LOST - Owner Heartbroken

[JennyWrenn]

My friend Debbie has lost her cat - Fizz is a creature of habit and always comes home around 5.30pm for her tea and then she is shut in for the night - she has a brother and a sister and they are distressed at her absence too - she is 3 years old

She went missing on Saturday and Debbie has searched nearly every field and hedgerow surrounding her property - she goes out at 10am and searches until 5pm and then again at 8pm and comes home at 5am

She has put up posters everywhere and contacted local radio stations and vets

If there is anyone living in the Stafford area who would kindly put up a poster please email me at
[e-mail] and I can email them a poster with a photo

Anyone else who wants to post a message of support please post on this Thread and I can read them out to her - she is making herself poorly with the worry and lack of sleep

Please help.......thank you - jenny x

[Shrubrose]

jenny, so sorry to hear of your friend's cat and the distress her absence is causing. I know what she is going through. It's awful not knowing and wondering where she can be. Has she tried local animal sanctuaries and the police? If she leaves her contact details, they will let her know if any cat fitting Fizz's description is, or has, been brought in. I do hope she finds her and that they can be happily reunited.

Shrub. xxx

[Susie Snowdrop]

Oh no, that is so sad.

You can tell your friend that exactly the same thing happened to me around 5 years ago with my Dylan puddy tat . I put up posters, posted leaflets of his pic through doors and spent most nights sat in my car, just incase he turned up.

Anyway, two weeks later I got a knock on the door. It was a lovely gentleman who was very, very apologetic! It turns out that he had received the flyer I'd posted through his letterbox BUT, he had shoved it in a drawer and thought no more of it! Then, a couple of days later, Dylan had shown up on his doorstep, hungry and desperate for a cuddle . This nice gentleman took him in, fed him and had actually asked around to see if anybody knew who he was (unfortunately, Dylan had lost his tag and the gentleman never thought of taking him to the vet where they would have read his chip!).

Anyway, the gentleman came across Dylan's pic and was absolutely horrified to realise he had been looking after somebody elses much loved pet for quite a while!!

Dylan was brought home, very well fed, very happy and none the worse for the experience!!

Tell you friend that her puddy tat is probably curled up in front of a lovely fire, being fed and loved for and, eventually, she will come home!

Susie x

[Susie Snowdrop]

Oh, forgot to mention.............he was only 2 minutes away all of the time

S x

[cjhomebird]

If you have been on BBC message boards you will know that sometime ago my 13 yr old daughters cat Duchess disappeared. she was 8 yrs old and had a tendency to get into peoples cars.
Camilla was heartbroken and even now she still cries at night as the damned cat used to sleep on her bed
We have never seen or heard of her since, even though someone said they thought they saw a very scraggy cat in the woods looking very much like her, after much searching and poster posting nothing. I like to think that she is happy and well fed somewhere. And i have been told about lots of pussy cats that turn up after very long absences. There is always hope.
CJ

[jean]

Jenny, my ginger cat went missing for 4 days and I was frantic with worry, we went around knocking on peoples doors, looking under hedges and he walked in one morning like nothing had happened. I do so hope your friend finds her cat, its the not knowing

[JennyWrenn]

Thank you everyone - it is the Not Knowing that is making her really ill

She spends all day putting up posters, visiting shops, farms, etc
And then searching fields and hedgerows until early hours of the morning

She is still missing

[Plocket]

Jenny PLEASE e-mail me and I'll put a poster up. I've a feeling I've already seen a poster for Fizz locally but will check and do what I can.

[JennyWrenn]

Oh thank you Plocket - Debbie lives in Ashley but doesnt have a computer so she is posting me the info which I will scan and email to you

jenny x
P/s She is still missing

[Plocket]

I don't know where Ashley is but I can help if it's near to Stafford. I do hope Fizz turns up

[Plocket]

I've just had a look Jenny and she's nearer to Market Drayton than Stafford from what I can see. Could you try and find out where your friend has posted pictures, if any, and I will do what I can.

[JennyWrenn]

Yes Plocket Ashley is nearer to Market Drayton - Fizz is an Ocicat breed of cat and I found a photo of one on the internet

[Plocket]

Very pretty. I hope Fizz is found soon.

[4pygmies]

Oh, please tell your friend not to give up! My Bill cat has just waltzed in after 4 days away...I have been soo worried about him. He's deaf so I couldn't even go and shout for him. He's just eaten a massive bowl of food, a pile of ham and milk and is now curled up fast asleep on the table. He's very old so I was really concerned that he may have been laying ill or injured. He's fine though!
I do hope your friend's cat does the same.

[JennyWrenn]

Ooo 4PG bet you were worried sick especially as he is old - where do they go eh?

Fizz still missing

[Shrubrose]

Any news jenny?

[Susie Snowdrop]

Jenny, has your friend checked in sheds, garages and the like?

Tilly disappeared for a couple of days a few years ago . She'd been locked in a shed and spent the time sleeping in an old tumble dryer. She was fine but very hungry!

S x

[JennyWrenn]

Fizz is still missing

Debbie lives in a remote area - and not many sheds near by - but she has visited every neighbour and farmer and been thru all stables, sheds, garages - she is very distraught and making herself poorly with worry

The Cat Protection Rescue have been a wonderful support for her and phone regularly and it is kind of you nice people to post concerns

[Plocket]

I do hope Fizz turns up soon

[Cheerypeabrain]

What a gorgeous pussycat...I just hope Fizz comes home soon. I know that I'd be in bits if our cat, Priya went missing....we both send our best wishes.

[JennyWrenn]

Here is Fizz playing with one of her toys - how awful not to know what has happened to her -

[MamIDdau]

The same thing happened with my baby called Jo. She just went out one day and never came back. She was about 14 though. Oddly enough, the rabbit died that day too so we reckon she bumped him off and legged it....

[Plocket]

Is there any news yet Jenny?

[carolann]

Hi Jenny, is there any news yet on Fizz? Looking at her beautiful marking I cant help but wonder if someone has picked her up, taken her home and is waiting for the reward to go up. Some people are like that. A few years ago there where a couple of people doing just that near us with dogs and cats both of them where caught by the police and rspca. How can people be so cruel knowing that the owners are going mad with worry.

[JennyWrenn]

Fizz still missing and no one called to check about the reward either

[Shrubrose]

So sorry to hear the news jenny. There's nothing worse than not knowing, even if the outcome of knowing is not good. I do feel for your friend.

[JennyWrenn]

Thank u Shrub - she is very sad still - she thinks a lot of her cats
They have the most luxurious bedroom - all sorts of toys and beds -

[Deleted]

Sorry your friend has had no news jenny, hope she hears something soon.

LOL Karen

[JennyWrenn]

Sadly Fizz is still missing; her sibling was knocked down last week and the lady who hit her called at Debbie house to tell her what had happened which was really nice of her - not her fault the cat ran out into the road

So poor Debbie had to go and collect her poor cat - which was lying in the hedgerow - been to the vets, treated and now good as new Lady paid half the vet bill

[MamIDdau]

Oh thank god it's OK. Would be awful to lose another so soon.