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Originally posted by Russian Blue
Imagine chasing a cat through 7 acres of wooded forest??
Oh my god


My heart is still beating fast.. all I want to do is go home and be with my babies
 

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My brother-in-law was working at my house and when he went to leave he could not find Max. He spent two hours looking for him in the house and a half hour looking for him outside. He said he was sweating bullets and trying to figure out in his head what he was going to tell me and looking for him outside and calling him. He was standing in the front yard when he looked in the window and Max was staring out at him. He hadn't gotten outside at all - he was just hiding.

Sicy, you know your bf didn't mean to make a mistake with Zoey. He's a good guy and I'm sure from now on he'll make sure Zoey and Saki are in the apartment safe and sound.
 

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{{{{{{{{{{{Sicy!!}}}}}}}}} - You poor thing! I think your heart is beating a zillion miles an hour because you can't stop thinking about what happened... Take a deep breath and be thankful everything turned out ok. I am SO SO glad your baby Zoey is safe!! I would freak if that happened to me, (and it has) so I totally understand how you feel - Sending you a GIANT HUG!!

 

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I'm so happy your Zoey is alright. You are so lucky to have such great neighbors.
 

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I am glad Zoey found her way home! I know it was an accident but you cant help but be mad at him! I know the feeling.

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Sicy, I'm so glad you got Zoey back safely. Thank God for your neighbor. I'm sure this really put a scare into your boyfriend, and he'll be alot more watchful, next time he comes home.

A similar thing happened to me, with my Snoopy. I had a perforated(sp) ulcer, and I spent a month in the hospital. I was living at my sister's at the time, and she was watching Snoopy for me, while I was in the Hosp. My last week in the hosp. my suddenly my sister wouldn't take my phone calls. She only let the machine get my calls and never returned them. I was really hurt and upset, because she didn't call me back, so I confronted her when she came to pick me up. She finally admitted to me, that someone had accidently let Snoopy out, and he had been gone for 2 days, and that she was afraid to talk to me, for fear I found out. They had apparently searched the neighborhood for him to no avail. (She thinks someone was trying to keep him, because he wasn't hungry or anything.) Anyway, the night before I was released from the hospital, she heard him meowing at the front door, and with great relief, brought him in.

I was upset, but I was so grateful that I got him back, that I got over it. I love him, the way you love Zoey. He's my life.
 
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Oh man.. so many others have similar experiences. Hope that is so scary.. you are so lucky Snoopy came back. If my building wasnt enclosed and that side door wasnt closed, I really dont think Zoey would have sat by the door all nite. She MUST have explored the building.. that's how she is. It's not a huge building.. 2 stories about 18 apartments. My neighbor is the one that has the 2 kittens, Binky, the one that used to come over and play with Zoey.. so she knows how much I love my cats. I usually get up in the middle of the nite to use the bathroom and I even do a cat check then. I didnt wake up all nite last nite


I am sure my fiancee will be more careful now.
 

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Eeeeek! I'm glad she's OK & home!

Sylvestra is an escape artist, so fast & quiet that she's gotten out before, too. One thing I do & recommend for totally indoor cats is to get them acquainted with the area around your apartment or house, just in case something like this happens, or if there's a fire, burglary, or careless repair person or visitor. I've gotten all of the cats used to a harness and leash, and whenever I move, I walk them several times (a little at a time in short sessions so they don't get too stressed) on the leash around the new residence. I make sure they know which door is mine (in apartments), and are familiar with the general surroundings outside the building or house & yard. I repeat this every few months, so if by some chance they do get out, they (hopefully) won't freak out & run off - they'll know where home is & stay in the area, and hopefully come back to the door.

 
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I was actually thinking about that.. and wondering if I shouldnt let her out in the hall occasionally, supervised... so that she gets used to the surroundings and wouldnt get freaked out if she got out.

The other exit is the back patio. I'm wary about letting her out there because the fences are low and she could easily jump them.
 

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In the hallway under supervision sounds good - it's good your neighbors know she's yours!
If you can get her used to a harness you might want to do the back patio on a leash, just in case.

Was the neighbor who brought her back to you the one who has the kitten?
 
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Originally posted by tuxedokitties
In the hallway under supervision sounds good - it's good your neighbors know she's yours!
If you can get her used to a harness you might want to do the back patio on a leash, just in case.

Was the neighbor who brought her back to you the one who has the kitten?
I dont know if Zoey would go for a leash..

Yeah my neighbor is the one who has Binky and the other kitty.
 

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She wanted to visit Binky! She probably smelled him there.


To get my cats used to the harness, I used lots of treats and only left it on for a minute or so at a time until they adjusted to it. But if Zoey's mind is set, running around supervised in the hall might be good (as long as no-one opens the outside door).
 
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Originally posted by tuxedokitties
She wanted to visit Binky! She probably smelled him there.
lol that's what my neighbor said.
 

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Hey Sicy - GoGo was famous for escaping out of my front door. I think it's because when he was little, he was an outdoor kitty...I swear he remembers to this day. Anyway, I went to Target and bought him a harness and leash. Now GoGo likes to take me for walks outside -- kind of takes the "wonder" out of escaping.


 

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I would have probably had a nervous breakdown had Spike gotten out. He 'escaped' twice as a baby. He was only outside for seconds (maybe milliseconds even), but as I live on a busy main street, I nearly had a heart attack.

I do the cat check constantly too. Not only to make sure he didn't get out of the house but also to make sure my grandfather didn't lock him in his closet without knowing, etc.


Anyway, I'm glad Zoey is safe and back inside your apartment where she belongs.
 
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My landlord is going to remove all the door stoppers to the doors in the hall so they cant be left open.
 

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Sicy,

I hope what I have to say will be of some comfort to you. My Beloved Shadow used to sneak out of the house when Peter would either come home or leave for work. The one thing that I taught Shadow and now I've also taught Aragorn & Legolas is to come when their names are called.

I know that people say that you can't train cats/kittens to do this, but you can train a cat/kitten to do anything that a dog can do! I'm only speaking from my past experience with Shadow and what I've trained and taught Aragorn & Legolas.

Try teaching Zoey and Saki their names and everytime they do come to you please give them a cat treat! That helps a lot and you will find that as soon as they hear the can or pouch rattling they will always come to you when called!


I hope this helps.
 

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Yikes! I'm glad Zoey was returned to you safely. We'd all be freaking out for you... LOL! -and that's extra nice of your landlord to be removing the doorstops. Actually, that sounds unheard of.
 
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