prisoner.

[@badmashlonda531]

Me too . Every night when I enter my house I am looking for my cat . It's really painful.

[@Lacole007]

Same I have a cat she was grey she left home I cry each time I think about her it feels like a love a peace of a heart of me 😢

[@maralonent6257]

A prisoner? Good lord what an insane thought process. Since when is keeping it safe in your home or yard in a catio “keeping it prisoner”? I weep for all the cats that suffer horribly and alone because of people that falsely believe they’re doing the right thing.

[@DreamDeva]

​@maralonent6257 uhm because they are feline and natural habitats are OUTSIDE. my cat is afraid of outside... she's 2. hope it stays that way

[@Areflection4]

Have a rethink. My 3 cats died if old age some 2 years ago and I vowed never to experience that pain again. A few months ago, my Sister offered me twin kittens. At 1st I said no but then I saw them and fell in love. I am content again even when 1 of them (despite my best efforts) uses my bed as her wee box. I just sigh and start a wash cycle! 😪

[@ilciavargas7318]

My next door neibourgh 's cat decided to leave his house and live with us instead because his owner would go to work all day long and on top of that he would go out in the evening as he was a batchelor. The cat Philips would enter my house through the flap door, we would take him to his garden but he would come again and again. Then he would sit in my son lap and both of them would watch tv. A long time passed and one day my batchelor neighbour with a New girl friend rung the bell so i open the door and he said, " i just come to get Philips my cat ,i said we keep putting him in your garden but he comes back ". " well come in" so i took him to the living room and there was Philips on my son lap watching tv and snoring my neighbour went red of shame and said to my son " you can have it son i haven't been a good master to him i don't deserv to have a pet". 10 years have passed and one Day a man aproach me and said. "How is Philips and i said he is still with my teneeage son" my son stay with Philips the cat till he die of old age.

[@JoViljarHaugstulen]

Reminds me of when I was little a cat suddenly showed up... we gave her some dry food and eventually found the owner which lived like a 2-3 kilometers away or something... well the cat kept returning as she decided that living with small kids and getting dry food was preferable to being pampered but stuck with a bunch of other cats. So the owner eventually gave up and we kept the cat.

[@nukakay7098]

My cat, Artemis ran away for 24 hours. Normally she doesn't go far and says within a few houses and wants back in within an hour. I tried looking for her all night and finally tried to get some sleep at 1 am. I woke up at 6 am to go looking again and there she was in her spot on our front lawn. Still have no idea where she went. I swear I checked all the near by houses (even knocked on their doors) she was no where to be found. But like magic she reappeared. She looks a lot like my neighbors cat so I think she had an unintended sleep over. Her brother Apollo will go on adventures. I highly recommend GPS trackers. We've used them ever since and have had no issues.

[@omarhisham7571]

what is a GPS tracker is that similar to the actual map that we use to find places also if the building is only 2 floors and on the bottom it's safe for the cat and the door that would lead outside is closed it is safe but the cat won't run away the house is small and down there it would be safe

[@robbabcock_]

My grandma's cat disappeared one day and just never came back. Five years later it returned to her old apartment! She had moved to a different, larger unit across the yard so she scooped him up and brought him home again. He was older and a bit more broken down and never left again. He was with her and her new cat for another five or six years before he died of old age.

[@becausebuzzbomb6133]

Had a cat disappear on me too. My father was sick and required hospitalization and I accompanied him because it was far from our home. The cat, of course, stayed home with three other people, so she (the cat) was perfectly looked-after, but I think I had a special bond with her. She usually let only me pet her and I spent the most time with her. But I was away with my father for 3 weeks, during which time the cat went away (she had free access to both indoors and outdoors), spent away a week, then returned once home and then disappeared forever. People said that she went out to look for me, didn't find me, so she checked home again, and when I wasn't there either, she just went on with her life. I'll never know if that was the case, I'll never know where she ended up and how she was doing, but I cried a lot for her loss and hope to this day that she lived out the rest of her life just the way she wanted. Also, if she did indeed left because I was no longer there, I hope she didn't feel abandoned and betrayed, and if she did, that she quickly forgot about me, or perhaps forgave me. She was really special to me. Gave me 6 beautiful and healthy kittens to my very birthday. Without exaggerating, that day was one of the happiest days of my life so far.

[@user-rj1vj5wk9f]

I'm very thankful and grateful that my cats stayed with me until the end of their lives. I knew they always had a choice of where to live.

[@leticiatann1281]

I lost my cat named ...PRIMO...I WORRY MUCH ABOUT HIM ...I DONT KNOW IF HE JUST RUN AWAY ...OR SOMEBODY HURT HIM ...I AM PRAYING TO GOD TO PLS GUIDE HIM TO COME BACK HOME.

[@RyzenZegend]

Feel better hope your cat finds his way home.

[@DanaBananaTheWeirdo]

My 1 year old cat Dooby ran away when he was 6 months old...he was gone for 5 weeks...in the cold...me and my family did put up posters...

[@abanteegangopadhyay6612]

did he return?

[@omarshishani8224]

I live on the 5th floor on a seven floor building in Nice. France two streets from the beach. I got two male siblings French Chartreux one year between. Both of them neutered at six month. However, the older one is trouble maker and super intelligent. He likes to climb the balcony rails and run to the neighbors to play with their plants. He fell twice from the 5th floor and survived. One time he ran from the front door and disappeared for full 19 hours. I almost gave up on him after putting posters all around my neighborhood. Finally my wife asked me to check again after midnight. I found him sitting in a small electric outlet room on the 7th floor. He learned his lesson and never ran away. Regarding climbing the balconies which I have on both sides of my apartment, I purchased sharp anti bird spikes. He tried to climb again but the pain was so severe. He stopped his bad habit completely. Please do what I did if you live in apartment building.

[@lorraineniece8813]

I kept my cats inside.

[@christophersmusic5398]

My male cat who i loved so much ran away and hasnt been home for over 4 months. Please pray so he comes home 🙏

[@electron2601]

This is a quality video! I didn't realize there were so many factors that can cause your cats to run away.

[@royalfelineandtracygrant]

One time, in 2021, my cat Cordelia ran away during our vacation. The bathroom window was open but the screen was closed, but there was a tear in the screen that we think she jumped through. We had to leave from vacation then come back, she was gone for 13 days. Nearly two weeks. I was a thousand times more scared for Cordelia than I let on. My mom had bought cat traps to try and find Cordelia. We put up posters. We even went on a lost pet website. Finally, in the middle of the night, on the 13th day of Cordelia being missing, I woke up, and I woke mom up to check the trap outside our door, the trap had a blanket over it, and when mom checked it… there she was, our little Cordelia. We were to relieved to see her again, I can’t even put it in words. The funny thing is, we also got a cat the night after when we went to dinner on the way back home. Malcolm and his three siblings had lost there mother and were eating scraps at a hotel’s restaurant. We adopted Malcolm. And now we are very happy.

[@jjn6914]

My cat became very lonely after my dog, who he also loved, passed away due to old age. He'd complain, wanting to go out whenever I cried. He ran away 3 months ago and hasn't returned. I received leads as recent as last week, and I hope it's really him. Hoping he returns or I finally find him, so I can adopt 2 more kitties for him and to round out my cat family.😔

[@RyzenZegend]

Feel better hope he returns home to you

[@KixVux]

I hope he returned eventually. He will come back. Your cat was just going through a very difficult time.

[@Nvd1987]

I grew up in Bangladesh and had my first cat was when I was 5 or 6.. she was looking for a warm home on a cold winter morning and found her way into our porch. my parents kept her for me (I loved animals since I was a baby) and she was amazing; didn't know about genders back then so I just named her Tommy. A few years later we moved and this time lived up on a 3rd floor (as opposed to 1st floor); she was always an indoor-outdoor cat, and I don't know if my parents knew about litterbox (probably not this was early-mid 90s Bangladesh, having pets were rare, and even more rare was taking care of them properly). but I was horrified to find out they let her out through windows, she would hop from one sun-shed to another and somehow go around and down the building and yet come back. I kept feeling something was wrong with this but my parents wouldn't listen they let her do her thing being indoor-outdoor. After a while she started throwing up or pooping around the house and my parents decided to get rid of her; obviously i was crying and protesting so they did it while i was asleep. apparently someone put her in a sack so she couldn't find out where they were going, took her to a random spot and let her out so she can live but never come back. i still remember how much i cried all day, all night; this was the first feeling of betrayal i felt from my parents as a child, really started looking at them differently. but somehow two nights later, still crying myself to sleep then i thought what was a dream, she was licking my face; purring and she was all dirty, covered with dirt, wet, but she was there... it wasn't a dream, somehow through a city of millions, she found her way back to me. my grandma was living with us at that time, and she told my dad that it wouldn't be right to throw her away a second time since she somehow found her way back from miles and miles away. they kept her this time. but then i can't remember what happened to her again. maybe it's my PTSD blocking the memory of losing her again. and knowing my parents, she probably pooped or threw up again and they got rid of her. I hope her spirit found its way to cat heaven. Tommy was my first cat and I wish my parents were better with her. Cats are amazing creatures, they're often a direct reflection of you, they are very smart and affectionate, based on YOUR interactions with them. Be loving but balanced but give them a good home, a lot of people don't take their cats seriously. Take care of them.

[@jeffreystroman2811]

Made me cry, thank you for sharing

[@joyceobeys6818]

My mom did the same thing with my dog. She got pregnant by our other dog n she didn’t want puppies. Behind my back, my mom had Ron Tabor our dog catcher come n get her. I seen him and hid her cuz somehow I knew. But at the time I thought it was my neighbor who did it n crying hard I went next door to share with her how cruel she was for doing that. And she said I promise you it wasn’t me, I would never do that. Right then I knew it was my mom n told her I knew it was her n she didn’t deny it. My mom is gone now and I’ve always loved her but she was never a biblically righteous woman. So she never did treat me right anyways. She trusted wrong things. I prayed for her always. I have had lots of animals that have died and I miss them all. We have had to shoot a few animals for various reasons, which at the time we had to but it hurts my stomach to think about it. One kitty was smashed on the road but still alive n suffering horribly. There were about 35 cats we had coming to our house after I was an adult n they were spreading a disease called FIP around. We had to stop the spread. All the kittens were dying a terrible slow death also. I thought someone was poisoning them but I really didn’t know. I know the cat foods cause male cats to get bladder blockage and the vets know this and they charge 7000.00 for a catheter. Or 200.00 to put them to sleep. Isn’t that so sick? The foods are GMOed n full of things not meant for animals and making our animals sick. I can’t wait for MESSIAH to come back and make everything right again.

[@dangerousdays2052]

Make your parents pay for what they did to Tommy. She deserves justice.

[@annmurphy8440]

Hi nvd1987 your parents were not very nice people Ann Murphy Ireland

[@phyllismarshall5820]

So lovely she made her way home to you she will be in pet heaven now I had a cat about 14 years ago I just had one put to sleep very poorly pebbles was broke my heart whent to bleak holt aminal shelter found a little she cat only 12mouths hold called her cholie o I couldn't keep her in one night got out I was fanatic never came home looked every where six months later found her in a garden she'd been kno fdown by a car broke my heart I whent to see a amial spirit in atherlife what she told me was unbelievable about her been in our car and her blanket😂 and described our car and the colour of her blanket she couldn't of know that she told me she's running though fields with a dog she told me the colour hers of the dog so a few weeks later coming home from work looking over the fields I see a man walking this dog with a cat I told my husband to stop the car I jump out I ran theyjust disappeared I couldn't belive it so now I belive in atherlife

[@belindabenjamin5474]

Yes, it was one New Years eve & certain residents were bursting fireworks in the area. The first bang & my kitty cat somehow found a route of escape...I literally prayed for her safe return, searched high & low...thank God my fur baby found her way back home after the "festivity" had subsided. Nancy gave me the slow wink that night & she was clingy ever since...which I really didn't mind at all, she was my sweetheart❤I loved that cat so so very much❤ Therefore, it really upsets me when folk behave irresponsibly & burst firecrackers in residential areas of which is no longer permitted as there are designated areas for...& I'm glad the authorities got involved because it's traumatizing for the animals😢

[@wayneanderson8034]

My friend had a beloved Siamese who mysteriously walked away & never came back. Turns out, he was indoors about 3 doors down with a neighbor who "adopted" a stray.

[@crazyaboutcats]

Great video! I love learning about the behavior of cats and how to better understand them. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@safiaraufi9550]

SAME!!!!!!!

[@twdneganfan4725]

I had a gray cat named missy, she got out through the broken cardboard side of my air conditioner on October, but she ended up coming back and I'm happy

[@chloramite567]

My family had a cat that cheated on us.. she even had a collar with a tag and THEY STILL FED HER. Then they moved and left her behind and she came crawling back.

[@dingaonhockey]

My friends cat (Miko) would go missing for a week at a time. One time though he was gone for almost a month. After many phone calls his cat chip pinged at a shelter. When he went to get Miko all his paperwork read "Jupiter" in place of "Miko" Someone gave this cat a whole new identity.

[@nicoleyap6070]

A friend of mine lost my cat. I looked every day and night for a whole month. It was traumatizing. I cried and prayed and was finally going to give up because it was affecting my family by me being out looking every day. I had flyers everywhere and to every home I could get to. Someone on Facebook saw my flyer and my cat was found 1 and 1/5 miles away in the snowstorm. My prayers were answered. Don't give up hope.

[@LabzAli]

My nieces cat went missing last night , we've looked everywhere. Pray he come back safe

[@Chief81]

I had a male cat that wasn’t spayed/neutered and disappeared, then about 2 weeks later returned looking exhausted he’d been enjoying himself with the ladies I think lol.

[@Tom-kn6sr]

Need to get him fixed. Too many stray cats already.

[@Chief81]

@@Tom-kn6sr we’re talking 10 years ago dude

[@Muf315]

You don't know yet how much alimony will cost. 😁

[@hsthatzo8063]

@@Tom-kn6sr Not everyone is pro-euthanasia

[@Tom-kn6sr]

@@hsthatzo8063 who's talking about euthanasia?

[@Andrea-gs6zh]

My daughter lost her cat, someone left door open after a move. Killed her, it’s been year, she still looks and heartbroken. Dogs are easier imho

[@danmakesedits545]

That's sad:(

[@michaelparkhouse426]

K jj1

[@overbank56]

😔💔❤️

[@streamingnowstreamingnow2568]

They're are lots of predators to house cats out there. Foxes, Owls, Hawks, Eagles, Bobcats, Lynx's, Wolves. etc. It's possible your cat was killled and eaten or someone else started feeding it and never let it out of their house. The possibilities are endless.

[@Brakballe]

Or the cat wreaked havoc again against small local wildlife for no reason (owners head is in LaLa land) and somebody with a 22LR Anschutz Match Rifle with silencer got bored see that, happen again.

[@Jaibheemmusalmaan]

Owls eagles hawks do they hunt cats?

[@lornakurien7962]

Yes, the possibilities are endless, but I am crossing out wild animals, i live in the city. It breaks my heart to think he has to fend for himself, food n water. Or a big alpha cat beat him up. Paranoid.

[@SolidLoch]

Dude don’t tell me this okay? Just keep that info to yourself

[@lorraineniece8813]

Yes. One news station here had a camera pointed at an eagle's nest and it brought a cat to feed to its babies.

[@a64738]

My grandparents 1 year old gray tomcat disappeared and came back after 1 year, was home a few days then disappeared again... Also we had a male and a female Bengal cat that was best friends and the male cat died from sickness last winter at age 12. The female cat refused to go out for more then a few minutes after that when she did not have the male cat to protect her. But this summer her son that is 10 years old started visiting every every day and started living under our porch refusing to go home. So we left the door open so he could come inside to visit. At first he just put his head in the door opening looking inside and this he did for a few days. Then he started to come inside walk a little around then go out again, but his mom cat was not to happy about him coming inside and hissed at him every time. The next week he wandered deeper into the house and explored and also sent in his friend cat a white long haired cat to take a look... I found that out by the female cat sitting in my room starring angrily at my bed and then hissing. The white cat had wandered in and was hiding under my bed an now when it was discovered by our cat it wanted to get away. Our cat just sat there and let it pass and followed it out to make sure it left, then she came back and gave me angry look believing it was me that was hiding the cat under the bed lol :) Next day I found her son in my brothers bedroom sitting and looking starring long at hard at my TV that I used to have in the house he did grow up in. It looked like he recognized it and then realized and remembered he used to live with us. After that day he moved in permanently in our house and refused to go home more then for a short trip. His mom was not to happy about him moving in but she slowly accepted it and if we forgot to feed him she would come and meow asking for food, and not eat the food we gave because it was for him :) His owners tried to lock him in the house when he was at home at the end of the summer and he panicked meowing and running around non stop for 2 hours until they let him out and he run back at our house immediately. After that he did not go inside anymore, only visiting on the outside of his home... We think the reason he moved away from home is they had a mini pig that hated him that would beat him up and bite him every chance it got. They also had a high energy puppy that would not let him sleep in peace and always wanted to play. So he came to us for piece and quiet. Now our female cat has accepted him living here and he is her bodyguard when they go out together just like his father used to. After her son moved in she started going out again for walks that laster ours, like she used to. Also when he lived with us as a kitten the first 5 months of his life we used to go on daily walks with all the cats. First walk we was with her son he did not know what we was doing and reluctantly followed us, then it seemed something clicked and he remembered and after that he loved going for walks and would even meow and ask to go for a walk with him :)

[@RickyJr46]

My brown tabby Minnie disappeared on July 7th. She was a cat who was very friendly to passers-by.

[@streaming5332]

They can run away from neglect. They know when they're not wanted. My sister's cat left home because they constantly shut it in the laundry after they had a baby.

[@ginnymurray1869]

Sad. Hope kitty found a better home.

[@streaming5332]

@@ginnymurray1869 so do I.

[@MysteryKumori]

I used to have a cat named Samuel, he always wented on adventures, and always came back But someday he didn't came back I was like 8 or 7 so I'm surprised I still remember him, but I'm glad I remember that cat (Funny story, Samuel knew to not take the take the bathroom on the floor SO HE USED THE TOILET TO GO POOP) (My family was laughing so hard XD we never train him to go to the bathroom in Toilet nor did he have a old owner, he was born at our household)

[@despinne]

lol, I wish mine did!

[@miriamholmes932]

One of my cats spent the warm months outside, and came home when the weather gets cold. She would stay home until warm spring days returned and then stay out until fall.

[@miriamholmes932]

My children and I loved our Henrietta. She is in cat heaven now lying in the sun.

[@user-do1hk7mg5y]

I once brought my cat (when she was a kitten) to my girlfriends parents house during christmas. There were some children there and she really doesn't like kids, so she ran and hid under a bed. After a while we couldn't find her, kept calling for her and checking all over the house. After an hour or so we thought she had somehow gotten outside. We started putting posters all over the neighborhood, searching for her for hours. Getting a few calls from people who saw a black cat outside (There are so many black cats outside lol) After searching for the entire day I heard my girlfriends brother say "Hey, I found the cat". Apparently she had gone behind a couple of books in a bookshelf and taken a nap, didn't come out for the entire day

[@furrball]

I use heavily modified, lighter-weight versions of the "tabcat" radio tags to locate kitty when out of sight. I modify them by myself, removing the outer casing and replacing it with a hand-sawn pouch, lined with cellophane. Oh, and I solder the CR2032 battery to them, for increased reliability. The collar is made out of a strip of elastic lycra, which tends to "hide" under the cat's fur, but readily lets the cat free if hanging.

[@deliciousfiction]

Our cat Doobie has been missing for 2 weeks now. He’s never done this before. I’m not sure if he’ll return or not. My mom loves him and he is missed. It’s just sad.

[@RyzenZegend]

Feel better hope you're reunited with your cat.

[@jenjen9266]

Did he ever come home? Mine has been missing 11 days now 😢

[@RyzenZegend]

@@jenjen9266 Sorry to hear that, please don't stop hoping. Also if you have a job continue working, your cat needs you to still pay the bills and have money for cat food.

[@alukuhito]

My step-sister had a cat, then she moved out and took the cat. I guess she decided it was too much to take care of, so dropped the cat in our front yard one day when nobody was around. She then concocted a story that the cat ran away and must've used her instinct to go back to her previous home. It was probably a half-hour drive away, and not just a simple drive down one long road. The things we think people will believe...

[@janetdavis6473]

My vet suggested putting some of the used litter outside when my cat disappeared. Apparently they can smell their own scent from a long ways away. Unfortunately, my cat did not come back, but it’s still a good tip.

[@brodriguez11000]

Better than collecting pee.

[@RafSurfs]

I Just lost my cat and it’s been about 6-7 hours of searching and no hope please pray for my cat.

[@lalitstar2371]

I got two kitties a black one and a black and white one, they show me so much love especially my black cat he really is so loving to me I’ve never knew that they can love you so much. God I’m so thankful for my animals ❤

[@77missconduct]

Interesting. I had a pretty calico kitty that disappeared and never came back, it was about the same time we had all these tree cutters clearing off excess pine trees in the backyard, now it makes sense, I think she got stressed out by it . This was 10+ years ago so I'm over the loss, but it did give me something to think about.

[@Techrat3D]

We adopted a cat that was saved from a kitty mill. After some research, she had about 5 litters in the first 3 years of her life. They were sold off between 4 to 5 weeks after birth. Her last litter was thankfully at the animal shelter, and those kittens stayed with her for 12 weeks, before they had great forever homes. After 2 years of having a peaceful life with us, she left our apartment for a few days, which was nothing new, as she has done this a few times before. Although this time we suddenly got a call that she was found dead. No visible injuries, and no signs of poison. She just curled up somewhere on a nice day, fell asleep with a smile, and just never woke up. 😢 We buried her at the pet cemetery in our town, as she was family for us. 😭 We miss her very much.

[@funwithmaya8122]

I’m very sorry 😢😢😢 I hope you’ve recovered as it’s been 8 months since you posted this comment.

[@Techrat3D]

@@funwithmaya8122 Thanks for asking. We did recover after a while. And yes, we still miss her.

[@funwithmaya8122]

@@Techrat3D :( I hope you see her in heaven… it would be sad if my cat died and your very brave that you recovered

[@Carspotter682]

That actually happened before. A few days after my family and I got girl house cat named Tia, she escaped my house and ran away. My family and I we're very worried that she won't come back until that one Saturday morning when I heard a meow of a cat nearby and I looked at the window, Tia actually came back before a rainstorm came into the area.

[@funwithmaya8122]

Tia must be very lucky, and you!!! (Sorry to say this after 8 months 😅)

[@VerryLongName]

My one cat kept running away after my mother moved somewhere an hour from our house. I thought he was running away because he was upset that she moved. I caught him one last time on the way to the park, having been looking for about 15 minutes around my house. It was a low traffic area on the way to a nearby park. He'd also been vocalizing more after she moved, but I didn't think to call the vet to have him checked out. Anyways, I decided it was best to have him live with her. My mother has trouble keeping the cats inside, and she's lucky one doesn't go outside and 2 stick around the house. The cat I'm talking about in this story ended up getting outside and running away.

[@ShamaKhan-dn1cq]

My cat run away for 20 days ago please pray for my cats she comes again

[@BrunoZevi-ju8oy]

My cat ran away and came back 3 month later . He was weak and tired .

[@sherylcorbett8283]

How's he now? My cat ran away 3 weeks ago :(

[@RyzenZegend]

​@@sherylcorbett8283feel better ,hope your cat comes home.

[@sherylcorbett8283]

@@RyzenZegend He hasn't :(

[@RyzenZegend]

@@sherylcorbett8283 Try putting a rag or a shirt with your sent or his sent outside in front of your door. Maybe this will help him find his way home. Most people suggest food , however that leads to other cats coming to your place and picking fights with your cat. This might scare your cat away. In the meantime, some cats like to go on vacation for a while then return home. Feel better.

[@sureshmadhav4518]

my cat left home a week ago she haven't returned home😢 she came to my room everytime even at night through the window, she follows me when im near her, pls pray for her to return 😭😭😭

[@srinidhisen8694]

What happened??

[@sureshmadhav4518]

@@srinidhisen8694 she was sick at first then after 2 days she vanished 😕

[@sammott8557]

I watched this to try to get a clue of how Olive came to be my cat, key words, my cat. I will default to that she came from either a stressful or neglected home. Often times, when I was walking the neighborhood, I'd see her standing on a street corner, waiting for attention. Other times, I'd come home to find pillows on my front porch furniture strewn with her scurrying off- one evening she followed me inside and six months later, still hasn't left. Lost cat found signs didn't send her off. She is here to stay in a very quiet and routine home (quiet with no TV, music, or verbal noise / routine in when she eats and when we play). When I open the door to leave for awhile, she has no desire to leave as well. We are contented with each other. Q: does she remember her prior home or prior name?

[@despinne]

Yes, she remembers. I had too many cats so Panther found herself a new home. She came back to visit me sometimes. She was a very good cat.

[@TaintedWoodWCUE]

My cat had this certain path that she would go each night for around a month,it was common for her to be missing. One day my cat had been found dead on the road,her neck had been broken by a car driving by. Rip 😔

[@Amanji_007]

Same rules are applied on DOGS as well My neighbour had a dog which didn't got enough attention,they sometimes beats him if he does something wrong and leaves him alone at home for safeguarding when they go for travel....so initially he used to leave the house and then come back after few weeks. Sometime later the owner figured out the house where he goes to occasionally and so he gave him to them permanently.

[@denisehall4818]

I had a cat named Bruce and two other cats. Bruce decided to live across the parking lot with my friend and her daughter.The daughter doted on Bruce.She spent many hours brushing him and talking to him. He fell in love with her and I couldn't compete with all that individual attention.He lived with that little girl and her mother for many years until he passed away.He had a wonderful life.

[@alliefoxfoxy5375]

5 years ago five of my cats runned away into the forest and Never came back! 😭 :(

[@miriamholmes932]

Maybe they joined a cat comune. Cats love cats.

[@kareemj398]

Grown man here... God forbid my cat zuzu does this. She has a good home, gets loads of rubs (surprised she wants rubs alot), food, plenty of spaces to nap, hell I gave up my living room closet for her to use as a bathroom with a huge litter box. She living the glamorous life like sheila E. I couldn't handle her running away. They really do become family.

[@kathleenmonteith9027]

I love this.

[@launelkeithpugong337]

I lost my cat 1 week ago, and I'm still hoping he'll come back to me😢i miss my cat so much😢😢

[@gobberlinder]

I had multiple cats we let outdoors over 20 years. They always came back. Always.

[@sicilianstraycatsandfriends]

If they don't come back after one day... Go SEARCH for them. They may be lost... or surrounded by mean cats. Or someone may have harmed them. 😻🙏

[@Xenowarrior92]

How to not loose your cat: keep it inside.

[@erikabee3498]

My cats have allways come home. Even when they knew they were about to die. Both terrible and somehow comforting at the same time. Because not knowing where and how they are is the worst. And yes, it shows they trust en loved me until the end. The longest time my cats were away, were about 48 hours. The first thing I do when I have a new cat, is walk around the block with them, and a little bit further away, so it knows were he is, if something scares him. I used to have 5 cats at the same time, than we walked down the block, and sometimes 2 other neighbouring cats walked with us. Cats like that, but not on a leash.

[@JY-cm9bc]

I do the same thing it truly works I also taught my cat's to come to my whistle just like a dog this way I have never lost the cat but truthfully speaking they really don't have the desire to leave the property I guess it's because they're spayed neutered if it starts to rain snow or time to go night night I Whistle and they all line up coming to the garage and get in their beds

[@erikabee3498]

@@JY-cm9bc Neutering a cat can keep them at home if a female cat is in heat. But neutered or not neutered, they always love to walk with their human. It is bonding too. But you are right, if I do not walk with them, they hardly leave the property. Well not more than 100 metres/ yards.

[@_crimson_18]

My cat ran out last night, like she does everyday and comes back at midnight or early morning. Never has she ever moved a block away from the house. But this time, she hasnt been back since last night. I've searched the whole area but no trace of her. I'm so worried and I hope she returns, I love her sm :(

[@Godric_71]

0:47 This is one thing that my furry roommates don't ever have to worry about. When they do something that they shouldn't, i will pet and love on them while redirecting them. Usually with playing in a different area and/or treats.

[@Hawken54]

I knew a family that moved 5 miles away from their home. Their cat always walked 5 miles back to its original home. My nephew who used to live next door ended up inheriting the cat because the original pet owner got tired of bringing the cat back.

[@penguinvic9892]

This story proves a point of mine a lot of people simply don’t believe. I think cats often like a property or home a lot more than its “owners”. I ended up with a neighbour’s cat that came go live under my old house. The cat didn’t like children and I was a middle-aged bachelor … a good match. When its “owners” moved they may have taken the cat with them but after a couple of weeks it was back at my home. I think they got the hint and never bothered looking for it. If I saw the cat, I fed it scraps and it had a water bowl but apart from that it was on its own. Despite this it loved me … I was the only guy it never scratched. But I think it liked my home more.

[@Hawken54]

@@penguinvic9892 - I have a stray cat that comes into my garage for shelter. So I made a cardboard box into a cat house and put an old seat cushion & t-shirt in it for comfort. Even though the cat is still leery of me. It keeps coming back for shelter and food I leave out for it.

[@psdaengr911]

Only 3 reasons for anything aliuve to not return. They are prevented (captured), can't (die), or don't want to (find a nicer place to live). A social animal pet that is well cared for, has good companionship and interesting things to do will be reluctant to leave its home. What's jaw-dropping is that this could have been a short that took one person 8 minutes to prepare, containing what could be said in three sentences in under 15 seconds.

[@baldrian22]

we had two cats they could be gone for a couple of days (specialy one of them) but they always returned, we also had horses so i would think they recognised the smell of the horses and followed that if they got lost (one was away for 4 days one time so we was getting a little nervous, but he came home beeing quite full with hare dung in its pelt, so most likely captured a small one, there was some in the area we lived and our cats was not the smallest either once a fox run yelping out of the garage/stable and our cats usualy slept there) oh and the cats was not able to reproduce, we did that quite early afther we got them. in the cats minds inside was where we was allowed to pet them and mainly play, outside they dident realy want that just some times. there was lots of places just around the house and the garage where they could find safe places to if for some reason they got scared. there was a multitude of large rocks around there next to the large hill that was behind our house that formed small caves etc that had the perfect sice for a cat. the cats also had warm areas to sleep during the night in the winter. on the coldest days they was allowed to sleep inside, same with the 31th of december (only day of the year where firework is allowed to be sent up in norway, some large citys also send up fireworks during the 17th of may but no privat person are allowed to do it that day)

[@safiaraufi9550]

I LOVE CATS AND HORSES!!!!!!!

[@DinkLover69]

So your cats are out killing wildlife, very irresponsible.

[@bobdrago69657]

Grey beard our outdoor cat left for two years and then one evening she returned. I hugged her and asked her where she disappeared to. She purred that familiar purr. I fed her and she crashed on her fave part of the garage. She was gone the next day. It’s as if she came back just to say a final goodbye.

[@Sam-n5x2s]

Reading these comments about people finding their cat and or their cat coming home over weeks give me hope my cat will also come back. He has been gone for a week. Me and my family think someone took him inside their home and i'm hoping he will escape. If he's not in a home then I'm hoping he comes back.

[@joej3871]

So cats run away for sex or if the human slaves dont do as expected...😆. But I still adore cats.

[@tabbylove86]

I am raising cats since 2yrs and they all left pretty much these 2 reasons.but I am lucky I have 1 cat left and I am looking him like a baby.he dint left me and probably he will be there.

[@joekev27]

I need some prayers we had a cat for 13 years and literally one day she disappeared and we never found her. That was more than 6 months ago and im kinda loosing hope but a small part of me is always clinging to that tiny bit of hope one day she will return.

[@RyzenZegend]

Hope you find your baby

[@colelynam6385]

When I was in elementary school, two kids in Mr. Samson’s 4th/5th class cried after they lost their cats after pulling their cats by the tail. And I’m pretty sure that they got scratched in the face and had to have bandages. The first kid I knew that had lost his cat was Christian. The second kid was Finn. A third kid named Sean explained that his cat, Loco (which means crazy in Spanish) was stuck up in the tree, so he alerted his mom, then she came and his mom saw him in the tree, so she had to call the fire department to rescue him.

[@bounty1402]

Cats are little angels that remind me there's still some good on this Earth. Unfortunately I'm not in the condition to adopt one.

[@cynthiacupler8005]

I had a black cat,I lived on the 2nd floor, he pushed the window screen,and jumped,a month later I was taking a walk , when, there was my cat,two blocks away,this young man took him as his. True story.😽

[@KixVux]

That's just messed up. Did you get the cat back?