nanila | It's Caturday.

[Image of two yellow-eyed tuxedo cats. The one on the left lying down is Telstar. The one looking at the camera on the right is Sputnik.]

Unfortunately it is not the joyous occasion it usually is, because Sputnik has gone missing.

We last saw him the evening of Wednesday 7 March, where he ate his gooshy food and a tiny bit of cantaloupe (he's mad for melon) with gusto. Our neighbour says she saw him playing with his brother - by which she probably means "fighting" - in our garden during the day on Thursday 8 March. No one saw him yesterday.

We questioned Telstar. He has been in the house a good deal, which is very unlike him.

Me: "Telstar, what did you do with your little brother?"
Telstar: "Mrow!"
Me: "Do you know where he is?"
Telstar: *purrrrrrr*
Me: "Is he trapped in a shed? Could you show us?"
Telstar: *winds around legs*
Me: "Did you do him in and bury his body in the woods so you could have all the goosh forever?"
Telstar: "Mrow?"

etc. So you can see how fruitful that line of enquiry was.

The bloke created a "Lost Cat" flyer and canvassed the neighbours last night. He also phoned the Blue Cross, who said any vet or facility that took him in would scan him for his microchip immediately and would contact us. One of our neighbours said her cat got locked in a shed in the allotments behind our house, so once it gets to be a reasonable hour of the morning, we'll go there and ask to walk around and call for him.

Threaded | Flat

Oh no. :( I really really hope he turns up.

Oh, no. I hope he shows up soon.

Oh no! I hope you get him back, and soon. :(

Oh no :( I'm hoping for a speedy return!

Oh no, poor Sputnik. :(

A friend-of-a-friend's cat went missing for around three days recently and it turned out that he was trapped in a shed; he was fine when he showed up again (a little skinny and hungry but he bounced back quickly). I know the allotment search didn't locate Sputnik but hopefully he won't have gone far. Fingers crossed he'll turn up again soon none the worse for wear.

Oh no! How worrisome, to say the least! It's *awful* when a cat goes missing. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that he turns up soon.

Paws crossed

Oh no. I hope he turns up safe and sound. Quickly.

Oh I hope he turns up soon. It's always hard when a cat goes missing. My first cat used to wander off for 2-3 days at a time (and once went missing for an entire fortnight) and it never stopped being worrisome thing.

It does sound like you've done all the sensible things and at least if he's got a microchip that's one more thing that makes it easier for him to return home if someone else finds him.