Missing: Windigo

Jaspenelle
by Jaspenelle
Wed
25
Mar
2009
6:29am
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Windigo
Windigo is missing. I haven’t seen him since yesterday afternoon. Michael found a cat sized hole in the insulation in the basement with cat hair around it. It might go all the way outside, I feel cold air coming through it. Aos is still here (he is a scardy cat with very little sense of adventure) and very stressed out of her brother’s disappearance.

I know it is probably standard to tell someone not to worry (or worse, he is just a cat so don’t worry) but it is driving me nuts. I will worry, but I am trying to be hopefully, which is proving difficult. Windigo has ALWAYS come when I call, in that sense he is more like a dog then a cat. That he is not coming means he is out of hearing range, which worries me even more. It was also really cold and rainy last night. He is an indoor cat and doesn’t know this neighborhood, which has a lot of dogs that seem to just wander out of their yards when they feel like it.

No matter how silly some people think it is, our animals are our babies (our “furbabies” in fact) and to not know where one is is both depressing and heart-breaking. He is not just a pet, he is not a possession, he is not a toy, he IS part of our family, and he is missing.

I wish he would come home…

Edit: For some icing on this stress cake, our van battery was dead this morning since we accidentally left the dome light on yesterday trying to figure out why the blinkers don’t work.

24 Comments

  1. tina
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 6:38 am | Permalink

    i know how you feel – one of my adventurous furbabies went exploring when we first moved to our new hose. they ARE family, no denying it.

    i wish calm faith for you and a safe journey home for windigo

  2. Eknock
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 6:47 am | Permalink

    I know how stressful it is… since you haven’t been in the new place long, maybe you should swing by the old one, he might have gone there. I hope you find him soon.

  3. Jaspenelle
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 7:15 am | Permalink

    Could he really have wandered all the way across town on his own?

  4. Jaspenelle
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 7:18 am | Permalink

    Thank you.

  5. Raveness
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 8:07 am | Permalink

    My thoughts are with you. :( I can only imagine how you must feel.

  6. Kirazi
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 8:43 am | Permalink

    I hope you find him soon! Give any local vets and humane societies a call with his description, just in case someone finds him (I’ve had people bring lost cats into work to scan them for a microchip and we’re able to reunite them with their homes). *HUGS*

  7. Miele (formerly Kahmiel)
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 9:20 am | Permalink

    I am seconding Eknock, cats often wander back to their old haunts and homes. Does he have a chip??

  8. Jaspenelle
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 9:48 am | Permalink

    No. He didn’t have his collar on yesterday either.

  9. Dad
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 1:17 pm | Permalink

    Cats, they do that to drive you crazy. Remember when we moved to France? But it turned out okay.

  10. Jodith
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 2:43 pm | Permalink

    I’ve read stories of cats returning to old homes over hundreds of miles, so it’s very likely that he made his way back to the old house. They have quite a homing instinct and don’t like change.

    I second the idea of contacting local vets, rescue groups and animal control. Most people who find a stray will turn them over to one of those.

  11. Jaspenelle
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 2:55 pm | Permalink

    Jordan got bitten by a dog and nearly died and then ate rat poison and died in France. And Kayto almost drown and Mozart got hit by a car and died (still remember that day you picked me up from school.) France was very hard on our furry family.

    That shouldn’t sound that depressing… Baloo, Tipee and Kayto all died old and happy. Othello and Nova are still kicking. Windigo will be fine.

  12. Jaspenelle
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 2:57 pm | Permalink

    I contacted my vet and am taking him a flier later, I am also looking up other local vets (thanks for the idea!) Our old vet is by our old townhouse (next to one of the busiest streets in town *worry worry worry*) so we will check there too. I contacted the shelter etc, we are going to check there after Michael gets off work.

  13. Jaspenelle
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 2:57 pm | Permalink

    Thank you. *hugs*

  14. Jaspenelle
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 2:58 pm | Permalink

    *HUGS* I am microchiping him the moment I get him back (or as soon as the vet can rather.)

  15. Kirazi
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 3:06 pm | Permalink

    Also, post descriptions (and a photo) of him on your local craigslist community and things like that online too. The more people on alert for him, the better!

  16. peppylady
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 4:54 pm | Permalink

    Cats don’t care about moving until there comfortable with there new home they lie low.
    If you don’t see her in few days try looking at your old neighborhood.
    But until she feels right about her new place she is hiding some place.
    One of my cat I got hid 2 weeks in the bushes.

    Coffee is on.

  17. Aimless
    Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 11:32 pm | Permalink

    First, I have never been to your site and was not sure why I was poking around till I read this post. With that, I am here to help Windigo.

    I think your kitty is stuck in the wall of your new home, lost. As in, he can’t figure out how to get out of the wall now that he has gotten in there.

    Sit near the hole where he might have entered and call for him/telling him its the way out. If he ALWAYS comes to you, then he will come. I bet he is worn out though, so keep things silent to be able to hear him.

    He could be anywhere inside the house, but he is inside the house. Use your day to listen for even the slightest scratch or breathing sound from him. And, this might be obvious, but don’t close the hole he went into. If you can, make it bigger. He might just be wedged within a few feet of it.

    Cats are so silly sometimes! And, they can shrink to the width of their skull, which sounds odd I know, but once you’ve seen it…

    Best Wishes!

  18. AZ
    Posted Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 2:16 am | Permalink

    I know you are sick with worry and I wish him safety until you find each other again.

  19. Jaspenelle
    Posted Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 5:51 am | Permalink

    We were worried about this initially but having spent a significant amount of time by the hole throughout the day, I don’t think he is anywhere inside the wall (also his brother cat is not spending any time looking for him in the basement and if anyone was going to freak out about Windigo in the wall it would be Aos.)

    Thank you for the advice though and taking the time to comment. I am still spending some time several times a day (and night) in that area of the basement, just in case. If anything he might try to get back in through the hole and get stuck then!

  20. Jaspenelle
    Posted Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 5:51 am | Permalink

    Thank you *hugs*

  21. jett
    Posted Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 9:23 am | Permalink

    I hope Windigo returns soon! *hug*

  22. Ahonui
    Posted Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 9:40 am | Permalink

    My thoughts are with all of you as you search for your baby.

  23. Heather
    Posted Friday, March 27, 2009 at 6:56 am | Permalink

    There are stories about that happening all the time–cats “running away” from new homes and miraculously finding their way back to the old place, where they turn up, much to the surprise of the new tenants.

  24. Zuca
    Posted Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 3:09 pm | Permalink

    That is no fun at all, a missing furry member of the family. I remember when our parents cat was missing, I cried thinking she’d gotten lost or perhaps killed somehow.

    But she actually came back a week later, unharmed, a whole week though..

    But yeah, good luck, I hope everything is alright with Windigo and that he returns home safely.