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K.C. CAME BACK HOME LAST NIGHT!!! Thank You All for your sweet support! (Original Post) George McGovern Aug 2023 OP
😻 Deuxcents Aug 2023 #1
He is Deuxcents. He is. Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #5
I hope you yelled at him so's he won't do it again. 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #29
So happy to see him again, 3Hotdogs, I didn't have the heart to yell at him. George McGovern Aug 2023 #60
My gosh, you must be so happy! blm Aug 2023 #2
We are blm, we are. Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #6
Wow, what wonderful news! Thank you for telling us, my dear George! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2023 #3
You're welcome. He is, Peggy. And we are relieved too. Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #8
Woot! Woot! Bayard Aug 2023 #4
He has done just that Bayard. Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #9
Fantastic news! Maybe he had gotten accidently locked in somewhere. I found a sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #7
Maybe sinkingfeeling -- but he's not talking. Good thing you found that cat. Thanks! George McGovern Aug 2023 #11
We had a cat sneak in our RV. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #22
Good thing you heard her crying Grumpy Old Guy, else she might still be there . . . George McGovern Aug 2023 #61
LOL! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #63
Why the littel stinker. So glad he's back. Why do we love these animals? Biophilic Aug 2023 #10
Why indeed Biophilic. Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #12
Your comment puts me in mind of a line from SCE's LOLcats soldierant Aug 2023 #71
Congrats! cilla4progress Aug 2023 #13
that NJCher Aug 2023 #26
The day I got the call she was found cilla4progress Aug 2023 #30
Thank You cilla4progress! Great story about your Kimani! George McGovern Aug 2023 #39
Well, I hope he's learned his lesson! :) viva la Aug 2023 #14
Ha Ha Thank You viva la! We hope so too. Great twist on Frost words! George McGovern Aug 2023 #40
👍 hlthe2b Aug 2023 #15
Thank You hlthe2b. No sympathy for coyotes. George McGovern Aug 2023 #41
Yay!! Happy Dance! brer cat Aug 2023 #16
Didn't look like she did. She did, however, sniff noses with him a lot. Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #42
Huh. Just took walka out. Good tbT it was a short one! AndyS Aug 2023 #17
Yes, we're glad it was a short one too AndyS -- Thanks! George McGovern Aug 2023 #43
Did he at least tell you where he went? housecat Aug 2023 #18
He did not housecat; however, he meowed a lot and sought out cuddling. Thanks! George McGovern Aug 2023 #44
You're welcome. I guess it's just a cat thing. Our did it too. housecat Aug 2023 #50
Mazel tov, George! Oh, happy day! 😻🌞 thatcrowwoman Aug 2023 #19
You are welcome thatcrowwoman! Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #45
Oh, thank goodness! tblue37 Aug 2023 #20
Yes indeed tblue37! Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #46
Oh thank Goodness he came home. Maybe he needs a GPS tracker collar? Ziggysmom Aug 2023 #21
thank you, Ziggysmom! NJCher Aug 2023 #23
I have air tags on my car keys and purse. They have saved my sanity several times. Ziggysmom Aug 2023 #38
Maybe Ziggysmom, but he seems to have learned his lesson. Since returning home K.C. has looked for George McGovern Aug 2023 #47
Glad he learned! Cats never admit when they are wrong, it's so cute 🥰 Ziggysmom Aug 2023 #62
Wonderful, wonderful news. I am very happy for you (and K.C.). LoisB Aug 2023 #24
Thank You LoisB! He's glad to be back. George McGovern Aug 2023 #48
I'm happy for you, George NJCher Aug 2023 #25
Thank You NJCher. Normal is nice to have back. George McGovern Aug 2023 #49
Don't you wish they could talk? Laffy Kat Aug 2023 #27
YES Laffy Kat! Until bedtime he walked all around the house meowing and cuddled up with Mommy, George McGovern Aug 2023 #51
welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. AllaN01Bear Aug 2023 #28
Great response AllaN01Bear! Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #52
Cats - Drive you crazy Pencougar1 Aug 2023 #31
I'd have been pissed too. The nerve of her to leave without even so much as a note! Thanks! George McGovern Aug 2023 #53
I had a cat like that. Snackshack Aug 2023 #32
Love her to this day I'll bet Snackshack. Sounds like she gave you pleasant companionship. George McGovern Aug 2023 #54
I certainly did. ☹️ Snackshack Aug 2023 #68
Great happy news! GreenWave Aug 2023 #33
Thank You GreenWave!!! George McGovern Aug 2023 #55
Mine would escape and go walkabout now and then Warpy Aug 2023 #34
Great story Warpy. And just how they do work. Thanks. George McGovern Aug 2023 #56
That is great news! Half-step Aug 2023 #35
We'd sure like to know Half-step. But he's not talking . . . Thanks! George McGovern Aug 2023 #57
... and in another house down the street wendyb-NC Aug 2023 #36
Sounds familiar wendyb-NC. Thanks. George McGovern Aug 2023 #58
THAT IS WONDERFUL NEWS, GEORGE!!! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #37
Great picture Diamond! Thank You!! George McGovern Aug 2023 #59
That is great news! And what a handsome fellow! piddyprints Aug 2023 #64
What a great story piddyprints! Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #66
The cat radar worked. The Wizard Aug 2023 #65
Like a charm The Wizard. Like a charm. Thanks! George McGovern Aug 2023 #67
Every Cat Needs a Summer Vacation Now and Then Stallion Aug 2023 #69
True, Stallion. Get away from the pampered routine. Thanks. George McGovern Aug 2023 #72
What a beautiful boy! 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #70
Thank You 3catwoman3. Maybe K.C. could learn from them! George McGovern Aug 2023 #73
I did not know that the sweet boy was missing! So glad that he has niyad Aug 2023 #74
He's sneaky that way niyad. Still hasn't said where he was. Hug given. Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #76
Gld he's back.. raising2moredems Aug 2023 #75
Thank You raising2moredems. I agree -- stinkers indeed. George McGovern Aug 2023 #77
He was out . . . AverageOldGuy Aug 2023 #78
Thanks AverageOldGuy. Good one! George McGovern Aug 2023 #83
I'm sure he was just hanging with The Sunshine Band... Glamrock Aug 2023 #79
Why that never occurred to me Glamrock! Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #84
Sweet kitty wryter2000 Aug 2023 #80
Sounds like you did the right thing wryter2000. Hope her adoption works out well. Thanks. George McGovern Aug 2023 #85
I am so happy for you! mnhtnbb Aug 2023 #81
Thank You mnhtnbb! He has not asked to go out since, so he has had enough George McGovern Aug 2023 #86
To misquote George Jetson . . . Aussie105 Aug 2023 #82
Good one Aussie105. Good ol' George. Thanks! George McGovern Aug 2023 #87
Callooh! Callay! Great news! Mousetoescamper Aug 2023 #88
S'okay Mousetoescamper. Thank You! George McGovern Aug 2023 #89

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
3. Wow, what wonderful news! Thank you for telling us, my dear George!
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 10:20 AM
Aug 2023

I am so relieved to read this.

K.C. looks happy too!

sinkingfeeling

(53,044 posts)
7. Fantastic news! Maybe he had gotten accidently locked in somewhere. I found a
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 10:25 AM
Aug 2023

neighbor's cat locked inside a 50 foot semi trailer that stored my belongings during house renovation. He had been missing almost a month. I have no idea how he survived.

soldierant

(7,911 posts)
71. Your comment puts me in mind of a line from SCE's LOLcats
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 08:52 PM
Aug 2023

(I think it was the most recent one) -

"You're supposed to be a lovable jerk, not a psychopath!"

cilla4progress

(25,950 posts)
13. Congrats!
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 10:32 AM
Aug 2023

Years ago our daughter's magical kitty Kimani disappeared for TWO WEEKS! I kept her home from school and we walked grids looking for that cat.

Sure enough, after 2 weeks, our neighbor noticed that he seemed to have 2 identical cats in his herd - where he previously had only one like that. Yep. It was Kimani! Living under his porch waiting for us to come get her!!

cilla4progress

(25,950 posts)
30. The day I got the call she was found
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 12:00 PM
Aug 2023

was blissful!

That kitty meant so much to us! Sadly she disappeared permanently right as our daughter was graduating HS.

She was a cat who would ride in the stroller or bike basket down the driveway; sit inside the dollhouse; tolerate costumes!

One in a million.

for dear Kimani!

viva la

(3,797 posts)
14. Well, I hope he's learned his lesson! :)
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 10:33 AM
Aug 2023

Robert Frost: "Home is when you have to go there, they have to let you in."

K.C.: "Home is when you deign to go there, they are joyous to let you in."

brer cat

(26,331 posts)
16. Yay!! Happy Dance!
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 10:36 AM
Aug 2023

Give him lots of hugs and keep him close. How did Shadow react? Did she even know he was missing?

thatcrowwoman

(1,230 posts)
19. Mazel tov, George! Oh, happy day! 😻🌞
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 11:04 AM
Aug 2023

It’s lovely to get good news these days in the times we’re living through.
Many thanks for sharing.
🕊thatcrowwoman

NJCher

(37,964 posts)
23. thank you, Ziggysmom!
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 11:36 AM
Aug 2023

I was just wondering the other day about such a product.

Oh will I have fun with this.

Ziggysmom

(3,607 posts)
38. I have air tags on my car keys and purse. They have saved my sanity several times.
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 03:11 PM
Aug 2023

I am easily distracted recently, and they do help.

George McGovern

(6,047 posts)
47. Maybe Ziggysmom, but he seems to have learned his lesson. Since returning home K.C. has looked for
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 03:33 PM
Aug 2023

more attention than usual and hasn't asked to go outside. Thanks for your suggestion, but we'll leave him as is.

 

Pencougar1

(78 posts)
31. Cats - Drive you crazy
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 12:04 PM
Aug 2023

My wife's cat disappeared a few years back. Panic, tears, yelling. Printed posters and offered reward. Spent days looking around the neighborhood talking to people I never met, "Have you seen this cat?". Tramped thru the nearby wood yelling her name. Then we more or less accepted she was lost - our poor little calico.

Then sitting on the front porch three weeks later talking about her the damn cat strolled up the porch steps, hopped up on the railing and started to clean herself.

Of course we were elated, but - I'll be honest - a bit pissed too at her "so what" attitude,

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)
32. I had a cat like that.
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 12:11 PM
Aug 2023

I always told everyone she was my pet but the reality was that I was just a source for food and rubs behind the ears. She came and went as she please once for almost 2 weeks. I didn’t have the heart to make her an “indoor” cat so that wouldn’t happen, she was always an outdoor indoor cat. Had her company for little over 10yrs until she got ill. ….I miss her.

Warpy

(113,131 posts)
34. Mine would escape and go walkabout now and then
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 01:05 PM
Aug 2023

and return filthy and starving, giving me a "where the hell have YOU been?" look as they sauntered past.

Cats, man. It's how they work.

wendyb-NC

(3,833 posts)
36. ... and in another house down the street
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 01:12 PM
Aug 2023

' Wonder where Gigi went haven't seen her since yesterday morning, she ate her food, then seems to have vanished.

piddyprints

(14,815 posts)
64. That is great news! And what a handsome fellow!
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 05:18 PM
Aug 2023


My parents had a cat disappear once. She didn't normally go out, but that day she snuck out. My parents searched the neighborhood and asked everyone, but she was nowhere to be found. About 3 years later, they were at a progressive dinner. During the dessert course, they went to a house and there was the cat! My dad said, "Hey, that's my cat!" The cat came over to him and purred, obviously recognizing him. The people happily gave her back.

I'm sort of thinking kitty got lost and scared and then some people recognized that she was special and took her home. She was a purebred frost point siamese, not the kind of cat you'd normally find wandering around. Anyway, I never heard that part of the story.

So glad your kitty came back.

3catwoman3

(25,497 posts)
70. What a beautiful boy!
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 08:42 PM
Aug 2023

I'm so happy for all of you.

Our cats are all indoor cats. I tell them they are trading their freedom for their longevity, and that it is a damn good deal for them and for me. They seem content to look out the windows.

niyad

(120,188 posts)
74. I did not know that the sweet boy was missing! So glad that he has
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:08 PM
Aug 2023

rretturned. Please give him a hug from me.

raising2moredems

(710 posts)
75. Gld he's back..
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 10:02 PM
Aug 2023

Had a couple of cats over the years go AWOL for a time. One came home okay, the other had a broken leg that our vet did a stellar job repairing. The two dumps we took in late 21/spring 22 DO NOT go outside. Sure, they (especially the female) want to kill the taunting chipmunk or two but otherwise are very happy to be inside tigers. Face it, all felines are stinkers that have us wrapped around their little claw.

wryter2000

(47,509 posts)
80. Sweet kitty
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 03:54 AM
Aug 2023

Looks like my sweet feral. Mine was adopted less than an hour after being put up for adoption at the shelter. I miss her, but she’s in a better home than living in my backyard.

Mousetoescamper

(5,255 posts)
88. Callooh! Callay! Great news!
Fri Aug 18, 2023, 02:11 PM
Aug 2023

Sorry, I missed this post yesterday. But it's not too late to celebrate KC's return!

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