Posted on 04/15/2012 4:23:35 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
The 18-month-old ginger tabby cat was missing for nearly three weeks before he managed to limp home to Haughley with two broken legs.
Owner Kara Hayward, 38, believes he was injured in a hit and run after going missing on March 11.
The mum-of-three said: “I saw him on the Saturday evening, but he did not come in on the Sunday morning. He had gone out before for about a day or so hunting but he would always be here to wake me up for breakfast.
“On the Sunday afternoon I asked my husband, Paul, if he had seen him but he could not remember. I contacted the local vets on Monday to see if anyone had taken him in, but they had not had anything.
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But just when they thought Horace was gone forever, the bleoved cat limped through the door of the family home in Ladyfield on Friday, March 30 - 18 days after he was last seen.
He had lost a lot of weight and was struggling to walk with his two broken legs.
“I saw him trying to walk and I could see that something was not right. What was obvious was that both legs were broken, so I took him to our local vets in Haughley but they said that it just does not happen, cats surviving this long, they would have given him five days, 10 days at most,” said Mrs Hayward.
Horace has now had two operations to fix the two broken legs at Christchurch Veterinary Surgery, in Ipswich.
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Oh my! Sorry about your precious Gregio. They are so much like family. I’m sure your heart is breaking and I feel for you. There’s an empty place now where Gregio was. You were a great friend to him and gave him a wonderful life. That is worth it’s weight in gold. ((Hugs)) to you FRiend. It’s tough, I know.
Good idea. Jack Russells can be fearless which with a coyote would probably mean he gets eaten.
Oh do I know poop patrol. My husband had it easy with the litterbox.
We had a 200 pound Newfoundland, a Belgian Sheepdog and a Lab mix girl. Our little Jack Russell now is heaven!
This woman knows dog doo-doo. LOL
Thanks.....(:
I’m so sorry. Bless his little heart....and you, too.
LOL, adorable!
Oh how my stepdaughter complained when we fed the dog leftover corn!
Thanks...It’s so sad letting your pet go...
This is why idiot cat folks should do their animals a favor and keep them indoors. Letting them roam free is not “taking care of them”.
It’s heartbreaking....I know. I’ll say a prayer for you tonight. God bless
For the last week, we’ve noticed a feral cat coming to our house. He/she has a broken back leg. We’ve tried to trap him for a visit to the vet, but he won’t go into the baited humane trap. The leg doesn’t seem to be infected, even though we originally noticed that it was bloody. Now that a week has gone by, the skin seems to have healed even though he is still limping. Don’t know what else to do. . . called the local cat shelters and don’t seem to have any other suggestions.
Another reason why cats should not be allowed to roam outside. The roads I drive are filled with flat cats whose owners felt it was necessary to let their cats out.........
My cat lived to that age, but was black. All of our black cats come home. The brighter ones don’t seem to live long outside. Next time, try a black cat and see if they survive the outdoors.
It’s pleasant to see a story with a happy ending.
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Chalk one up for the good happenings in life...!
Totally destroyed the attic. Sitting at the computer one night, I looked up and the attic stairs were descending by themselves. Three fairly large cubs sitting on the stairs had forced them down. Trapped them and hauled them off...they came back. They clawed their way thru the ceiling. I thought I was gonna have to move! They completely terrorized my dogs and cats, as well.
I think the only think that caused them to relocate was the extremely hot summer. I did a lot of anti-raccoon repair work. Although I heard what was probably a raccoon try to reenter during the winter, I don't see any evidence of success.
Beautiful creatures...but they can sure wreak havoc on your property and in your life.
We had a Siamese cat that had the same thing happen, twice. I think it was coyotes both times. That was one tough cat.
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