So, last sunday while we were helping my girlfriend's uncle move somethings from his mother's home (estate cleaning, etc)... Jarama, the eldest of my herd, pushed a screen out of a window in the kitchen and went exploring. He was gone (that I know of) for about 12 hours before he came trotting back to me like nothing ever happened at about 5:30am after I took our roomate to work. I had already put out about 200 missing posters, and was calling his name up and down the streets and making familiar "treat" sounds.
Well, now today, about 4 or 4:30 this morning, I left to take my roomate to work again and we noticed that a larger screen was out and of course, Jarama took off. Last time, the other cats just sat at the window looking out. This time, 2 of his sisters and 1 of his brothers went out with him. I caught the boy (Isolero) in the garage right away, and then one of the girls (Miura) who is deathly afraid of the outside world tried to get back in the house through the screen, which my roomate had already replaced. We cornered her in the back as she tried all the windows she could find and then finally opened a back door and she ran in. Jarama then came trotting up as if nothing happened.
Still missing is Cala, one of our younger girls. She's an orange tabby with a green collar with a bow on it, and a heart shaped ID tag with her name and my number on it. I'm *hoping* she's shy enough to stay in the immediate area. Jarama is by FAR the most adventurous and fearless of the herd (and the Alpha cat) and the fact that both times, he only went a few houses away at most... has me really thinking she's right in the area.
We've got tuna out front by the window she kicked out, but the screen is back in because we can't afford more cats getting out. I'm out front of the garage with another bowl of dry food and a friend, waiting and calling her name now and then. Also shaking a tums container, which sounds like the treat bottle we used to use. She's a little pig when it comes to food so I'm hoping that plays to our advantage.
I hope she gets home safe and sound
Well, now today, about 4 or 4:30 this morning, I left to take my roomate to work again and we noticed that a larger screen was out and of course, Jarama took off. Last time, the other cats just sat at the window looking out. This time, 2 of his sisters and 1 of his brothers went out with him. I caught the boy (Isolero) in the garage right away, and then one of the girls (Miura) who is deathly afraid of the outside world tried to get back in the house through the screen, which my roomate had already replaced. We cornered her in the back as she tried all the windows she could find and then finally opened a back door and she ran in. Jarama then came trotting up as if nothing happened.
Still missing is Cala, one of our younger girls. She's an orange tabby with a green collar with a bow on it, and a heart shaped ID tag with her name and my number on it. I'm *hoping* she's shy enough to stay in the immediate area. Jarama is by FAR the most adventurous and fearless of the herd (and the Alpha cat) and the fact that both times, he only went a few houses away at most... has me really thinking she's right in the area.
We've got tuna out front by the window she kicked out, but the screen is back in because we can't afford more cats getting out. I'm out front of the garage with another bowl of dry food and a friend, waiting and calling her name now and then. Also shaking a tums container, which sounds like the treat bottle we used to use. She's a little pig when it comes to food so I'm hoping that plays to our advantage.
I hope she gets home safe and sound
