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Siwsan

(27,287 posts)
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 07:14 AM Dec 2022

I couldn't find little Miss Carys, last night. I looked EVERYWHERE.

At about midnight I gave up and went to bed.

Woke up at 4:30 to find her snuggled up tight against me, deep asleep.

Of course, we are now right back to 'Go ahead. TRY to catch me.' mode. She's such a puzzling little fur ball and an expert at hiding.

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I couldn't find little Miss Carys, last night. I looked EVERYWHERE. (Original Post) Siwsan Dec 2022 OP
They are so good at hiding. Tiger finally made it through the flood and spent most the night in his Walleye Dec 2022 #1
I did get to pick her up when we were all in the kitchen. Siwsan Dec 2022 #2
HURRRRRRRRY MOM!! niyad Dec 2022 #6
So glad that Tiger is okay! niyad Dec 2022 #5
Thanks. I figured he would show when the deluge stopped Walleye Dec 2022 #7
For those of us whose hearts are owned by the furries, all of them belong to all niyad Dec 2022 #8
I think she... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #3
Our rescue Foggy is very stealthy and is expert at hiding. lark Dec 2022 #15
With my most recent cat experience... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #16
I keep telling you that she is using the cat portal! niyad Dec 2022 #4
Madoc's litter found a great hiding place Siwsan Dec 2022 #9
Since cats are both liquid and solid, they can hide in the most surprising places. niyad Dec 2022 #11
They can also find portals into alternate universes. Ocelot II Dec 2022 #19
Find?? Pretty sure they created them! niyad Dec 2022 #21
My current Rebl2 Dec 2022 #10
She's playing hide and seek with you. Phoenix61 Dec 2022 #12
Probably! Siwsan Dec 2022 #13
They are clever little critters aren't they? Phoenix61 Dec 2022 #14
I wonder if this coincides with the full moon? n/t Hope22 Dec 2022 #17
My husband and I have a theory. ShazzieB Dec 2022 #18
This is correct. You can look everywhere for them, to the point where Ocelot II Dec 2022 #20
An old couch that we no longer have provided a perfect hiding... 3catwoman3 Dec 2022 #22

Walleye

(35,671 posts)
1. They are so good at hiding. Tiger finally made it through the flood and spent most the night in his
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 07:20 AM
Dec 2022

most the night in his little house on the porch. Was glad to see him he’s getting a pretty nice thick coat for winter, what a trouper. Carys is messing with you. It’s a good sign

Siwsan

(27,287 posts)
2. I did get to pick her up when we were all in the kitchen.
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 07:39 AM
Dec 2022

She was gnawing at my ankles while I attempted to get their breakfast ready.

Apparently she was REALLY HUNGRY.

Walleye

(35,671 posts)
7. Thanks. I figured he would show when the deluge stopped
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 09:09 AM
Dec 2022

But I always worry about the old guy. He’s looking pretty good though. thanks for helping. Knowing about the concern of other people is always helpful.

niyad

(119,923 posts)
8. For those of us whose hearts are owned by the furries, all of them belong to all
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 09:39 AM
Dec 2022

of us. We all care.

2naSalit

(92,701 posts)
3. I think she...
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 08:30 AM
Dec 2022

Might have a need, for now, to have a secret place where you can't find her. A security thing for her peace of mind. That she came to bed after you were asleep shows that she wanted to exercise her personal power to step out of the regular goings on, but not permanently. She may just need to have her own spot where only she goes.

Glad that she is adapting to the world inside the house, her personality will develop as time goes on, she sounds like she'll be a feisty little sweetheart.

lark

(24,162 posts)
15. Our rescue Foggy is very stealthy and is expert at hiding.
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 10:12 AM
Dec 2022

For the first 6 months he'd often be missing for hours at a time and wouldn't come when called. He got over that, rarely hides unless there are strangers in the house, and comes when called, even when he's outside. He loves us and loves to spend time in our laps or cuddling up in my hubs armpits. I know he'll come home and he LOVES to be outside so we have reached an accommodation. I let him outside usually 2-3 times a day, but not when it's dark, and he's good with that. He gets his play, exploring and hunter time outside without our Aussie Shepherd trying to control him and he gets his inside food and cuddle with humans and be friendly to dog time. He's got cystitis so I am watching him for those issues and it is a concern.

2naSalit

(92,701 posts)
16. With my most recent cat experience...
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 10:25 AM
Dec 2022

Mikey, both at this place and at the place we used to live (he's actually former landlord's cat from the old place) would find hiding places in my apartment. I'd look for him and not find him but as soon as I discovered his hiding spot it was no good anymore so he'd find a new one.

Cats.

niyad

(119,923 posts)
4. I keep telling you that she is using the cat portal!
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 09:05 AM
Dec 2022

Do you have a couch or chair with a loose fabric back? Does your bed have a box spring with a loose covering?

She is most defjnitely messing with you!

Siwsan

(27,287 posts)
9. Madoc's litter found a great hiding place
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 09:43 AM
Dec 2022

And yes, it was loose fabric attached with Velcro along the back on the recliner. All four would climb through the loose side and I'd be frantically searching EVERYWHERE trying to find them. I only found them because I saw the back of the recliner was moving!

I finally had to put a pillow in that open space.

When Madoc was still tiny he found that he could hid underneath the recliner, behind the leg. Fortunately he soon outgrew that ability.

Rebl2

(14,704 posts)
10. My current
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 09:45 AM
Dec 2022

cat and my last cat are/were this way when they were kittens. They had great hiding places and think is part of their need to explore-at least when they are young. As they got older, they settled down and didn’t/don’t hide as often.

Phoenix61

(17,646 posts)
12. She's playing hide and seek with you.
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 09:55 AM
Dec 2022

I promise you she heard you looking for her and fell asleep with a self-satisfied smirk on her adorable kitten face.

Phoenix61

(17,646 posts)
14. They are clever little critters aren't they?
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 10:03 AM
Dec 2022

I’m currently pinned to the couch by Twitch. If he doesn’t get his morning lap time he’ll follow me around the house crying until he does.

ShazzieB

(18,668 posts)
18. My husband and I have a theory.
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 10:49 AM
Dec 2022

We think cats have the uncanny ability to slip into an alternate dimension, from which they re-emerge whenever it suits them. At least Willow does. She's really good at it, too.

Ocelot II

(120,858 posts)
20. This is correct. You can look everywhere for them, to the point where
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 10:53 AM
Dec 2022

you are convinced they've slipped outside so you start stapling Lost Cat posters to telephone poles, and then hours later the cat suddenly materializes at your feet, with a look like, "What? I'm hungry."

3catwoman3

(25,440 posts)
22. An old couch that we no longer have provided a perfect hiding...
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 09:28 PM
Dec 2022

…place for our tuxie female. Unbeknownst to us, the batting on the underside had come loose, and she would crawl up inside the couch for a cozy nap. I found her when I beeped her TILE device on her collar.

I would never have thought to look for her there.

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