My Angel is missing now

**ShallowsNole** · 06-15-2009, 09:04 PM

My Siamese kitty, Angel, hasn't been seen since Saturday. We have been walking the woods around the house and talking with neighbors, but no luck. Fuzz, forensic investigator that he is, has been all around looking for tufts of fur or buzzards, but no luck with that either.

We have checked for the alligators. No sign of them. Of course, we do have raccoons and foxes, and the occasional wild pig. And, we do have snakes - and we know that a cat with a snakebite will head for the woods to die - but no telltale signs of that either. Unlike Dexter (our other cat that went missing just over a year ago), Angel had street smarts and didn't try to challenge other animals. The squirrels in the yard would play with her. Funniest thing I've ever seen. And, ever since we lost Dexter, we have made sure Angel comes in every night. Saturday night, I accidenally fell asleep before calling for her and didn't wake up until Sunday morning. And she is nowhere to be found.

I am planning to call all the local vets tomorrow, on the odd chance that someone picked her up. Meanwhile, if you are in Point Washington, particularly the East Point Washington Rd / Dick Saltsman Rd areas and you see a Siamese cat - hopefully alive, but even if not - please let me know. My work phone is 267-2040 and my cell phone is 585-6471. I am absolutely heartbroken...

DD · 06-15-2009, 09:10 PM

Oh SN, I am so sorry.

I hope she turns up.

**Lynnie** · 06-15-2009, 09:13 PM

Me too, I hope she comes up completely unscathed!!

**Samuelsgran** · 06-15-2009, 10:02 PM

Good luck. So sorry.

**Johnrudy** · 06-15-2009, 10:11 PM

Gosh, she is beautiful. I hope she comes home too.
Call me crazy (or tell me to shut up) but I would always worry that my cat would never come home if it got out. But maybe yours is trained to return. Good luck to you.

**seagrovegirl** · 06-15-2009, 10:30 PM

Awwww....so sorry you are going through this. Hopefully Angel is just on a kitty vacay and will be home soon.

**ItzKatzTime** · 06-15-2009, 11:08 PM

Hate to hear this. I have all mine in tonight. Looks like you know what to do and are going in the right direction with checking vets and don't forget about the shelters!!!
Good Luck!! My heart goes out for you.

**T Cline** · 06-16-2009, 06:10 AM

really sorry ShallowsNole, I live on georgie off pt washinton and one of my cats went missing about 1 week ago,she too was a street smart cat so I am wondering what happened to her. Whatever got her has been in the area and has possibly killed several other neighborhood cats. I have asked around and 3 other people recently (within a week or 2) lost a cat. I wish I knew what happened to mine as well. I know this info doesn't help you find your cat, I'm really sorry for your loss.

**ShallowsNole** · 06-16-2009, 09:39 AM

We did try to keep her inside, especially after we lost Dexter, but she had been accustomed to living outside as a young cat. She was a stray that appeared in our yard and set up home five years ago, not quite a week after I lost our 20 year-old cat to cancer (which led to the name "Angel"). She simply would not stay in (especially with Roo and Elby, the inbred dogs), except at night, but she was always good about coming when called and she pretty much stayed in the acre that I live on. Being Siamese, she was vocal, and I'd open the door and call her and I'd hear her meow as she came running.

Now, I open the door and call her, and nothing. And as of this morning, she is not at Animal Control or Alaqua. I really suspect that she won't be found.

**Gidget** · 06-16-2009, 10:03 AM

You poor thing! ((HUGS)) You must feel devastated and so empty calling her to no avail.

I too hope she shows up soon!

Keep us posted.

BTW, she is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!

G

**Johnrudy** · 06-16-2009, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by ShallowsNole

We did try to keep her inside, especially after we lost Dexter, but she had been accustomed to living outside as a young cat. She was a stray that appeared in our yard and set up home five years ago, not quite a week after I lost our 20 year-old cat to cancer (which led to the name "Angel"). She simply would not stay in (especially with Roo and Elby, the inbred dogs), except at night, but she was always good about coming when called and she pretty much stayed in the acre that I live on. Being Siamese, she was vocal, and I'd open the door and call her and I'd hear her meow as she came running.

Now, I open the door and call her, and nothing. And as of this morning, she is not at Animal Control or Alaqua. I really suspect that she won't be found.

awww, I hope your roaming kitty returns to your home and heart soon. Keep your hopes up. When I was young, we had cats, that lived outdoors and indoors. Some would occasionally stay gone for a month or 2 then all of a sudden, reappear! Maybe Angel will do the same.

**hippiechick** · 06-16-2009, 02:26 PM

I am so sorry. Nothing is worse than not knowing what has happened to a beloved pet. I will say a prayer for you both.

**Lynnie** · 06-16-2009, 06:17 PM

I thought of you in the middle of the night....Cowboy spent the night out and didn't show up until Sweet Pea and I got back from our morning walk! Very unlike him and I was so worried......I know you're heart broken and blue! Prayers for you and your family!

**ItzKatzTime** · 06-17-2009, 01:20 PM

I always keep my hopes high when I lose a cat. It just seems like they should come walking back into the yard.

**kitlit** · 06-17-2009, 03:51 PM

You never know, SN. Several years back, my sweet kitty Patches went missing and, living right on Eastern Lake like we were, we figured a gator had gotten her.

About 5 months later, my friend Julie found Patches by their house in Seaside and recognized her from hanging out at my house! Patches never went missing again after that, so the best we can figure is she just got mixed up and lost and hung around wherever she could find food.

So, don't give up hope!

I hope you find her soon, though, I know that that's a heartache and a half when they're missing. I'll keep my eyes peeled.

**mamp** · 06-17-2009, 06:47 PM

OMG thats so sad...I'm so sorry....I have two cats that are outside strays too...one of them never came home last year......I hope and pray you will find her.

**TooFarTampa** · 06-17-2009, 08:30 PM

SN, so sorry, I hope you find her, she is beautiful.

T.Cline -- I hope you find yours too, and there is a happy ending somewhere ...

Hugs to you both.

**ChillPill** · 06-17-2009, 11:25 PM

Has Angel come home from her excursion yet? I hope she is at the door right now, awaiting some good lovin.

**ShallowsNole** · 06-18-2009, 08:57 PM

All of you are so very sweet -

No kitty yet, and none of the neighbors have seen her. I just feel bad, as I am typically the one who would bring her in at night and I fell asleep on the sofa and didn't do it. Not the first time that's happened, but she would usually get hungry and start meowing LOUDLY by the door. She could also get in the dog pen if something came after her and she was close to it (we've seen that happen when our lab got loose) and she has also gone up a tree before. So, I'm just resigning myself that we are catless. Should she show up, I'll be thrilled.

I know there are folks on this board giving cats away, we have cousins who won't spay/neuter and are overrun with cute kittens

, and Alaqua (heck, even animal control) have oodles of kitties that need homes. I just don't think I can do it anytime soon. ShallowsSquirt told me the same thing yesterday - he doesn't like to show it but he is upset as well. He lost Dexter (who was his cat) first, and now Angel.

(of course, that's what I said when Puddin' died, and Angel showed up in the yard 6 days later...

)

**Alicia Leonard** · 06-19-2009, 11:23 AM

So sorry SN and TC. Will keep positive thoughts going your way for their return home.

**Mango** · 06-19-2009, 12:27 PM

So Sorry, SN and Fuzz. I'll say a prayer for her safety and arrival back to y'all.

**grace** · 06-20-2009, 08:19 AM

hope kitty turns up. i too lost a kitty a few years back (or so i thought) only to find her 18 months later on the other side of the bayou. not sure if she adopted another family, or returned to the wild. i tried unsuccessfully for weeks to catch her and take her back home.
you just never know.
my sweetpea, by the way looks just like your 'tar mamp. do you live by mcquage bayou??

**ShallowsNole** · 06-20-2009, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by grace

hope kitty turns up. i too lost a kitty a few years back (or so i thought) only to find her 18 months later on the other side of the bayou. not sure if she adopted another family, or returned to the wild. i tried unsuccessfully for weeks to catch her and take her back home.
you just never know.
my sweetpea, by the way looks just like your 'tar mamp. do you live by mcquage bayou??

The other side of McQuage? Sounds like kitty may have been picked up by a hawk or owl or something and got away. That's one of the only ways a cat will cross water (I doubt she took the bridge

). We are leaning toward that being what happened to Angel, as we heard a BIG owl the other night. I did not realize that owls and other big birds were carnivores until my spouse, who was raised in a farm family, shared that with me after hearing the owl.

Strangely, I have also noticed that we are not seeing squirrels in the yard and running up and down the trees. I know it's hot, and I don't know if they just hide out when it's hot, but I'm concerning that the squirrels are being picked off now too.

**Zirondelle** · 06-20-2009, 01:16 PM

Beautiful cat...so sorry to hear of her disappearance. One reason that our cat is strictly an indoor baby!

**grace** · 06-20-2009, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by ShallowsNole

The other side of McQuage? Sounds like kitty may have been picked up by a hawk or owl or something and got away. That's one of the only ways a cat will cross water (I doubt she took the bridge

). We are leaning toward that being what happened to Angel, as we heard a BIG owl the other night. I did not realize that owls and other big birds were carnivores until my spouse, who was raised in a farm family, shared that with me after hearing the owl.

Strangely, I have also noticed that we are not seeing squirrels in the yard and running up and down the trees. I know it's hot, and I don't know if they just hide out when it's hot, but I'm concerning that the squirrels are being picked off now too.

That never crossed my mind. She is a little tuffy though. Wouldn't suprise me one bit.

**T Cline** · 06-20-2009, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by grace

That never crossed my mind. She is a little tuffy though. Wouldn't suprise me one bit.

I had one of my cats crawl into a plumbers van one time and hitch a ride down the road before the plumber guy realized there was a cat sleeping in the back and he knew my cat so he brought her back....I have to wonder if this kind of thing doesnt happen more often than one might think.

**grace** · 06-20-2009, 01:48 PM

right??? who knows. i was just happy to see that she was still alive. she was such a special cat.

**ShallowsNole** · 06-20-2009, 02:15 PM

Tis true...and after all, we never could find out where Angel actually came from to begin with. I asked around, as I couldn't imagine that someone wasn't missing a young female seal point Siamese, but no one claimed her. Fuzz still thinks that we accidentally stole somebody's cat.