She just won't come home!

[Allie&Mark]

Help!

About 2 and a half months ago, we moved house - our babies are used to living in places with a garden. We do live next door to a big park but live on the second floor of an apartment complex so the cats have to pass a lot of other apartments to come and go. Problem 1 - both cats keep going to the old house, but they do come back here. We have checked and the people at the old house are not encouraging the behaviour (letting them in etc. despite pleas from the cats). Problem 2 - both cats only come home late at night once we are in bed (we both work but try to be home evenings), and recently Bridie (she cat) has come home less and less - now missing for 3 days (still only seen at times at the old place). HELP! We thought we were being diligent, reading the right ways to settle our babies, making sure they received LOADS of attention, they have a cat door so keep their independence - it is becoming really concerning as we are scared one day Bridie just wont come back! Please, we are willing to try anything!!!!

[Tina B and crew]

The best advice I can give you is to keep them inside...period. This removes any chance of injury or disease and you don't have worry about where they are all the time. I pray your kitty makes it home safely...please consider converting to indoor kitties

[Traci]

This advice is going to be mirrored here.....Keep your cats indoors, it is the ONLY solution.

Please remember that when you let your cats outdoors, you are risking their health and lives to any of the following:

1) Hit by car
2) Attacked by dogs
3) Harmed or abused by malicious children or adults
4) Picked up by animal control
5) Transmission of feline infectious disease
6) Weather elements
7) Getting trapped or lost

All of which add to the fatality rate of outdoor cats. Outdoor cats' lifespan=approx 3 years (if they are lucky)........indoor cat's lifespan=approx 12 years