Where's the BABY!!!
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63664)
United States
August 16, 2009 9:52am CST
So, we went outside to bring in the new box of cat food from the car. Its not too hot yet - amazing for almost 10 a.m. We talk, I'm trying to slip some shorts on under my night shirt and otherwise just spend 2 or 3 minutes outside.
We come back in, I move my client's clothes to the dryer, get a shirt & some socks and the roomie says "there's the baby crying to get in."
I'm standing closer to the door and I can't hear it, so I know its not the baby outside the door.
"no, that's kitten outside" she says listening again... "a little kitten..."
Well, I pull on the shirt and grab the socks and go out of the room. No Jool. She's a follower, and will tag along where ever we go so that she wasn't outside the door wanting to come in was strange enough.
So, I go on outside and everything is quiet.
I call "Where's the baby?" which is how we call her - we did this with several other batches of kittens too, just something we do.
I wander out by the car, looking around and then I feel a little brush against my foot.
There she is, outside!
All we can guess is that she scooted under the door that keeps the big cats out of my front room and out the front door while I was standing there getting the food out.
SCARY, good thing she's got that big loud voice we named her for or we might've lost her!
good kitty - outside bad!
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19 responses
@Loverbear (4918)
• United States
16 Aug 09
I had that problem with Dinglebeary, until he went outside and discovered the "wild" life! He had been out all night and I think he met up with a raccoon. He didn't get in a fight, but I think while he was trying to escape he pulled a muscle in his hind leg and he lost interest in "outside". Willy and Khuay were easier as they were headed out the door one afternoon when I was watering and a little squirt of water cured their curiosity. Murph is so attached to her home she won't even venture towards a door. Shoot, when I try to get her near a door to the outside she comes so upset that I have to let her go, and I don't see her for days afterward.
You were so lucky to find your Jool so quickly...it sometimes takes hours as they get busy exploring that they don't hear anything but their own thoughts! Whew!!! Bad outside, Kitty no go there!!!
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@Loverbear (4918)
• United States
17 Aug 09
At your little baby's age, she fortunately isn't interested in much more than being close to mama or her people. If you're lucky she won't show interest in being outside later...providing she remembers having the wits scared out of her yesterday morning! I still hold my breath realizing how small she is and how easy it would be for her to go out in the street! At her age and size she would be sooooo hard to see if you're driving a car 
. Thank God you found her so fast!
Give her a gentle hug for me...and a kiss if you give 'em kisses.
. Thank God you found her so fast!
Give her a gentle hug for me...and a kiss if you give 'em kisses.2 people like this
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
16 Aug 09
That was a close call, glad she is o.k. Keeps u busy looking after the cats.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
16 Aug 09
Bet u wouldn't trade her for a million dollars. How many cats do u have? I just have one dog.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 Aug 09
Aww--poor little Jool..I'm so happy you found her
sometimes what scares the heck out of me is when I come home and hunt around for my two kitties and maybe can't find one. I search all over the place and can't find,and you have to realize there really aren't too many "hiding" places for them to hide in...Then I think, crap did Pyewacket (or Kissy) somehow get out as I was coming in and didn't notice? I look and look...calling the name...then pleased as punch Pyewacket saunters out looks at me as if to say, "What's all the fuss about?" And I look at Pyewacket and say..."You DID that on purpose to scare the hell out of me didn't you? And I swear he's grinning at me--bad boy!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 Aug 09
Like I said...so glad you found her...good thing she was meowing loud enough for you to hear her
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@ElicBxn (63664)
• United States
17 Aug 09
the good news is that I haven't seen a loose dog since the pitbull b*tch disappeared - she wasn't a bad dog tho, seemed like a shy girl... And the kid across the street would've probably come and told me if he had seen her, he's not a bad kid, and is kind of the leader of the kids because he's been here the longest (since he was born actually) so those dangers might not have been as bad as the cars...
@horsesrule (1957)
• United States
17 Aug 09
Eek, that is scary! I'm glad you found her before anything bad happened. We can't let our cat outside because we live downtown next to busy roads and whenever he makes a run for it and gets out, it's awful trying to catch him. I know he'd love it out there but the last cat we had got loose when she threw herself against my legs and knocked me aside to get outside and was immediately run over within about a half hour. It was my daughters cat too. I can't let that happen again, it's too horrible and painful. We love our animals and want them to live for a long long time.
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
17 Aug 09
That was a very scary moment! You need to get her an identity tag and a collar as soon as possible. Perhaps an ID chip under her fur may also add some security to keep her safe? If she is picked up by the pound, they will scan her for her ID chip then they can call you to pick her up. That will keep them from mistaking her for a stray.
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
16 Aug 09
Sure glad you found lil' Jool. Who knows what could of happened to her out in that big bad world. She sounds like a real sweetie wanting to be with her mommies.
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@BarBaraPrz (47817)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Aug 09
Your heart must have been pounding. I was almost afraid you were going to find her in the dryer!
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@ElicBxn (63664)
• United States
16 Aug 09
well, we knew she wasn't in that room because she'd've been all over the roomie with the food! We thought she might be in the kitchen, but I wasn't hearing her in there - and the roomie, by the front window was hearing her the loudest!
she says Jool was trembling when I handed her to her...
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@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
16 Aug 09
awwwwwwwww...Jool was terrified being out there all by her lonesome.
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@Margajoe (4747)
• Germany
17 Aug 09
Good thing. I remember when I was still in Almere, there would be a baby crying in the neighbourhood. It sounded so sad!
I would be looking out the window, trying to see where the crying was coming from.
Then I noticed the crying was coming from the garden!
It was a cat!!!
It sounded so like a baby, really it was so scary.@ElicBxn (63664)
• United States
17 Aug 09
no, this was definitely a baby kitten - as compared to a bigger kitten - they still don't sound quite the same as a grown cat, but they do sound like a 5-6 yr old rather than an toddler - and Jool is about the equivalent of about an 18-24 month old.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
16 Aug 09
Kittens are so quick! They can get out before you realize it, invisibly. I'm glad you found her, it's so dangerous for a pet outside with all the traffic and mean people and unleashed strays roaming around.
I used to come in from the grocery and block off my dogs' access to the back door before I carried in the stuff.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Aug 09
oh thats so cute. i've went from being a cat person all my life to being a little dog person. but i do still love them very very much
our little dogs come when they hear someone say wheres the baby girl? i started my son and his gf saying that when i came here. as i've always called my coco, baby girl.thats cute that your kitties know those words also
our little dogs come when they hear someone say wheres the baby girl? i started my son and his gf saying that when i came here. as i've always called my coco, baby girl.thats cute that your kitties know those words also@ElicBxn (63664)
• United States
17 Aug 09
just the ones we get little, but we stop calling them when they get a bit older - tho I honestly don't remember calling Oliver that - of course, he was rather attached to us - still is, he gets worried when we have little kittens, because he thinks he's the baby - and he's almost 4 now!
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Aug 09
my little coco dog is also very jealous. any time i even touch my sons dog she pushes my hand and gets in between. probably why they BOTH come now when anyone says "baby girl" they are both girls to and both 5 yrs now
not babies, but our babies1 person likes this
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Aug 09
oh yes and no matter which ones name you call, they both come. out of jealousy
out of jealousy1 person likes this
@tamarafireheart (15384)
•
16 Aug 09
Hi Elic,
Awwww, poor little baby, glad you got it back, well the little kitty found you lol!!
Tamara
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@Aurone (4755)
• United States
17 Aug 09
Glad she didn't get lost! I have that problem with Carlye. She has decided she likes a small taste of the outdoors and will dash outside when I open the door to go out. I usually watch for her and so far we haven't had any scares and luckily my babies are microchipped.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Aug 09
oh my elicbxn I was afraid for a moment it was a real baby,
but I am so glad you got your loud voiced cat back.we get
so attached to our pets we really go all to pieces when
they go missing.Cats are so sneaky and can slide by you
in just a flash. we almost washed our kitten when we had
our own home. my son had lifted up the lid and left it
like that while I went to get my liquid tide.my heart almost
stopped when I found snowball curled up aSleep on my clothes
she lifted one eyebrow aS if to say why are you bothering
me ,cant you see I am sleeping?whew glad to find her before'we had problems.
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@bestboy19 (5478)
• United States
21 Aug 09
It's amazing how quiet cats can be. They can sneak by you without you even knowing.
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