SMOKEY's HOME!!!

[mzteris]

He started meowing outside my bedroom window about 3:30 this morning.

I don't know how he got out, or why he went out. I don't know where he was or why he was gone so long.

I sat up, started screaming - SMOKEY!! ran and opened the back door. The dogs nearly mobbed him sniffing and everything. I scared the kids by screaming, they both woke up. We had a party at 3:30 in the morning! We just kept hugging him and petting him and kept purring so loudly.

He must have been trapped somewhere inside somebody's house or something, because only the tips of his ears and the bottom of his feet were 'cold'. He seems in fine physical shape and didn't act "starved" or anything.

We finally got back to bed and he slept snuggled up next to me.


It's all so weird him getting out and being gone so long. We've had him for about 10-11 years and he's never been gone more than a few hours before. He loved going outside in NC where it was WARM and he had a 'little friend' a few doors down, but here? He usually won't put more than his NOSE outside when there's snow on the ground. In fact, he gets upset when the dogs are outside too long and starts pacing and meowing at the door until I call them in. (I have strange pets.)

Anyway - - THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the vibes and advice.

:grouphug:


Now I have to go put all the stuff away I dumped out looking for him. :P

[kimi]

1. Fantastic!!

I'm so happy for you all!

[MiddleFingerMom]

2. WONDERFUL news!!

.
As people posted. cats'll do this. Whatever you think you know
about your kitty's "nature", if he/she finds out what you're
assuming, he/she will do the opposite out of species pride or
something.
.
Or a REALLY perverse cat (if that's not redundant) will just go
on doing what you think is its "nature", just because he/she
found out that people like me believe the above.
.
I had a cat that slipped out ONCE. Didn't realize for hours that
the minute that I left the door unattended while putting grocery
bags on the table was 59 seconds more than she needed.
.
Gray drizzly day (gray dizzily cat). Popped a can o' tuna outside
the front door, ready for HOURS of searching the nearby woods
(had 3-4 more cans of tuna to pop along the way, just like in
"Hansel & Kittel").
.
At the sound of the can opener, from within a big shrub FIVE
FEET AWAY from the source of her "captivity", I heard this
definitively EMBARRASSED "mew"... and all was well with the world
again. GOT FIVE FEET AWAY!!!
.
Pussy.
.
Know how that feels. Treat yourself to counterbalance all your
anxieties over this.
.
.
Smokey feels you could treat yourself with the enjoyment you'll
feel feeding him something outrageous, like shrimp... or the
neighbor's parakeet.
.
Just tell him this is YOUR time.
.
But don't eat that parakeet. At least not in front of him.
.
That would be cruel.
.

[Capn Sunshine]

3. That's great

I LOVE happy endings.

[Roon]

4. Yaaaay!

Kisses for Smokey! :o

[livetohike]

5. Great news!

Hug the little guy for me too. :bounce:

[nuxvomica]

6. Hurray!

I bet Smokey was thinking "Why's the house such a mess?" I'm so happy he made it home. Whew! What a relief! :D

[RadiationTherapy]

7. I thought this was a LOST spoiler.

But good to hear your cat is home.

[Captain Hilts]

8. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!

[Heidi]

9. RIGHT ON!!!!

He was just havin' a walk-around, as even mature, neutered boy cats will do from time to time (however much it scares the bejeezus outta us humans). Glad he returned and put your mind at ease! :hug:

Welcome back, Smokey! :pals:

[stray cat]

10. Welcome home Smokey!

[stuntcat]

11. YAY!

I just now saw the other thread where he disappeared!

YAY Smokey :loveya:

[Terra Alta]

12. Yay!

I'm glad you found him. Your other post had me worried!

[mzteris]

14. i was convinced that

he'd passed away in the house.

Damn kitty!! I've just been out doing a walkaround outside trying to figure out where he'd been. There's still snow on the ground here. But there are so many bunny tracks around the yard I can't figure it out.

I'm just so happy he's alive and well. :bounce:

I loves my Smokey-cat! :loveya:

[Zoigal]

13. Great news, mzteris...

Sounds like it was quite a homecoming party...
Happy for everyone that Smokey found his way back home...z

[libodem]

15. I was following this in the other thread

and almost went there to check on the status of the lost DU cat. Very glad to see the new thread. Very glad your kitteh is home.

[Arugula Latte]

16. PHEW!

So glad he's back! :bounce:

[zanana1]

17. How long was Smokey gone?

I'm so glad he found his way back home. Whenever one of my cats decides to take a "vacation", I can't sleep at night. So happy for you!

[mzteris]

18. last I had seen him

was Wed night late until last night (3:30 Sunday morning).

He must've gotten out some time Thursday,.

[zanana1]

26. A stray died in a closed toolshed last summer.

A neighbor came to our door to ask us if we had a black and white cat. (We don't). Apparently, he opened his toolshed for some cleanup work in the spring, then shut the door and locked it. He noticed an odor about a month later and found a dead cat inside. So sad. When one of my cats disappears for more than a day, I go around the neighborhood and check with my neighbors. I imagine this happens alot.

[mix]

19. Thank goodness...

Glad it turned out fine...I had a feeling he slipped outdoors somehow.

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. What WONDERFUL news!

I'm so relieved for all of you!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Pithlet]

21. I'm so happy for you!

I've been through it and I know what a relief it is. :hug:

[woo me with science]

22. So happy!

Welcome home, Smokey!

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. Phew!

[BuelahWitch]

24. Hooray!

:bounce: Glad he got back safe and sound! :hug:

[BEZERKO]

25. Fantastic,

I just got home from work, and one of the first things I did was check up on your post. I was happy to hear that Smokey is ok!