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Hi everyone,
I just moved with my 2 cats from Durango to Carbondale Colorado (5 hour drive). Izzy, who has only lived in Durango, and is a big outdoor kitty, (I bring him in at night), went outside in the backyard of the new home yesterday. A neighbor dog spooked him and he jumped the fence into the field. The grass is so high, I couldnt see which way he went, but am pretty sure of the general direction, an area with tall grasses, and a forest nearby, some very small streams. He has a microchip, but no collar. He has claws, and is a good mouser/bird catcher. Izzy is huge, and quite tough, our old neighbors called him "Chuck Norris"
I'm a wreck. This is what I have done: Call him almost every hour, in the field and in the small neighborhood (15 homes)we live in, called the local shelter, called the local public radio station. Put up fliers at the mailboxes for this neighborhood and nearby small grocery. Talked to several neighbors this morning.
Do you think there is a chance he can make his way back, even though this is his first time venturing into this field, and we are in a new home? Do you think that he possibly can here me calling him but is spooked? I am just looking for some hope please! Also, is there anything else I should be doing? This sounds weird, but when I was calling him in the field/forest, I was hot and sweaty, and rubbed some of my sweat on the fallen logs hoping that he can smell me.
(Also, the neighbors said no coyotes are around but we do have owls.)
Please say a prayer for Izzy! And I would love to hear what else I should be doing? I am such a wreck
xoxo
Heidi aka bunnybee
I just moved with my 2 cats from Durango to Carbondale Colorado (5 hour drive). Izzy, who has only lived in Durango, and is a big outdoor kitty, (I bring him in at night), went outside in the backyard of the new home yesterday. A neighbor dog spooked him and he jumped the fence into the field. The grass is so high, I couldnt see which way he went, but am pretty sure of the general direction, an area with tall grasses, and a forest nearby, some very small streams. He has a microchip, but no collar. He has claws, and is a good mouser/bird catcher. Izzy is huge, and quite tough, our old neighbors called him "Chuck Norris"
I'm a wreck. This is what I have done: Call him almost every hour, in the field and in the small neighborhood (15 homes)we live in, called the local shelter, called the local public radio station. Put up fliers at the mailboxes for this neighborhood and nearby small grocery. Talked to several neighbors this morning.
Do you think there is a chance he can make his way back, even though this is his first time venturing into this field, and we are in a new home? Do you think that he possibly can here me calling him but is spooked? I am just looking for some hope please! Also, is there anything else I should be doing? This sounds weird, but when I was calling him in the field/forest, I was hot and sweaty, and rubbed some of my sweat on the fallen logs hoping that he can smell me.
(Also, the neighbors said no coyotes are around but we do have owls.)
Please say a prayer for Izzy! And I would love to hear what else I should be doing? I am such a wreck
xoxo
Heidi aka bunnybee