To many of us who live or have lived with a small feline, it has happened to us that one of them left and did not return. It is a very hard experience, which makes us wonder why are the cats leaving if they have everything they need at home.
To understand it, it is important to try to understand our furry one, since this way we can avoid having the need to leave.
Why are the cats leaving?
They don't feel comfortable
These animals, although they live at home and are perfectly adapted to life at home, the truth is that they are still a bit "wild." They like to go outside for a walk, and by not being able to do it, if they are not played with them at home, they can become very frustrated and bored. Thus, as soon as they see the open door, they will go out through it.
Likewise, they can also leave if the family environment is very tense or stressful, which keeps them in a state of almost permanent stress.
They want to go find a partner
More or less from 5-6 months, both male and female cats they will want to go looking for a partner. To avoid this, the ideal is to sterilize both, both males and females; in this way, they will become much calmer.
They wish to investigate their territory
Although they are sterilized and are generally solitary animals, they are also they like to socialize with others of their kind from time to time and investigate their territory. It is a natural behavior in them, which can lead them to want to leave the house and stay away from a few hours to three days.
They like to be outside
There are cats that simply do not want to be at home. If you have a cat that has a tendency to leave home every time, do not force him to be inside, since it is most likely that one day I will stop going.
My cat left and did not come back, what happened to him?
If you and your cat are very close, but one day he stops coming, something may have happened to you. You may have eaten something poisoned, or it may have been stolen or taken to an animal shelter. In these cases, if you do not see it in a couple of days, you should put up WANTED signs in the neighborhood, notify veterinary clinics and pet stores, ask at shelters and, above all, go out and look for it.
If he returns, check that he is in good health and give him a lot of love.
Good luck!
They say that cats, despite having a home, stay where they are treated best. Lately a male cat comes to the terrace of my house a lot (I have two neutered cats), I have given him food from time to time and I caress him. He comes almost every day and always tries to enter the house, but I don't want him to get used to it because I know he has an owner.One day the boy came with an afflicted lady looking for the cat, they took him away but after 5 minutes he was home. I return to my house. I think this cat would like to live here XD
Hehe, it could be 🙂
You are not wrong, one of the cats I had was from a neighbor, he spent more time at my house until one day he stopped going to the neighbor's, we are quiet people, I think the cat appreciated that.
Yes, cats prefer quiet places 🙂. All the best.
I have two neutered and well cared cats, very different in character, one left and does not want to return, at night it appears on the neighbor's roof, and does not want to go down,
TWO GONE TO ME ... I felt a feeling of emptiness and questions, because the two disappeared at different times, but the same situation, when my partner came and something stressful happened ... I never saw them again ... the last one was a kitten, I was pregnant , I entered when my partner arrived .. I saw him, I looked at him and he never came back from this a week ago .. sadness….