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About Norman Auspitz
Expertise
I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience
I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.

Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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Cats - after our long distance move my cat is missing

Expert: Norman Auspitz - 11/3/2009

Question
we just moved from Sacramento, Ca to a very rural area up north. after being here about 2 weeks i started letting my cat out and she was so freaked out she just wanted to come back in. Well I let her out about a week after putting her out a few times and now she has been gone for 3 days. I dont even know where to begin looking. I have been driving and walking around calling for her with no luck. I put her on craigslist and even put up posters on the mail boxes. I am afraid that she is hiding in someones barn or garage too scared and lost to leave. I just dont know what to do because i miss her terribly.

Answer
Ariel,

Cats tend to be very territorial and when they move from one location to another, it takes a number of weeks for them to adjust. So far, most of what you are doing is about all you can do. I would also call your old neighbors in Sacramento to be on the lookout in case she wanders back down there (although it will take more than 3 days).

Cats usually stay pretty close to home, if she has accepted your new house as her home territory, so it is not clear where she may have wandered. All you can do is to continue to canvas the neighboirhood, keeping checking with Sacramento, leave her favorite food in your garage (with the door open just enough for her to get in) in hopes she may show up there.

You just have to hope she will be spotted by somebody.

Please let me know if she shows up.

Best regards... Norm.

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