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We have lost K.C., our KittyCat. Been gone two weeks now -- we think coyotes took him from us. (Original Post) George McGovern Aug 2023 OP
I'm so sorry. 1WorldHope Aug 2023 #1
Thank You 1WorldHope. George McGovern Aug 2023 #3
Oh,no. I'm so very sorry. I know how hard not knowing their fate is. Had one disappear sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #2
Thank You sinkingfeeling. George McGovern Aug 2023 #4
I'm sorry. But maybe don't count K.C. out. Jirel Aug 2023 #5
Thanks for your encouragement Jirel. So glad your Figment made it home. George McGovern Aug 2023 #9
Keep checking shelters, Facebook, etc. Wingus Dingus Aug 2023 #6
Thank You Wingus Dingus. We hope too. George McGovern Aug 2023 #10
So sorry. I hope he miraculously returns, though. tblue37 Aug 2023 #7
Thank You tblue37. We do too. George McGovern Aug 2023 #11
Oh no. I don't wanna give you false hope but my outdoor cat disappeared for seven weeks once Walleye Aug 2023 #8
Thank You Walleye -- great story about your Tiger. Our hope is not false. George McGovern Aug 2023 #12
Oh, no. I am so sorry. LoisB Aug 2023 #13
Thank You LoisB. George McGovern Aug 2023 #18
So tough - cilla4progress Aug 2023 #14
Thank You cilla4progress. George McGovern Aug 2023 #19
Sorry you're going through this Mousetoescamper Aug 2023 #15
You're welcome Mousetoescamper. Thank You for your kind thoughts. George McGovern Aug 2023 #20
Well, dang, George, I'm really sorry. Biophilic Aug 2023 #16
Thank You Biophilic. George McGovern Aug 2023 #21
oh my, that's hard mike_c Aug 2023 #17
Thank You mike_c. George McGovern Aug 2023 #22
Two weeks is not a long time Bayard Aug 2023 #23
Okay Bayard. Thank You. Sorry for your Rio. George McGovern Aug 2023 #25
I'm so sorry, George. Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #24
Thank You Diamond. George McGovern Aug 2023 #26
Oh, no, George! I'm so sorry! brer cat Aug 2023 #27
Thank You brer cat! George McGovern Aug 2023 #31
I'm so sorry to hear about KC. AndyS Aug 2023 #28
Thank You AndyS. Sorry for your Honey. This is a beautiful photo. George McGovern Aug 2023 #32
I'm so sorry, my dear George. I hope that one day soon K.C. will greet you again. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2023 #29
Thank You Peggy. George McGovern Aug 2023 #33
I hope your cat's survival instincts kick in and makes it back. GreenWave Aug 2023 #30
That's an encouraging story GreenWave. Thank You. George McGovern Aug 2023 #34
Just now reading about KC Deuxcents Aug 2023 #35
Thank You Kindly Deuxcents. George McGovern Aug 2023 #36
I'll add one more wish for KC mnhtnbb Aug 2023 #37
Thanks so much mnhtnbb. Glad your Mouse came back! George McGovern Aug 2023 #38

sinkingfeeling

(53,129 posts)
2. Oh,no. I'm so very sorry. I know how hard not knowing their fate is. Had one disappear
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 10:52 AM
Aug 2023

in Dallas, 34 years ago, and I didn't give up hope of her return even when we moved to Minnesota.

Jirel

(2,259 posts)
5. I'm sorry. But maybe don't count K.C. out.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 10:54 AM
Aug 2023

While it isn’t likely, K.C. may be out there. We had Figment disappear for a month. There were moving and delivery trucks swarming our neighbor’s house, and we were pretty sure she napped in the wrong truck. We went so far as to get the other truck routes and went searching at other stops where she might have jumped out, but nothing.

We had pretty much given up, just about the time she walked home, down about 1/3 her weight, scared and relieved that she finally found the right house.

Wingus Dingus

(8,411 posts)
6. Keep checking shelters, Facebook, etc.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 10:55 AM
Aug 2023

Keep posting in various places and websites and on Next Door that you are looking for him. Don't give up. I hope he's still skulking around out there, on his way back home.

Walleye

(35,997 posts)
8. Oh no. I don't wanna give you false hope but my outdoor cat disappeared for seven weeks once
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 10:55 AM
Aug 2023

I was certain he had been taken by a coyote. I cried more over that cat than any animal I had lost. And he was a feral. Apparently he’d been trapped in some storage space or something probably not too far from where I was looking for him. He was skinny and dehydrated but he bounced back and lived another eight or 10 years, at least, he’s still with me, at least as of last night. I really feel for you, it’s terrible, and I dread every evening that Tiger won’t come to my back door.

Mousetoescamper

(5,349 posts)
15. Sorry you're going through this
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 11:13 AM
Aug 2023

Hoping for his safe return. You and your beautiful kitty are in my thoughts, George. Thanks for letting us know.

Biophilic

(4,902 posts)
16. Well, dang, George, I'm really sorry.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 11:14 AM
Aug 2023

Yeah, the ones that don't return are sometimes the hardest to cope with their loss.

Bayard

(24,145 posts)
23. Two weeks is not a long time
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 11:56 AM
Aug 2023

I've had barn cats disappear for a month, and then show up for breakfast.

I'm afraid I have to give up on my little Rio though. One of my favorites, and she's been gone three months now. She's one that has been gone for weeks at a time previously, but would stroll in at some point. Her mom is still here. I brought both with me from Calif. Breaks my heart, but we've lost a few others to mystery too. I would so love to see Rio's bouncy little trot coming toward me, with her black tail crooked up over her back.

Its harder not knowing what became of them, not being able to say goodbye. But I would not give up on KC yet, by any means, George.

Diamond_Dog

(34,993 posts)
24. I'm so sorry, George.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 12:00 PM
Aug 2023

My heart just sank reading your post.

I hope and pray it isn’t so and some day soon you’ll see him turn up at your doorstep.

I can’t imagine the agony of not knowing what happened to him. Sending all my best hopes and thoughts.

AndyS

(14,559 posts)
28. I'm so sorry to hear about KC.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 12:46 PM
Aug 2023

My former wife lost her cat, Honey, to coyotes under her bedroom window in a major metropolitan area.

GreenWave

(9,321 posts)
30. I hope your cat's survival instincts kick in and makes it back.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 01:16 PM
Aug 2023

That would be a wondrous thing.

One day my oldest was outside (extremely prohibited) playing with the double yellow head. It got startled and flew away from her.
My guess was Bobby did not fly hardly at all and would be close by exhausted. Six houses away and two frantic hours I heard bobby say, "Step up to Daddy!" I held my two fingers out as when I handled him until I could find him. He latched onto me for dear life and though that was painful and bloody for me, I got him safely home.

I think your cat will come back.

Deuxcents

(19,951 posts)
35. Just now reading about KC
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 09:01 PM
Aug 2023

Most of us have stories about our furry kids missing for a few days and it’s hard thinking about all the “what ifs” until they show up again. Like the others, I’m hoping KC finds his way home and all will be back to the way it was. 😸

mnhtnbb

(32,103 posts)
37. I'll add one more wish for KC
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 10:23 PM
Aug 2023

to show up soon. Our Mouse,and his brother, Simba, were both indoor/ outdoor cats. But it was Mouse who would disappear once in awhile, sometimes only for a day or two, but a couple of times it was longer. I feared the worst when one time he hadn't come home for well over a week. Then one morning, there he was!



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