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Lodestar

(2,388 posts)

24. It's just so hard not to know their fate.....to not have closure.

Reply to Voice for Peace (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 08:15 AM

Oct 2014

I've had this experience with both a dog and a cat and know how heartbreaking it is. I'm so sorry to hear about your sweetie. I've found that unless a storm or something scares them off (as happened to my dog), that males are more likely to go off on adventures. I've got a friend who lives in the country and has to also add coyotes to her list of pet concerns.

I've considered getting one of those gps tracking collars for my pets, but haven't done it for some reason.
Something about that just doesn't sit right with me....

http://www.amazon.com/Tagg-GPS-Pet-Tracker-Attachment/dp/B0077I42S4

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If you have some experience with beloved pets who have vanished without a trace [View all] Voice for Peace Oct 2014 OP

I've been there a few times. Once, the cat did return after 3 weeks. I sinkingfeeling Oct 2014 #1

yep. :( Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #9

... shenmue Oct 2014 #2

I have heard that they tend to hunker down. ginnyinWI Oct 2014 #3

I'm sure I would have seen him by now if he were close.. he knows where the good food is. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #4

I've been thru this... Fix The Stupid Oct 2014 #5

thank you thank you thank you Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #10

LUCY is so sweet Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #14

I lost my beloved tuxedo cat, JJ, in 2007. I had just moved and he escaped through a slit at the catbyte Oct 2014 #6

thank you, now you got me crying again though Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #11

Was he sick or very old? Freddie Oct 2014 #7

aww Fred Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #12

it's been a year since kaya flew out the window. mopinko Oct 2014 #8

I knew a wonderful African parrot and always wished I could have one Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #13

she heard nature's call. mopinko Oct 2014 #15

I hear you, it is a heartache. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #17

i still grieve for my first dog sometimes. mopinko Oct 2014 #16

what a good story, thank you. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #18

It's happened to us twice. Granny M Oct 2014 #19

thank you Granny. I'm sorry for your losses, too. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #20

an article with a happy ending ginnyinWI Oct 2014 #21

thank you. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #22

The photo of that cat you posted theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #23

some cats just want to be an "only child" ginnyinWI Oct 2014 #27

It's just so hard not to know their fate.....to not have closure. Lodestar Oct 2014 #24

thank you, I'd probably get the gps if I could afford it.. now that I've experienced this Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #25

(((hugs))) I know..... so hard to let go. n/t Lodestar Oct 2014 #26

if he got into a shelter-- ginnyinWI Oct 2014 #28

I've just assumed they would check for a microchip. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #29

Oh I didn't realize he was chipped. ginnyinWI Oct 2014 #30

he's a really sweet and gentle cat. I've decided to start the search anew Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #31

good idea ginnyinWI Oct 2014 #32

I am so sorry you are going through this. MadrasT Nov 2014 #33

thank you, these messages on DU have helped. Voice for Peace Nov 2014 #34