My kitten, Barnaby, got out of the yard yesterday evening and didn’t come home at bedtime. We went looking for him but couldn’t find him.
We were all very upset and I went to sleep feeling very sad.
At 4.15 a.m. I heard a sound outside and immediately alerted the tall person.
When he opened the back door I was relieved to see my little Barnaby.
He was very pleased to see us.
He had clearly been roughed up and had a small cut beneath one of his eyes.
Tall person administered some first aid and then Barnaby curled up against me and fell asleep.
He has been very subdued this morning and spent most of the time asleep on his favorite red chair. I will have a chat with him later and remind him that the streets can be very mean and he needs to stay away from bigger boys.
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Poor Barnaby! Glad he found his way home
He is a bit shaken up but okay. There are a number of street dogs and cats in the neighborhood so it’s not a good place for a kitten.
OMG! Poor little Barnaby! He’ll need some extra cuddles today, Bassa.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
Poor Barnaby! He might have learned his lesson. You should have a chat with him,. Bassa!
Oh dear poor thing! Once he’s fully grown he’ll knock them all out! Each time my Leia goes out I dread the fighting she’ll be getting into!
It is a worry 😦
I hope Barnaby has learned that he shouldn’t go out on his own. He needs you to protect him.
I have told him that he must stay close to me, especially as he is young. Nothing will dare to attack him whilst I am around.
What a relief that you found Barnaby, Bassa!!! *tears* I think that out door world has lots of danger for kitties, so can’t Barnaby stay only inside of the house? My brofur “Shiro” obviously hit by a car and lost his one eye and got broken jaw, then the other cat “Mi-Ke” has been missing since this February…*sniff* that we regretted we should have kept her in our house….I know kitty wants some freedom but it’s risky… anyway…Barnaby, please stay close to Bassa.
Thank you Kevin. I remember you telling me about “Shiro” 😦 It’s not really practical to keep Barnaby inside the house because I am often outside. He has stayed close to me today and hopefully will not wander far..
Poor little fellow. George is always very subdued after he’s been duffed up by another cat. It usually takes him a few days before he’ll venture outside again. Thankfully we haven’t got any ferals or strays wandering around our neighbourhood at the moment but from time to time one moves in and then the fur starts flying. I hope Barnaby perks up quickly. 😦
Thank you! Unfortunately our neighborhood has a number of tough street cats and dogs. Barnaby is a tough little fellow but he is still young and needs to keep out of their way.
Aw poor Barnaby, to take care of him Bassa!
RA
He had a lucky escape.
Oh no! We’re happy to hear Barnaby made it home even though he was a little banged up. Cats these days *sigh* they re so difficult to raise.
Bella and DiDi
Thank goodness Barnaby was able to return home. I like that little guy!
indeed Bassa, some street creatures are hostile to small small pets; i learned that the hard way when a pack of big Askals (mutts) attacked me during my morning walk the other day (fortunately my overseer protected me)… So i’m glad that Barnaby got home in one piece… he’s a tough kitty…xoxox Vanilla Bean
Oh Dog! Poor Barnaby!
Oh, that must have been so scary! Here, when a cat disappears overnight, we worry that the coyotes got him. Barnaby is so lucky to have you and Tall Person to take care of him.
Oh no! How scary. Welcome home Barnaby.
Stay close to Bassa Barnaby!!!!
Oh NO!!!! Be safe little cat
Poor little Barnaby. Cats are so independent, I hope you can educate him about the mean streets. 🙂
Poor Barnaby, Give him a big but gentle squeeze from me! I hope he is feeling better!!
Thank you, I will! x
I was pleased to read he is well on the way to recovery!!
Oh no, hope he is feeling better!
I’m glad he got home safely! Next time tell him to take names, and maybe you can go have a word with the bullies, Bassa!
Nancy
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Sorry Bassa, I’m glad he made it back home and will be Ok. That is such a hard way to learn that not everyone is nice. Give him some extra love.