Ulysses is missing. I am going to strangle Tybalt.

Originally Posted by Mom of 10 Cats

Thank you :hug:

I dreamed about him again this afternoon; he and Pan were playing in a field that's about 1/2 a mile away from the house. Two cute brown tabbies just having fun

Helped me to feel a little better. I still call for Ulysses every time I go to leave the house or come home.

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Man reading your post just bring tears to my eyes! I know what you feel, I have had cats come up missing(one as recent as last year) and he never did make it home And also my little dog Maggie came up missing just 2 months ago, and still not one sign of her!! I hope you find him soon!! Many hugs being sent to you!! {{HUGS}}!!!

Originally Posted by catloverin_ks

Man reading your post just bring tears to my eyes! I know what you feel, I have had cats come up missing(one as recent as last year) and he never did make it home

And also my little dog Maggie came up missing just 2 months ago, and still not one sign of her!! I hope you find him soon!! Many hugs being sent to you!! {{HUGS}}!!!

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Hugs to you!! Have you contacted your local shelters/humane societies? Placed a lost ad on Petfinder?

Oh wow. I'm so sorry to hear about your Ulysses, and in a way, very sorry for your Tybalt as well. He must be feeling just soooooooo bad and miserable and awful. I hope you can forgive him and support each other until Ulysses comes back.

You know, you live in a wonderful, wild place. Ulysses has got along in his life before on his smarts, and I'm sure he knows just where to come home, and is staying outdoors and revisiting his wild ways just for a bit, exploring, marking his territory and being a big ol' independent kitty. He doesn't know his Meowmy is frantic - and even if he did, he's probably thinking, well, you can just wait until he's ready to come home!

I really hope that he returns to you, probably full of some wild field mice that he caught, and ready to curl up and sleep at the window for the rest of his kitty days!

No sign of him yet.

Now Arthur, our CH (cerebellar hypoplasia) cat, is acting depressed. He and Ulysses were great friends. We always got warm fuzzies from seeing the Bad Boy hanging out with the handicapped kid...

Arthur is acting listless, he peed on himself tonight and isn't interested in food. We're spending more time with him, and I am stopping on my way home from work this AM for some tuna to tempt him with.

Originally Posted by Mom of 10 Cats

No sign of him yet.

Now Arthur, our CH (cerebellar hypoplasia) cat, is acting depressed. He and Ulysses were great friends. We always got warm fuzzies from seeing the Bad Boy hanging out with the handicapped kid...

Arthur is acting listless, he peed on himself tonight and isn't interested in food.

We're spending more time with him, and I am stopping on my way home from work this AM for some tuna to tempt him with.

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I hope that Ulysses returns and Arthur gets better.

I'm so sorry Ulysses is missing! I lost my avatar boy Will for a while, and he did finally come home. Although it seems as if he has been gone for a long time, he may still be out catting about.

Maybe Tybalt can start planning an outdoor enclosure. If he really believes the cats want some outside time, he can work on providing for that in a safe way.

Sue, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he comes home. My sister's cat was gone for several weeks in December, and everybody was sure a predator has gotten him, but he turned up again.

Any updates??? Sending you vibes {{{}}}}
I don't know what it is with men wanting to let the cats out. When I got Bakker I said he was to be a inside only cat-DH disagrees. I don't let him out when I'm home.

Nothing at all. No signs whatsoever.

come on Ulysses - we are all worried about you

Sue, I'm sorry I haven't been around to see this earlier.

I know I'm probably stating the obvious, but I didn't read here that you've searched for him? I don't know what the landscape around your home is like. If it's like here, it's woodsy, but this time of year isn't too overgrown to prevent getting out there.

I expect you already know this, but just in case, it has been documented that most "lost" cats will go to ground within a "3 block" radius of the home. In the woods, that's a large area to cover. But a cat that has been scared and/or injured will not necessarily come when called. It seems like it would be instinct for kitty to head to home and safety when something happens, and plenty do. But many don't. There are too many "found kitty" stories out there of indoor/outdoor cats that didn't come home for dinner for whatever reason, and were then found hiding under the porch, or the neighbor's porch, or a storm drain entrance despite calling for them for days, walking through the back yard "popping" can tops, &etc.

I know it's been a while, but cats are amazing creatures. Especially as he was semi-feral before, he knows how to survive if it came to that. Why he wouldn't head home if he could, we'll never know. But if he is out there, perhaps injured, and he's "gone to ground," it is VERY likely that it is reasonably near where you live.

I'm so sorry this had to happen. Sending "Sue and Ulysses find each other" vibes!

Hugs,

Laurie

Yeah, we have tried a lot of that. No luck. I trimmed my hair and set the clippings out for him to catch my scent. We went as far in the woods as was passable, which sadly wasn't far. The woods are very thick and scary here, LOL. We have posters up, have talked with neighbors, there is local road construction going on and I have talked with the crew, asking them to let us know if they see him...nothing at all so far.

Thanks for continuing to keep Ulysses in your thoughts, it is really appreciated.

Sue, I put this website together for those with lost animals, even though he is a feral, Ulys is probably still close by


www.lost-pets.org

Do you have a picture of Ulysses that you can post? We can all consintrate on the picture & wish him home?

I'm so sorry Ulysses hasn't come home yet! I know your family is hurting right now, with your recent losses. Ulysses may still be out there.

Hugs to you as you search for this special boy.

Sue, I'm just reading this now. I hope the silly boy comes home soon!

Originally Posted by otisbird

Do you have a picture of Ulysses that you can post? We can all consintrate on the picture & wish him home?

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Here is Ulysses. We all know TCS vibes work, so I am keeping my fingers crossed. If he does come home, I swear I will buy him a tuna steak...

Just caught this thread Sue. I'm sending you very powerful come home vibes to Ulysses and comfort vibes to Arthur.

Agree with another poster - even if you let no more cats out, it is wise to send Tybault out to "mark" your property. Steve has done this in the past and it does help discourage predators from roaming your property.

for Ulysses to come home. to you while you wait.

"Did you hear that buddy? Mom said she'll buy you a tuna steak!! Doesn't that sound good enough to come home?!!"