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I've written on this site before asking people's opinion on what breed my cat looks like and how old he looks...now I'm here to say something sad.
Our kitten ran way 2 nights ago. He just turned 1 years old, 26 days ago (yes, I have a counter on my phone!). Our life is a bit hectic so I've had to travel back and forth from the country we live in and the US. We haven't gotten the chance to neuter him yet and I was planning on trying when I returned to our home. It's very difficult to get animal help were we are from because they aren't as "advanced" in some areas as America is. When our love first made his appearence, he was about 5 months old. I know that would have been the best time to neuter him but we went to a vet and this man actually said, "Shots don't exist here". So we couldn't even get him vaccinated. The vet just gave my husband some medicine drops for fleas and pills to rid his body of any parasites. I found out he was also very sick with some sort of cold. I was convinced he had feline herpesvirus because his eyes kept forming globs of squishy stuff. He would constantly squint because I think his eyes were irritated. He also sneezed a few times. Maybe he just had cat allergies, I don't know. I cleaned him as best as I could just from how dirty he was from living outside. I kept after wiping his eyes and nose. I even cleaned out his inner, wax covered ears. I had to lightly scrub the dirt out of the fur on the outer parts of his ears and still there is dirt on his chin that is so hard to remove. Thinking about it now makes me want to cry, honestly. He's still so little and cute. He's 100% better since then and he hasn't had any requiring eye irritation. When we just met him, he was mostly relaxed and not scared at all (he walked right into our house without any persuasion!). As he grew up, he started becoming crazyzyzyzy and running everywhere and getting in trouble, you know, normal kitten stuff. But ow to the current problem, because of the fact he hasn't been neutered, he's been getting really overly excited. What I mean is, he started to realize there are other cats outside so he started meowing constantly, hoping he could go outside to see the other cats. He started spraying a bit also and I told my husband to pay attention as much as possible to stop him before he did it a lot. That part has been going okay. But two days ago, my husband was about to go out the door and this tricky kitten went from resting in his bed, to sprinting out of the door. It was in the middle of the night so it was difficult to do any intense searching right away. I just knew that cats know what they and their owners smell like so he could probably figure out his way home, our job would be to keep a look out to actually let him in. A girl I went to school with had her cat go missing for a month but return...so I was hopeful. I read something today that I wish I would have read 2 days ago...indoor cats who escape usually find a hide out close to home. :| WELL, it turns out, this is one of those situations! My husband spotted him today a few feet from out house! I was so happy until I saw the picture my husband sent me. Our kitten is hiding out in an area that's blocked off from the sides and only accessible from this little opening that has a long drop. There is no way for my husband to get in there. We're just hoping our kitten jumps out. I was worried he was stuck and just ran in there because he was afraid but I think he can get out. The only problem is, I think he's so scared. But his actions are a part of his little wild side too. I don't know if he thinks it's a game or he's actually scared but he wont come out for his normal mouse on a string toy. He put some food out for him but he just ate it a little and before my husband could grab him, he went back in! I'm hoping and praying that he stays in there overnight so when my husband wakes up he can go back and try to get him out before he runs somewhere and is really gone forever. I told my husband to be patient and don't do any sudden movements. At this point, we know we'll just have to wait for him to jump out but I reallyyyy hope he doesn't run somewhere else. We can't put food out over night because there's TONS of stray dogs and they will come and they might scare him or injure him. This is so hard for me because I'm not there to help. I was going back in just a few more weeks. I bought him all these cool things too because we want to hopefully bring him with us to America someday so I bought an awesome cat carrier (I'd sleep in it if I could! looks comfortable) and I bought him a good harness and leash so I can hold onto him while they check his stuff in the security line. I got him some more toys too and some cat treats. I'm not a cat/animal dressing person but I got him this little Germany soccer jersey and a little shirt that says "Security" because that's so silly to me for some reason.
Any suggestions??? Even if there's no advice, I just needed to write this somewhere.
Aw, this cat kind of looks like him!
he was moving too much <3
before I got to thoroughly clean him
I think he had a cat revelation 
I thought he was sitting extra cute so I had to take a picture xD
Too much gaming <3
Our kitten ran way 2 nights ago. He just turned 1 years old, 26 days ago (yes, I have a counter on my phone!). Our life is a bit hectic so I've had to travel back and forth from the country we live in and the US. We haven't gotten the chance to neuter him yet and I was planning on trying when I returned to our home. It's very difficult to get animal help were we are from because they aren't as "advanced" in some areas as America is. When our love first made his appearence, he was about 5 months old. I know that would have been the best time to neuter him but we went to a vet and this man actually said, "Shots don't exist here". So we couldn't even get him vaccinated. The vet just gave my husband some medicine drops for fleas and pills to rid his body of any parasites. I found out he was also very sick with some sort of cold. I was convinced he had feline herpesvirus because his eyes kept forming globs of squishy stuff. He would constantly squint because I think his eyes were irritated. He also sneezed a few times. Maybe he just had cat allergies, I don't know. I cleaned him as best as I could just from how dirty he was from living outside. I kept after wiping his eyes and nose. I even cleaned out his inner, wax covered ears. I had to lightly scrub the dirt out of the fur on the outer parts of his ears and still there is dirt on his chin that is so hard to remove. Thinking about it now makes me want to cry, honestly. He's still so little and cute. He's 100% better since then and he hasn't had any requiring eye irritation. When we just met him, he was mostly relaxed and not scared at all (he walked right into our house without any persuasion!). As he grew up, he started becoming crazyzyzyzy and running everywhere and getting in trouble, you know, normal kitten stuff. But ow to the current problem, because of the fact he hasn't been neutered, he's been getting really overly excited. What I mean is, he started to realize there are other cats outside so he started meowing constantly, hoping he could go outside to see the other cats. He started spraying a bit also and I told my husband to pay attention as much as possible to stop him before he did it a lot. That part has been going okay. But two days ago, my husband was about to go out the door and this tricky kitten went from resting in his bed, to sprinting out of the door. It was in the middle of the night so it was difficult to do any intense searching right away. I just knew that cats know what they and their owners smell like so he could probably figure out his way home, our job would be to keep a look out to actually let him in. A girl I went to school with had her cat go missing for a month but return...so I was hopeful. I read something today that I wish I would have read 2 days ago...indoor cats who escape usually find a hide out close to home. :| WELL, it turns out, this is one of those situations! My husband spotted him today a few feet from out house! I was so happy until I saw the picture my husband sent me. Our kitten is hiding out in an area that's blocked off from the sides and only accessible from this little opening that has a long drop. There is no way for my husband to get in there. We're just hoping our kitten jumps out. I was worried he was stuck and just ran in there because he was afraid but I think he can get out. The only problem is, I think he's so scared. But his actions are a part of his little wild side too. I don't know if he thinks it's a game or he's actually scared but he wont come out for his normal mouse on a string toy. He put some food out for him but he just ate it a little and before my husband could grab him, he went back in! I'm hoping and praying that he stays in there overnight so when my husband wakes up he can go back and try to get him out before he runs somewhere and is really gone forever. I told my husband to be patient and don't do any sudden movements. At this point, we know we'll just have to wait for him to jump out but I reallyyyy hope he doesn't run somewhere else. We can't put food out over night because there's TONS of stray dogs and they will come and they might scare him or injure him. This is so hard for me because I'm not there to help. I was going back in just a few more weeks. I bought him all these cool things too because we want to hopefully bring him with us to America someday so I bought an awesome cat carrier (I'd sleep in it if I could! looks comfortable) and I bought him a good harness and leash so I can hold onto him while they check his stuff in the security line. I got him some more toys too and some cat treats. I'm not a cat/animal dressing person but I got him this little Germany soccer jersey and a little shirt that says "Security" because that's so silly to me for some reason.
Any suggestions??? Even if there's no advice, I just needed to write this somewhere.
Aw, this cat kind of looks like him!
I am so relieved that he came out of hiding and that you are going to be able to bring him here. You certainly do your homework 
