Do you guys ever do head checks before you leave?

My husband Jerry laughs at me because before we go anywhere, I do a head count to make sure I see three little faces. I doubt I'm the only one that does this? It would be my luck, I wouldn't, and one of them would be stuck in a drawer, closet, etc all day till we got back. Am I alone in this?? Am I paranoid like he says?

No you are not. I do a head count when I leave for work, when I come home, and before I go to bed. Paranoid maybe, but I have a tendency to be careless with making sure the door is tightly closed.

Whenever I come back home or my parents do, I immediately do a headcount to see if all four are in.

We do a head count every time before we leave the house and before we go to bed. There have been several times where one was "missing," having managed to get shut into a closet or other such place.

Everytime and I only have one boy!!!!

I only have one kitty, but I always make sure he's not stuck anywhere first. He loves to hide, one time I lost hime for a couple of minutes and heard cries from the refridgerator. When I opened the door he was curled up in the coke box and wasn't really ready to come out yet, he was just afraid of the dark.

I head count our two when I come home and when I leave. They seem to get into the closet and I don't like to lock one in there.

Well see, I'm not alone then. My Tiggy has climbed into the bottom shelf of the fridge when i have it open, but I've always seen him before I shut it. Those little stinkers. I always always check the dryer before I shut the door and turn it on. I see them climb in there too when I have to door open, so you can never be too careful. Better an overly cautious kitty parent than a regretful one, right?

I work from home a lot, and I pretty much know where they are all the time, both cats. I do check to make sure they are ok before I leave, and if they do not greet me at the door when I come home, I go looking for them.

I love it when they greet you and purr when you come home from work!

We have just Jamie, but I always look to see where he is before leaving the house or going to bed. Usually he greets me when I get home; if he doesn't, I check out his whereabouts. I don't think it's paranoid - it's being a responsible guardian.

I can always count on Petals and Tiggy to greet me, but I have to go to Trixie, and when I get almost within petting reach, she runs off. She's a real stinker.

I check, but I only have Dori. I am very ashamed to say and this has only happened once, but accidently locked her in the closet once. I was gone for a few hours. I came home and she didn't come to me so I went looking all over for her. I found her sleeping on top of a closet shelf. She was such a good girl though because she didn't use the restroom in there, but she did manage to shred all the carpet from underneath the door

Don't feel bad Squirt, Tiggy has been locked in closets, cupboards, etc. Everytime a door opens, in he runs!

You are totally NOT alone. Every day when I leave for work I make sure I see my two. If I don't, I have to go find them so I know they are not locked up anywhere.

If we go away on vacation, I probably count them ten times because I'm paranoid!!

I always do a head count of 2. I even did a head count when it was just Shalimar(RB). As a matter of fact, thats what started my head counts. I was late for work, my sister closed the front door as I grabbed my stuff. When I got home, Shali didn't meet me at the door. As I walked thru the house calling her, I heard something knocking on the front window. She was sleeping out on the porch when my sister locked the door. Poor thing ran right to the litter box, then spent cleaned out her bowl. She was locked out there about 6 hours.

Sandy

Yeah, in fact, I made DH get up and go on a cat hunt because we hadn't seen Lily for awhile, even before we went to bed. (She had snuck into the garage. She was safe and not trapped in there, though.)

Ok time out for just one sec. I am going to risk looking like a real dummy here but what does DH stand for? I see people using it all the time.... I assume spouse, but what exactly?

Thanks Squirt.....I was wondering the same thing......perhaps "darling husband"?

Good I am not the only one....