Carrybridge, County Fermanagh lost black cat

[Sarahf_9]

Please help reunite me with my cat Billy, missing since 4/3/15.

He is a big black cat with one greenish eye and one darker brown eye with poor vision. He has scratches on his head from a recent scrap.

He is a confident and friendly cat, previous stray and is microchipped but has no collar.

Thanks,

Sarah

[bobbys girl]

Hi Sarah,

Greetings from the other end of Fermanagh!

I'm sorry Billy is missing, I hope he comes home soon. I take it you have left his details at your vets? Have you tried flyers in local shops?

Some folks on here would also suggest asking neighbours to check sheds/outbuildings. But if you are anything like us, that might be a very large area to cover.

You say he is a previous stray. How long have you had him? Did he find his own way to you or did you get him from Bright Eyes?

Please keep in touch,

Sue

[Sarahf_9]

Hi Sue,

Thanks for your message of support. Still no Billy now a week & 2 days.

I didn't let the vet know as he's chipped and my address is up-to-date so I'm guessing I'll get contacted. And I don't think Bright Eyes take cats without the vet assessing them first so again, someone should check his chip I hope!

We don't have any shops nearby but I did speak to some of neighbours and discovered a lot of them know him, which isn't a surprise as I didn't get him from Bright Eyes, he was an occasional visitor to us, covered in ticks and un-neutered but fed, so I knew he had found other sympathetic houses. So I got him neutered & frontlined & he just got cheekier and eventually moved in. So he's lived with us for 4 months now and never gone walkabout for more than 1 1/2 days so even though I know he knows where he can get a good dinner, I'm worried why he hasn't come home to his bed I just really hope it is as simple as him fancying a change of scenery. The only good thing is I've discovered a lot of my neighbours are cat lovers too.

Sarah x

[bobbys girl]

The only good thing is I've discovered a lot of my neighbours are cat lovers too.

Hi Sarah, that's something isn't it? At least they will keep an eye out for him.

On a positive note we have a stray, we call Felix, who turns up every few weeks and hangs around for a few days before moving on. I found out he calls at several houses down the road. A few years back he turned up in a bad way. I borrowed a trap and got him to our local vet (who works with Bright Eyes). He was treated, neutered and I released him in our garden. He shot off and we thought that would be the last we ever saw of him. But he still calls back every so often and I am always delighted to see him.

Hopefully Billy has just gone walk-about and will come home soon. Fingers and paws crossed for his safe return.

Best wishes

Sue