missing cat/suspicious neighbor!!

No I still have not found him. It's been nearly 2 weeks and I am still devastated and cry. I am also still seething at that crazy old man neighbor and the possibility he took him and abandoned him in the woods.

I am at least getting responses to my classified ad and fliers, but none of the sightings have been Marvin. I edited my classified ad that included a link to this photo collage:



This might cut down on the false alarms, each of which have broken my heart all over again.

i really like that post, i'm sending vibes for you honey!

just checking in on how things are going for you I am still wishing and praying for your sweet Marvin That was a good suggestion from Meower to check at shelters that are further a field - a few calls wouldnt hurt and you never know, you do hear stories of cats turning up a way from their homes.

many come home vibes whizzing over to Marvin !!!

PLease don't give up hope! My Lady went missing on July 2 and just returned home last night! She actually turned up in the same spot that I had seen her last. Many "come home soon" vibes for Marvin and hugs to you. Hang in there!

Just checking in to see if you've found Marvin yet. that he turns up. More good

I am just seeing this thread. I wanna say I am praying for Marvins safe return.

I know how difficult it is to be missing a cat.

PM me if you ever need to talk.

thank you so much. I am still up and down, sometimes filled with hope and other times convinced he's met a horrible death. The not knowing is just torture. It makes me so sick sometimes.

On the good side, stray cat tested negative for FIV and leukemia. He's going to get fixed next week. The vet said he is probably only about 1-2 years old! He still could be someone's cat though. I will keep looking.

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thank you so much. I am still up and down, sometimes filled with hope and other times convinced he's met a horrible death. The not knowing is just torture. It makes me so sick sometimes.

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aww its hard to stay on top of things like this - I'm sending a bag full of hope for you to help you through

Originally Posted by mandini

On the good side, stray cat tested negative for FIV and leukemia. He's going to get fixed next week. The vet said he is probably only about 1-2 years old! He still could be someone's cat though. I will keep looking.

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thats great news - have you named the little fella yet - sorry if I've missed it - maybe you could start a new thread about him ooo and photos too

I'm going to confront my neighbor today with a map of the state park he said he takes cats to and ask him to point out the spot where he took Marvin. I will see how he responds. Also I'm going to tape record it! Someone told me on the Yahoo Missing Cats mailing list that cats can survive for weeks or even months in the wild, even in state parks with wild animals. I just don't know what else to do. I'm still going to put up posters.

We are calling the new cat Tom, but I think he is communicating to me that his name is Handsome Pete

Mandini, I hope Marvin comes home soon. And you're wonderful for taking in Tom/Handsome Pete (maybe he's Pete the Handsome Tom(cat) !). I hope your neighbor fesses up if he did do it.
Good Luck! Stay Strong!

Unfortunately, I'm not in your area, but if you need help printing a few fliers, I could print & mail them to you -- just PM me .

Come home,

Marvin!!

It's a good idea to look at the park for him in case your neighbor did do that, but why confront your neighbor he may lie to you about it anyway.

If he didnt admit it already I dont see why he would now.

If you said you found your cat at the park and tape recorded it then he may change his story, but if you didnt really find your cat and you say this to him and he finds out, that will be really bad especially if you tape recorded him.

I want him to point out a spot at the park where he dumped him. It is like a needle in the haystack after two weeks.

I do also figure he would lie to me to again. I'm going to ask my male roommate to go over there this evening and ask him to be honest. I'd like to get his opinion about this guy.

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I want him to point out a spot at the park where he dumped him. It is like a needle in the haystack after two weeks.

I do also figure he would lie to me to again. I'm going to ask my male roommate to go over there this evening and ask him to be honest. I'd like to get his opinion about this guy.

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I am sorry Marvin is still missing.

Your neighbor sounds ALOT like my moms old neighbor!! He ended up killing 2 of her cats!!! He did the same thing-he would either trap 'em and dump 'em somewhere, or he poisoned them!! We confronted him about it and of course he denied it, but when ya live in a small town like we do, you tend to know everything, bout everyone!! And we heard he was the one guilty for the cats deaths!!! It is very sick and inhumane but according to police, it was perfectly legal if they were in his yard!!

I thought it was legal if they come in your yard, but apparently it isn't. You can't even kill feral cats if I understand this correctly:

OKLAHOMA STATUTES
TITLE 21. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
PART VII. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
CHAPTER 67. INJURIES TO ANIMALS
§ 1685. Cruelty to animals

Any person who shall willfully or maliciously overdrive, overload, torture, destroy or kill, or cruelly beat or injure, maim or mutilate, any animal in subjugation or captivity, whether wild or tame, and whether belonging to himself or to another, or deprive any such animal of necessary food, drink or shelter; or who shall cause, procure or permit any such animal to be so overdriven, overloaded, tortured, destroyed or killed, or cruelly beaten or injured, maimed or mutilated, or deprived of necessary food, drink or shelter; or who shall willfully set on foot, instigate, engage in, or in any way further any act of cruelty to any animal, or any act tending to produce such cruelty, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($ 500.00). Any officer finding an animal so maltreated or abused shall cause the same to be taken care of, and the charges therefore shall be a lien upon such animal, to be collected thereon as upon a pledge or a lien.

I'm so sorry that you still haven't found Marvin. I hope you eventually do.

I hope the neighbor is of some help although if he already denied it, I would be wary of pushing it too much. He may very well be telling the truth and might have just had a sick sense of humor when you confronted him the first time.

today I talked with crazy old man's next-door neighbor who is my age, and has two cats of his own (indoor). He said he is SURE the guy was full of crap and just kidding me. I asked him if he had ever seen a trap in his yard and he said no, and that he had even been in his yard before. I asked him repeatedly and he said he's sure it is not true.

The old guy is still a jackass but I am really relieved... If Marvin has just run away or something and another family took him in, while I am hurt, I can live with that. I could NOT live with the thought of him being dumped in the wild, starving and frightened to death.

I am really just praying someone took him in and is keeping him, despite my fliers. My new signs will say REWARD so maybe they will let him go.

Your neighbor sounds like my f-i-l. He will often say things just to upset you (no wonder he doesn't have many friends)

I don't know where you live, but the college kids will start rolling back in over the next few weeks. I would definitely keep the signs up and give the kids a chance to find him.

Positive thoughts. And Boomer.

sending come home soon

Originally Posted by mandini

I'm going to confront my neighbor today with a map of the state park he said he takes cats to and ask him to point out the spot where he took Marvin. I will see how he responds. Also I'm going to tape record it! Someone told me on the Yahoo Missing Cats mailing list that cats can survive for weeks or even months in the wild, even in state parks with wild animals. I just don't know what else to do. I'm still going to put up posters.

We are calling the new cat Tom, but I think he is communicating to me that his name is Handsome Pete

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someone on this site had their cat come back after 6 months i think......

I got a call tonight from someone 1/2 a mile away, who has seen a black and white cat in their yard at night (including last night). She said she doesn't know of any neighbors who have a cat like that, and he is a bit skittish. I went over to look and call for him, but nothing. She's going to put out food tonight and I told her to call me if she sees him, no matter the time. If he shows up to eat the food, I'll see if I can get a trap.

I'm not giving up... I'm glad people are still on the lookout.

Handsome Pete gets fixed tomorrow, and it's not a moment too soon. I think he has sprayed every inch of my bathroom!!!!