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Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 6:35 pm
by kimberly
Hi, my small grey cat Marley has been missing since March 24th and I really want him found and back home with us!!
He is a 4 yr old indoor cat that escaped by accident and hasn't been seen since (some people have reported possibly seeing him since 26th but nothing after that!!) We would really like him home

He is quite small (here is a comparison of him with our other cats)
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and here is a photo of his underbelly markings
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HE IS NEUTERED BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT MICROCHIPPED

I HAVE CALLED LOCAL VETS, ASKED NEIGHBOURS, PUT UP POSTERS (some have even been torn down!) I have posted about him on numerous websites and local facebook groups to no avail (Even notified our council and asked if they've picked any bodies up from the roadside)
His litter tray has been outside with his favourite fuzzy snake toy (we even put food down but the only cat we ever let out keeps eating it) and we have also dumped the contents of our vacuum around the garden (Not sure what else to do?) I have searched the area daily and nightly and used a torch to check on the local grey feral cats but he wasn't amongst them

Someone may be feeding or housing him, maybe he's been hurt and handed in but we would very much love him back!! Please help and spread the word! ):

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:23 pm
by Samis Mummy
Don't have to use caps. It's good ideas. I do hope you find your cat. I went through hell..see my post

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:46 am
by Cat-FAQ
If you haven’t already seen Cat Chat’s Lost & Found page, the information there may help:

https://www.catchat.org/index.php/cat-m ... lost-found

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:56 pm
by kimberly
Samis Mummy wrote:Don't have to use caps. It's good ideas. I do hope you find your cat. I went through hell..see my post
The fact I used caps shouldn't be an issue, my cat is missing is the problem! My fault is that he's not microchipped.. I don't want him found and rehomed, I want him back with us

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:12 pm
by Samis Mummy
kimberly wrote:
Samis Mummy wrote:Don't have to use caps. It's good ideas. I do hope you find your cat. I went through hell..see my post
The fact I used caps shouldn't be an issue, my cat is missing is the problem! My fault is that he's not microchipped.. I don't want him found and rehomed, I want him back with us
I may of come across to rude. I know exactly how you feel...I meant I hope you find him and have him home.,,I meant asking around is the best way to get it in people's heads.,, I never said rehome him. Did I? I understand and sympathise with what you are going through...and by I went through hell. Sami has lost a leg...I just meant by using caps it's like you're shouting at people Please forgive me. I never meant to upset you. I meant all the ideas you did were good. The more people know more likely someone will see him. That's what's happened with me and Sami

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:41 pm
by kimberly
It's been a little over 2 weeks since I last saw my cat.. it is very unlike him to disappear!! I've been with him daily for the last 4 years.

Does anyone have any advice? What if someone has seen my posters but has stolen him/decided to keep him locked in? I'm worried about him!

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:46 pm
by Samis Mummy
kimberly wrote:It's been a little over 2 weeks since I last saw my cat.. it is very unlike him to disappear!! I've been with him daily for the last 4 years.

Does anyone have any advice? What if someone has seen my posters but has stolen him/decided to keep him locked in? I'm worried about him!
I wish the best x

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:47 pm
by Samis Mummy
kimberly wrote:It's been a little over 2 weeks since I last saw my cat.. it is very unlike him to disappear!! I've been with him daily for the last 4 years.

Does anyone have any advice? What if someone has seen my posters but has stolen him/decided to keep him locked in? I'm worried about him!
I dint think someone is Si bad I just do anything

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:05 pm
by kimberly
He greets me every day and comes to bed with me at night and sleeps next to me! If he leaves to play or to eat then he comes straight back to me as soon as I wake up and greets me again.

He's always on my lap and following me in every room, he loves his litter tray and gets excited about having it cleaned. I just find it strange that he hasn't returned after all this time considering his personality. He's obsessed with me and loves his treats and playing with our dog. He is also cross eyed and likes to sit strangely like a person or with his leg out!
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Cats are strange but he would NOT be away this long! I don't want to give up on him but I don't quite know what to do, haha

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:01 pm
by Lilith
Aww lovely little lad! I've had a couple disappear and it's heartbreaking, but I do hope it doesn't happen with your boy - come home soon Marley! All very best wishes and all paws crossed here x

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:07 pm
by Samis Mummy
@ Kimberly. Have you forgiven me?

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 9:54 pm
by Mayday21
Hi Kimberley have you tried rattling food/dishes & even putting his litter tray out. I hope you have your lovely Marley home soon & I''m sending you +Ve thoughts. Vivian

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2017 7:34 pm
by Samis Mummy
@kimberly. Any sign?xx

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 2:36 pm
by kimberly
@samis mummy
there is nothing to forgive because i never held anything against you, haha
just want my cat to come home

@mayday21
yup, posters, food, tray, everything. i have tried and he's nowhere in the vicinity

it's been just over 3 weeks and he has vanished!

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 6:43 am
by Samis Mummy
Any news? I know how bad I felt when Sami was missing..

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 11:10 am
by kimberly
No sign or possible sightings of him for 2 weeks now, really gutted because I want him back

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 3:09 pm
by Samis Mummy
kimberly wrote:No sign or possible sightings of him for 2 weeks now, really gutted because I want him back
Big hugs. Sami was missing for 20 days. So keep hoping. I can't even believe he ever had four legs!

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 6:57 pm
by kimberly
Still no news.. all possible sightings have stopped coming in. ):

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 8:05 pm
by Samis Mummy
kimberly wrote:Still no news.. all possible sightings have stopped coming in. ):
I'm sad to hear you still do not have any news.

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 10:41 pm
by kimberly
I'm sad that I will never find him because he's not chipped..

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 5:07 am
by Samis Mummy
kimberly wrote:I'm sad that I will never find him because he's not chipped..
That might not make a difference, even if he's unchipped and taken to a local vet...they might contact you if they know he's missing and unchipped...it might not hurt to contact local vets and explain he's unchipped...I apologise if you have done this, just a suggestion.

Sami is chipped and until he was found...we didn't know where he was...it was just luck so many people knew he was missing, and saw him...

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 8:00 pm
by alanc
Many years ago now, my old cat Misty was lost for 9 weeks. He was unchipped as well, but he was eventually found. Poster at the vets was what showed the person who found him where he belonged. (In the spirit of shutting the stable door, I got him chipped afterwards, but he never ventured far away again.)

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 3:17 pm
by kimberly
Not sure if my posts make me sound angry but I'm not, mostly just upset about my cat lmao

We (as in me and my mum) have contacted two local vets, he's up on their system as missing and they both have posters up of him, We've had his missing advert posted into our local newspaper but have only ever had one person contact us about POSSIBLY feeding a cat similar but they won't help us beyond that, I don't even have a photo of this possible cat (though I've personally searched around this area at different times and never seen any cats)

The road sweep also has our phone number if they come across a body besides the roadside but nothing has ever been found. (At least that matches our cats description)

There's a group of small grey ferals near us (at least 5 of them) but none look anything like him (theyre too fluffy or have large patches of white on them) but our cat only has it on his face

Waiting around for him to possibly show up is so difficult! But I don't want to give up on him, haha

@ALANC How was your cat found? Was he spotted roaming or taken in?

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 7:52 pm
by alanc
Kimberly
So far as I ever found out, Misty got frightened by something and ran so far he could not find his way home again. He was about half a mile away, on the other side of town. How he got there, i have no idea, but he found a house with an open cat flap and spare cat food. The house owners were away in Australia for 2-3 months and had left their cat to be fed by a neighbor. Neighbor assumed they had two cats and carried on feeding them both! When owners returned, they were surprised to learn they had an extra cat. Fortunately, they went down to the vets to ask what they ought to do about him and there was Misty's missing poster, so they rang me and I went and collected him. Happiest day of my life.
The most depressing thing about the affair was that I had put up a missing poster at the end of the road where he was found, but it seems people just went past without looking at it.
Hope very much Marley turns up, I know only to well how you feel.
Alan

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 10:39 pm
by kimberly
Still nothing about Marley.. he's just vanished lmao
I miss him

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 8:55 pm
by kimberly
Still nothing ): how do people cope

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 1:32 am
by kimberly
My small son has been missing for 4 months and it still breaks my heart

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:08 am
by Samis Mummy
I'm very sorry to hear you've had no news...x

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:23 am
by 7cats
Have you contacted the animal rescue centres in your area and let them know he's still missing ?

It might be an idea to go round the places and groups you've already been in touch with and contact them again to say he's still missing.

Are you near a newsagents or local shop ? Pop a poster on their board and window as well.

Re: Lost Cat, Spennymoor (County Durham)

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:42 pm
by kimberly
Yeah and he's repeatedly posted in our local newspaper every so often but no news.