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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / October 2003OT-More cat troubles
I'm house setting with a diabetic friends cat. I took her to the airport this morning at 6 AM, she will be gone for 3 weeks. I came back to her house 2 hours ago and can't find the cat, I been searching for 2 hours. It's a big house and there are thousands of places where he could hide. Or, maybe he got out somehow, if he did I'm a dead man. I don't think the cat likes me too much, the last time I took care of him was at my apartment. He spent 3 days watching the door for his chance to get out. This cat means more to her than anything else in the world. I have to go visit a friend at the hospital, I filled the cats dish with food so I might be able to tell if he comes out and eats any. Very, very, worried TerryR "TerryR" <terryR619@yahoo.com> wrote in news:bm9pqu$k99ie$1@ID- 202870.news.uni-berlin.de: > I'm house setting with a diabetic friends cat. I took her to > the airport this morning at 6 AM, she will be gone for 3 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > cats dish with food so I might be able to tell if he comes > out and eats any. Relax, Terry, he's just hiding. Scoop the litterbox - you'll know if he's there. Cats hate change, and you coming into the house without his human being there is change. Unless you're supposed to actually play with the cat, as opposed to just feeding him, just leave him alone. Cats sleep 16-18 hours a day, so as long as you're not there, it'll just be like she's at work or something. Chakolate  SignatureOn sadness: The cure for this ill is not to sit still, Or to frowst with a book by the fire, But to take a large hoe and a shovel also, And to dig till you gently perspire. --Rudyard Kipling Cats are very self reliant creatures. It probably sensed something was up and found a nice dark warm spot to hide in. You'd be surprised where those critters can curl up. I always check closets when I can't find my cat. He likes the dark and will sneak in when I'm not looking. If he got outside and has claws, he should be fine. They will show up at the door when it's time for dinner. Most cats don't wander too far from where they know it's warm, comfortable and there's food. He may associate you with her leaving now and disappears just to get even. We had some of our cat's teeth pulled last year and after we got him home he wouldn't speak to us for days. He was not happy! (Yes, cats do speak to their owners. They speak Cat-onese. I would encourage your friend to board her cat the next time, if she can. c > I'm house setting with a diabetic friends cat. I took her to > the airport this morning at 6 AM, she will be gone for 3 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Very, very, worried > TerryR Before she left, she told me the cat usually slept on her bed. Her bedroom door was left open. The other bedroom doors were closed. I didn't open or close any doors. As suggested, I checked the litter box, and leveled the surface and scratched a design in it. I will be able to tell if he goes there. The problem now is, she will be calling me any time, I don't want to tell her I can't find the cat or she might just come home. TerryR > Cats are very self reliant creatures. It probably sensed something was up > and found a nice dark warm spot to hide in. You'd be surprised where those [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > c > Before she left, she told me the cat usually slept on her > bed. Her bedroom door was left open. The other bedroom doors [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > want to tell her I can't find the cat or she might just come > home. Tell her the cat's hiding from you, but that you'll report with more details once it's gotten used to the change in personnel. You don't have to -- and shouldn't -- tell her things you're only afraid are true. Priscilla > I'm house setting with a diabetic friends cat. I took her to > the airport this morning at 6 AM, she will be gone for 3 [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Very, very, worried Relax. Many cats do this. Partly they feel safer in a strange situation if they hide themselves away, and partly I nastily think they like to play with our heads. Watch the food dish and the litter pan. You'll find reassurance, I have no doubt. Priscilla >I'm house setting with a diabetic friends cat. I took her to >the airport this morning at 6 AM, she will be gone for 3 >weeks. I came back to her house 2 hours ago and can't find >the cat, I been searching for 2 hours. It's a big house and >there are thousands of places where he could hide. Or, maybe >he got out somehow, if he did I'm a dead man. This cat and you really don't get along too well, do you? Unless a window was left open, the only way the cat could have gotten out was when the door was open. If you didn't give him the chance to do that, then he's still in the house somewhere. Watching you. Waiting his chance to attack. ^_^ >I don't think the cat likes me too much, the last time I >took care of him was at my apartment. He spent 3 days >watching the door for his chance to get out. This cat means >more to her than anything else in the world. Be careful not to fall asleep in the house, the cat may take advantage of your helplessness to curl up on your nose and mouth and try smothering you! >I have to go visit a friend at the hospital, I filled the >cats dish with food so I might be able to tell if he comes >out and eats any. > >Very, very, worried >TerryR Don't worry. Unless the cat compulsively tries to get out, he's still there. Hiding. When you're gone he'll probably come out. FW > I'm house setting with a diabetic friends cat. I took her to > the airport this morning at 6 AM, she will be gone for 3 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Very, very, worried > TerryR Stop worrying, Terry! Most cats don't like anyone outside the immediate family coming into the house when their owner is away. It scares them, so they hide until "the intruder" leaves. Additionally, cats do find a hidy hole to sleep, and the length of time they sleep would surprise you! One really neat place they can get is on top of high cupboards! You'd never find it up there. And it knows it! It is all normal cat behaviour. Next time you visit, as well as checking out the food and water situation, and the litter tray, look for a "furry" depression on your friends bed, if that's where it normally sleeps. There may even be a trace of warmth still there! LOL So long as you are sure it didn't get out, just leave it to it's own devices. It'll be fine. If it does get out, still don't worry. It'll be back when it wants to. Especially one as devoted as this one. If in doubt about it's welfare if it "escapes", just leave some dried food and water near the door. Cats are pretty self-sufficient. Annette The cat lover. My friend has had a cat for 15 years that has never been seen by some of her best friends who visit often. The only way the person who fed and cleaned the litter while she was away knew there was a cat in the house was because both changed between visits! Cats are very different. My new 2-yr old meets people at the door, whereas I had one that wouldn't let me pet her for nearly a year, and casual visitors never knew she existed. Carol >I'm house setting with a diabetic friends cat. I took her to >the airport this morning at 6 AM, she will be gone for 3 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Very, very, worried >TerryR I found him. He was up in a loft that runs around the living room. He must be able to climb up there somehow. When she called I told her that Jessie liked to hide from me, I didn't say that I hadn't seen him since she left. She told me that he likes to go up in the loft because it has floor to celing windows all across the room. It gets the sun in the afternoon and he likes to lay in the sun. I didn't know it, but there is a stairway that goes up there, I thought it was a closet door. She had me get some of her clothes out of the hamper and put them on her bed. It might make him feel better if her scent is there. This cat has never been outside, except in his carrier. She told me he was afraid to go outside, but be careful because he might when she wasn't there. It's going to be a long 3 weeks for me. Thanks for the advice, TerryR > I found him. He was up in a loft that runs around the living > room. He must be able to climb up there somehow. Cats can levitate. I swear they can! > When she called I told her that Jessie liked to hide from > me, I didn't say that I hadn't seen him since she left. Very good! :-) > She > told me that he likes to go up in the loft because it has [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > he might when she wasn't there. It's going to be a long 3 > weeks for me. You'll be fine. Just watch your feet when coming in and out the front door, and then relax. I'm glad it's resolved. Take some deep breaths and do something nice for yourself this evening. Priscilla Terry, My father has been in the hospital for a few days now, and he was supposed to have tests ran, and they didn't have this radiation pill or something, and Monday, they should have tests done on him. However, we have two inside cats. One is his buddy, and she misses dad. She knows he isn't in the house. I just took some of his clothes my brother brought back to the house and let her smell them to smell his scent. She hides most of the day until she gets hungry or has to go to the litter box. He has spoiled Muff with giving her turkey deli meat. So we give her some of a night, as well as regular cat food...canned and dry. I know she must miss him. She sleeps with him and sits with him. We don't let her out since dad isn't here. One time dad was in the hospital, she was gone for a day or so. Treed up from something that scared her. Dad loves his cat. The other cat is my moms baby, and boy is she ever a baby. Mom was gone a whole month last year, and Smokey was depressed. This cat has slept closer to mom and sometimes they sleep on the same pillow! ;) Smokey now gets in my moms wheel chair, and doesn't want to get out! Mom has another wheel chair and is thinking of letting the cat sleep in it. It is hilarious to see Smokey riding like a hobo in moms chair. Mom is in the chair and so is the cat! I have to get a website made up with this cat in the wheel chair with my mom. However, I am glad your friends cat showed up, and don't think they can dart out of the door! They will! Sometimes Smokey and Muff dart out right out from under your feet to get outside. So becareful! Cats can be something. I wasn't much for cats, but in the last several years with all the cats we have or had, they all are very unique. We have numerous outside cats. One is Jr. and we think his mom placed him in the back of dads truck. One day my dad stopped along the road to talk to me and I heard a kitten meowing. Dad didn't believe me, but I was serious. SO....we looked in the back of the truck and sure enough there was a kitten. We don't know how long he was shut up in the back, but the heat was much. We thought he was going to be blind. His sight seems ok, but he doesn't look directly at you if you call him. His sight may be hindered a bit. But, he was saved by me I should say. He (much time later) loves to be around people, and he is so tame and sweet tempered. Never hear him meow either. He isn't even scared of anything. Nothing phases this cat. Thought you would like to hear a bit about my cats. LOL! Kimberly Hedrick type 1, at age 3 (1974). I have a cat and dog at home. Now that I'm cat setting, I spend half of my time at her house and sleep at mine. I have to go home several times a day to take the dog out. Jessie and me are good friends now. He was just taking his all day nap in the loft where I couldn't find him. Now when I lay on the couch and watch TV, he comes and sits beside me. I'm getting spoiled staying here, she has on huge plasma screen TV, must be over 4 feet across. She also has a large library of DVD's and digital cable. The family room, with the TV, is bigger than my whole apartment. If I were 40 years younger.. TerryR > Terry, > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > type 1, at age 3 > (1974). > I have a cat and dog at home. Now that I'm cat setting, I > spend half of my time at her house and sleep at mine. I have [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > the TV, is bigger than my whole apartment. If I were 40 > years younger.. That's the best kind of cat sitting. :-) One summer I spent a week cat sitting for friends. They had a bedroom air conditioner, while I had a few fans. That week was sweltering, so after I refilled their food and water dishes, I'd go in the bedroom, pile on the bed with the two cats, crank up the AC and watch TV. They thought it was great, and so did I. :-) Priscilla When looking for a sitter (house, pet, whatever) it never hurts to have all mod cons -- and "all mod cons" includes more & more these days! bj > One summer I spent a week cat sitting for friends. They had a bedroom > air conditioner, while I had a few fans. That week was sweltering, so [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Priscilla > Thought you would like to hear a bit about my cats. That's nice, but have you ever heard about paragraphs? ;-) My moms cat ( actually the neighbors ) like to sneak into the garage and hide . If she cant find the cat for a couple of houres , she checks for whining at the closed garage door . tim....( to e-mail reply , delete the " 5 " from posted address ) > I'm house setting with a diabetic friends cat. I took her to > the airport this morning at 6 AM, she will be gone for 3 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Very, very, worried > TerryR > I'm house setting with a diabetic friends cat. I took her to > the airport this morning at 6 AM, she will be gone for 3 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > cats dish with food so I might be able to tell if he comes > out and eats any. This is what cats do. Disappear! This is why I dread taking my cat to somebody's house or on cross country moves. She causes no trouble at all en route, or during our stay. But when it comes close to leaving time, she hole up in the smallest place available and we can't find her. She likes to go behind washers, dryers, under beds, up inside the case of old TVs with wooden cases, in boxes in the closet, in platform bedframes, upside down (using claws to hang on) and stuck to the boxspring, or in any other tiny, tight space she can find. Nothing, and I mean nothing will lure her out! One thing we've done to find her is to turn out all the lights, then search, using a flashlight. Her eyes will shine kind of green in the dim light. Of course, this is useless when she is asleep. And she often is asleep. Sometimes getting out a favorite treat will help. But this usually only works at home. And the last resort is to take a broom handle or something similar and go around the house, poking it in places and banging it around, preferably on something metal. Cats had loud noises. This will cause her to scamper out of her hiding place *if* we happen to make contact with it. However, I do use this only as a last resort because it really stresses her out. If you do find the cat, you might consider putting a brightly colored color on it. That way it is easier to spot if it hides. SignatureType 2 http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/ > If you do find the cat, you might consider putting a brightly colored > color on it. That way it is easier to spot if it hides. Julie luv, I have to tell you that you cracked me up with that sentence as the image of a Day-Glo Orange painted cat scampered through my brain! That's the ticket Terry, get one of those blinking LEDs that bikers use and fasten it to the cat's collar! Regards, James the Elder |
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