My cat Dixie, who is an escape artist, came home after a week away

[irisblue]

She looks thinner & raggedy. She drank & ate. A bath will be happening later today.

Her sister Shaw is ignoring her.

[SheltieLover]

1. Glad she returned safely!

[Walleye]

2. Very good news!

[brer cat]

3. Great news! I'm sure you are very relieved.

[niyad]

4. That is such excellent news! Give her all our love. Hugggggs to you

and Dixie and Shaw.

[tazcat]

5. So glad Dixie is safe!

Sasha got out 5 yrs ago and I lost 10 lbs w/tick bites looking for her for 2 mos. She was soooo freaked out but now won't go by the door! Crazy kids

[MustLoveBeagles]

6. I'm glad she is safe now

[LoCo Cat Lady]

7. We Love Our Fur Kids...

even when we want to strangle them.

[ALBliberal]

8. Me from the south had a sister named Dixie Lynn

Also a survivor. Hugs to kitty.

[iscooterliberally]

9. Our cat Monty did the same thing a few years back.

I think he might have gotten trapped in a neighbor's garage. He was super skinny and a bit freaked out. I think he stayed in our room for about a week after that. I'm glad Dixie made it home safe!

[JMCKUSICK]

10. Yay!!

I'm thrilled to hear that. I don't know what I'd do if Cuddles disappeared for a week.

[multigraincracker]

11. Kind of a general rule.

Dogs just take off and get lost. Most cat stay within a few blocks. If they are lost you can put their litter box on the porch and they’ll find that familiar sent. Glad she made it back.

[WVGal1963]

12. So good to hear!

A cat I had years and years ago Shiraz (……sadly, he passed but lived a wonderful and long life with me……) disappeared for about a week. We searched everywhere for days and days. And then one night, he finally showed up!! He was thin and scared and smelled really “musty” - - like the smell of an old garage or shed. So clearly he had gotten trapped or accidentally locked inside. It was SOOOO thrilling to have him back. He still went outside occasionally, but stayed very close to the house and hung out mostly on the back porch.

So YAY Dixie for making your way home!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

13. Is she fixed? If not, expect a litter. :)

[flamingdem]

14. Why is sis ignoring her?

Mad?

[irisblue]

16. Dixie was pretty raggy looking before her bath. Now she snells of wet cat

TBH, I am angry at myself, angry at her & I bet Shaw is too. It will take awhile for the house to settle

[slightlv]

15. Im glad Dixie is home! N/t tv

[spooky3]

17. Glad she's home! I put an AirTag on my escape artist

This week. I was surprised that it doesn’t seem to bother him.

[KT2000]

18. Shaw was queen

of the house for a week. Poor Shaw.

[irisblue]

23. You're right, Shaw has a more shy personality then Dixie

Dixie can & has done the aggressive grooming which has led to wrestling & bapbapbap fights.

[TommieMommy]

19. So glad she's home ☺️

[Figarosmom]

20. Shaw will likely ignore til

After the bath. Dixie must have the smell of another cat. Glad she's home. Hope she was spad. Cats do get spring fever.

[niyad]

21. I was just thinking, since you mentioned she is an escape artist. Have you

considered, is it feasible, to get her an airtag or similar tracking device?

[irisblue]

22. She ran out as I was dumping the rubbish, so first line of defense is to make sure she is locked away

In a bedroom before the porch door is opened. So I put a jar of treats in the back bedroom to lure the cats there while I have the door open.
I'm hoping to get an appt with the vet Thursday/Friday to check for any parasites in her stool. A microchip implantation will be discussed. Do airtags work with android phones? I'll find out


EDITED--Airtags are for Apple, Android can use TileTags, so I will explore that.

[niyad]

24. The vet and microchip are excellent. I don't know if airtags work with android

phones, but there must be something out there that does!


Ahh, good to know about the Tile tags for android phones!

[oldsoldierfadingfast]

25. Maybe you will be able to...

get some good sleep tonight after a week of probably not due to the range of thoughts and emotions you must have gone thru esp. during the dark hours.
From 'is she sick, injured, hurting?' to 'is she trapped somewhere?' to 'I'm gonna kill that cat when she gets home!'
Am delighted she is home save and hope you both recover from the experience quickly.
And to Shaw - now play nice, even if you don't want to do it!
May your home return to normal more rapidly than you expect!

[irisblue]

26. What a kind wish. Around midnight, Dixie jumped up on the bed and settled in, Shaw moved over a bit

But both stayed with me till early morning.

[niyad]

27. That is such good news. Thank you for sharing.