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Hello,

We moved on the 28th November and yesterday I accidently left the door open. Both cats escaped without me even realsing the door was open and we went out, you can imagine our upset when we got in at 1am, luckily one cat returned at about 3am, however (the shyer and more timid cat) is no where to be seen. I have out up posters, called the vets, searched for hours, shaken treats, put food (only resulted in neighbours cat eating it) and a sweater out and still no sign of him. Do you know any tricks of finding them/getting them to come home.

Please, it would be the best Christmas present to have him come home.

Katie

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Katie,

As well as searching your own environs, have you searched the area where your former household was located?  Cats are very territorial and it is highly possible your one cat may have gone back to your old neighborhood!!!!!! If you have a picture, you might want to get flyers to all the local veterinarians (i.e. local to both neighborhoods) and post the flyers in both neighborhoods.

Cats are very territorial and it is highly possible your one cat may have gone back to your old neighborhood!!!!!!

Also, cats are excellent at hiding in plain sight, so your cat may be right under your nose and your would easily miss it. or it may be right under your former neighbor's nose and they might just miss it.

If your cat does get spotted, you might just get a live trap from your local RSPCA to capture your missing kitty in which ever neighborhood they decide to turn up in.

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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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