Re: Extremely scary cat missing for 10 days - what can I do?

Why did you let her out knowing she was declawed and also afraid of people?
Declawed cats should stay indoors.

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"Ton Muller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> For about a year we have/had a, declawed, about 7 years old spayed
> female cat, Maisie, which we had obtained at a pet adopting weekend at
> a pet shop in South St. Paul. Maisie is extremely scared of strangers,
> dogs, etc. When relatives come to visit, she hides under the blanket
> on the bed. By the way, we live now in the center of St. Paul, MN. We
> let Maisie go out in the garden, at first with a lot of supervision,
> later with less. On her own she does/did not leave the garden. The
> last few weeks we gave her less food, she had to go on a diet because
> she had become too fat.
> About two month ago my sister in law brought in a female kitten, about
> 7 months old, not declawed, which we called Lizl. After a month in
> quarantine we brought her in the house as well, in order to give
> Maisie some company.
> They did not get along well, though. Maisie did not like to play, and
> Lizl became more aggressive, smashing Maisie with her paws. For
> instance, she jumped on Maisie from a chair while putting her claws in
> her. So we were forced to put Lizl on a leash inside the house for
> most of the time. On Sunday the 19th we did not Maisie for quite a
> while, she seemed to be in hiding in the house, we thought hiding from
> Maisie.
> On Monday the 20th of October I let Maisie out in the morning; I let
> her enter the house again, but must have let her out again, I cannot
> remember. Anyway, when I got home from work, Maisie could not be
> found. At first I thought she was in hiding again. But now we have to
> assume that she remained outside, and has gone into the neighborhood.
> It was a very windy day, and in fact a big tree fell in the garden
> that day. No, we did not find her under the three.
> The question is: how do we get her back? She has name tages on,
> including phone number and home address, but she is extremely wary of
> strangers, and fortunately, cars. I fear she will not let herself be
> touched by strangers.
> We live in the center of town. There are other stray cats in out
> gardens.
> We brought Lisl to my mother in law; her cats are not so easily
> intimidated, and keep her in check.
> We have walked around the neighborhood, looking for Maisie, but did
> not see her.
> I put posters on telephone poles in the neighborhood with a picture of
> Maisie, I sent E-mails to a neighborhood group.
> I borrowed a cage, and caught indeed another, white stray cat that I
> released again. (I also caught a squirrel - never heard a squirrel
> make sound before!).
> The last few days no one has eaten the food that we put outside,
> however.
> I went to the Humane Society, and the Animal Control center.
> I put her litter box in the porch, in the hope that the smell would
> attract her back.
> Like so many pets, she has become a member of the family, and because
> of her vulnerability we worry a lot about her. Snow has been
> predicted.
> Has anyone an idea how to get her back?
>
> Ton Muller