Give Woodoo some time to get over being scared. Hunger and need for your companship may bring him home to you. I once had a cat that stayed away for 6 days. Then she showed up at the door demanding to be let in as tho it was my fault she was outside. ---- Melinda Kerr <msk...@me.com> wrote: > Well, around midnight I heard my other cat meow and looked outside. There > was a big yellow cat that I have seen hanging around a black cat. And, low > and behold there was the black cat too! However, if it was my VooDoo, he > didn't touch the food I left around front. Tonight I will try leaving the > food in a more obvious place. At least if it is him, he won't be hungry! > > As for trapping, I am a bit at a disadvantage. We have a Japanese hardware > store in town, but I don't know if they have traps. Since I don't speak or > read Japanese, it may be difficult to find. > > Our base police often put out traps to catch the strays. The problem is if I > ask them to help, I might be committing another kitty to a death sentence. > On base they put them to sleep after 72 hours. We don't have any kind of > local rescue at this time. I got some information from another base and want > to see if I can start some kind of foster/rescue program. There are strays > here and there around the base. Also, (I know you will all gasp) people > move back to the states and actually leave their babies! So, at this point, > I hate to ask for traps to be put out. Although, after another day or two > his wellbeing will be my first priority. > > Thanks again for all of your suggestions! ( I will check out the Facebook > groups to see if any of them are local and can help with our other issues!) > > Melinda, Fuji and VooDoo > On Jun 24, 2011, at 11:16 PM, Melinda Kerr wrote: > > > Thank you for all of the wonderful suggestions. As it is 11:00pm here in > > Japan, and I didn't get but a couple hours of sleep last night, I am going > > to bed. I've left open the door that VooDoo tried to come in last night. > > There is a bowl of food and some water in the kitchen. He can hide a lot > > of different places. Fortunately, I am able to lock off that area and keep > > Fuji inside. > > > > I'll keep you posted. I am hoping that the morning brings my kitty back to > > me! > > > > Melinda, Fuji and VooDoo > > On Jun 24, 2011, at 6:53 PM, Melinda Kerr wrote: > > > >> Hello all, > >> > >> It is with a very heavy heart that I am asking for some positive energy > >> from this group! My son's friend left a door open last night and my > >> little VooDoo escaped. He is terrified of being outdoors and all attempts > >> to capture him only scared him more! We live on a military base and there > >> are no wild animals to worry about and the speed limit on base is > >> extremely slow. My greatest concern is that around 2:00am, he tried to > >> come home and we absolutely scared him to death trying to get him to bring > >> him inside. (He hasn't been out since he came to us as a five week old > >> kitten) I'm worried that he might be afraid to come home. > >> > >> It breaks my heart to think of my little "kissing bandit", hungry, scared > >> and alone. He doesn't tolerate dry food well and I know some of the > >> residents where I suspect he is hiding puts it out for the few strays. > >> This is such a heavy burden for me and I am not taking it very well. > >> Please just send your positive thoughts our way. > >> > >> Thanks for listening. > >> Melinda, Fuji and VooDoo > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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