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In reply to the discussion: My all-white cat has been out in the blizzard, can't find him! [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(130,411 posts)32. He's probably holed up under somebody's porch or some such place.
Cats are good at finding places to hide. Some years ago my (normally indoor) cat slipped outside and disappeared for almost a week, and this was in January and it was below zero for most of that time, and there was a lot of snow on the ground. I was afraid I'd never see him again, but one morning he turned up at the back door, demanded something to eat, and then slept for hours on top of a radiator. His fur was full of dried leaves, so I think he hid out under a porch until he figured out how to get home.
Chances are very good that he'll turn up again soon, probably after the storm subsides.
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My cat had at least one other family. He'd roam the neighborhood, visiting, and mooching off people.
whathehell
Feb 2013
#131
I hope he comes home soon. If there's snow, he might be nice and snug in a cave.
hedgehog
Feb 2013
#11
I hope he comes back to you safely. Sleep by the closest window the door if you can.
Catherina
Feb 2013
#13
my kits and I are saying prayers for his safe return. like other posters, I am guessing he has
niyad
Feb 2013
#16
I'm dating my self. Back in the 'old' days cars didn't have full front wheel wells..
wandy
Feb 2013
#37
I hope you find him. It takes LESS to kill freeze a small animal than a human.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#59
Are you going to do that? I made a winter shelter for a rabbit, and it worked.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#60
Look under front and back stoops or porches. Anything with cover from the snow.
applegrove
Feb 2013
#46
I hope he comes home soon...and..what is it with our white kitties and their wanderlust.
ScreamingMeemie
Feb 2013
#48
When Bella "accidentally" (by design) gets out she cries like a kitten--
ScreamingMeemie
Feb 2013
#67
WHAT GOOD NEWS! I'm so happy for you both! (Don't let him out again, no matter how much he begs....
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#152
I thought he may have been done for. I wonder where he found to stay safe...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#154
I'm sorry, I have to get my nurse on and ask you to not let him outside anymore
Care Acutely
Feb 2013
#160