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pusscat at home My cat came to me at 6 months by showing up at my door. He was neutered and became a terrific friend. A year later he brought another cat around and he joined the family. It is now 9 years later and a day after a 7 " snowfall, he did not come home. He is a inside outside cat and likes to roam but as he has grown older he has stayed closer to home. He is gone a week now. I can't find him anywhere. I live on an alley way so there are lots of yards for him to explore. Today there was a sighting of a cat that looks like him in one of those yards. If that is him, why doesn't he just come home. It cold out. I have a cat door. What's up?

Answer
Jo,

Yes, cats do tend to stay close to home. I cannot begin to tell you why he is not coming home, especially if the sighted cat is your boy. You might try to verify that first. There are many reasons he is not coming home, so assuming the worst has NOT happened, he may have had a fright being out in the snow storm and is taking his time getting over it. It is also possible someone saw the cat in the snow and "invited" him in.

You just need to be patient and hope he comes home. Meanwhile, you can check local shelters, veterinary hospitals, humane societies, and the like. You can put flyers around your neighborhood asking people to let you know if they have seen him.

In general, cats tend to stay close to home and are masters at hiding in plain sight. You might try putting his favorite food out near the cat door and see if that attracts him. If the weather was warmer, you could try a Have-a-Heart type of humane trap (available from most humane societies), but I would be concerned he could freeze before he is discovered in the trap!

Please let me know if he shows up.

Concerned regards... Norm.

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