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Happy Reunion! My wife’s reaction to our cat, Pete, being found.
Our little buddy ran off last night on an adventure last night. Spent the night driving around looking for him. Canvased the neighborhood today passing out flyers. Our 5 year old daughter loves this cat so damn much it hurts. My wife and I were just sitting and trying to be encouraging to each other, but starting to prepare for the worst. Exhausted, I had to check the front porch just one more time…EDIT. Thank y’all so much. I should’ve mentioned that if our reaction seems a little over the top for one day, it’s because he has no claws and is mostly blind and there are a lot of coyotes in the area, so we really feared the worst. Also, he had never done this before. The reason he doesn’t have claws is because they were soft and flakey and got infected a lot. They hurt him and we just did what the vet recommended.
iAlwaysUpvoteMN
The one ought adventures can really make a person feel GUILTYYYY
LSparkles
DAMMIT PETE
youreathing
Pete has mixed feelings about the whole situation.
thoraxe707
scherudion
Wife: "OH SHIT!" cat: "OH SHIT!!!"
Rusarules
Can't blame anyone for being emotional. Hell, my dog escaped and I had to fight tears as I ran in the woods looking for her for 15 min.
springelmogizmo
SegyeJibae
Give us a confession bear meme, you found a similar cat at a shelter and took it home to replace your missing cat, eh?
MountainFork
If I thought for a second they might have an albino, I might have tried.
JKGoose
My cat was "lost" for 5 days and 4 nights during a brutal rain and wind storm, he finally came back and rarely leaves the house.
MountainFork
So glad you got him back. Truly.
HighFunctioningSociopath221B
I had the same reaction when my cat Patchy ran away while we were moving. My mom found her and I cried so hard knowing she was back with us.
Firstena414
Aw, that's sweet. Glad he came back!
MountainFork
Thank you. He’ll get it all over when my daughter wakes up in a couple hours.
OkButWhyWereTheyFilming
You do NOT have to excuse being this upset just because it was one day. My puppy disappeared for 20 minutes recently and I nearly cried.
MountainFork
Thank you! I appreciate your saying that.
StrangePaegan
Exactly how I reacted when my Muki went on walkabout for almost 48 hours.
PeriwinkleTwinkle
Our cat is named Pete, too (aka Petie Pie). So glad you got him back. We’d be devastated without our Pete; we love him more than life!
MountainFork
Thank you so much!
hellodepressionspeaking
What a pretty flarepoint, I would lose my shit and have lost my shit over my animals getting lost in my area because we also have coyotes
MountainFork
Thank you so much!
TravisTee34
My cat has run off twice, and been gone for two-three days. Both times, I went completely to pieces with worry. I completely understand.../
TravisTee34
The reaction. Just the sheer relief and joy is overwhelming.
trdfrgsn
Very happy for you guys and especially Pete. Hopefully he doesn’t now sit by the door and cry to go back out.
MountainFork
Ha. No, he never does that. Don’t know what got into him.
Eidodk
My cat was away for 6 days once, we sat down, were about to tell the daughter we had lost him, when we heard him on the porch, complaining.
ThrowingSchadenfreude
I am SO HAPPY you found Pete! When I found one of my little idiots who dashed out the door one night, I sobbed the same way ?
MountainFork
It’s impossible not too! Thank you!
DumbShitIsMyTrigger
I HAD THIS RECENTLY! Little idiot clawed a screen open and escaped. Came back at 2am, purring and covered in ticks
Totallycasual
You guys should consider getting a collar or vest with a little pouch for a GPS tracker like an Apple Airtag, super cheap peace of mind.
MountainFork
He had one. Somehow found a way to lose it while the battery was low and I haven’t replaced it yet.
Totallycasual
I think the Airtag batteries last for over a year, i have a bunch in my campervan hidden inside valuable things like my camera bag etc lol
MountainFork
Never heard of airtag. Thank you.
HeyMcFly6
My cat, Elvis was missing for a month- we found him on Thanksgiving only 2 blocks away- elderly lady called us after seeing flyers
HeyMcFly6
It was the best feeling I had in a long time!
MountainFork
That’s awesome! Glad to hear that!
amundost
The cat does not care... at all
MountainFork
Nope
MountainFork
Should’ve ignored him and tried to do some work. It’s the exact opposite
MaladaptedMedic
In cat language, ignoring them means you trust them enough to let your guard down
combatwombat0
I hope your cat is chipped! My old one wasn't because my parents don't believe in microchips and one time he was lost and never found
combatwombat0
Cats can get out of their collars after a while of trying, so it's not always reliable
Steveisalreadytaken
Microchips are injected under the skin.
Supernatastic
Yeah which is why he suggested getting microchipped, because collars can come off...
PleasantPeasantPheasant
What an odd thing to not believe in. My vet uses them to instantly get my pet's files. They're not just for lost pets.
Caramster
He was gone for one night?? I get worried if our cat doesn't show up after 2 weeks passed.
MountainFork
A night, a day, and half another night. He’s not an outside cat and lots of ways to die where we live. We truly feared the worst.
moistrobotbrain
One night?? Give the cat a night off once in a while!
MountainFork
He doesn’t have claws and can’t see for shit, and there are plenty of coyotes in our area, so we feared the worst.
MeanMisterClean
What happened to his claws
MountainFork
Would get infected. We would treat his infection and he would get another. They were causing him a lot of pain. The vet said this can 2/
MountainFork
When we got him 5 years ago, we would see him limping and discovered all his claws were unusually soft and flakey. His little toes would 1/
MountainFork
Happen to albinos and recommended removal. He was a much happier cat after that. 3/3
MountainFork
Not just coyotes. Roaming dogs, hawks, rednecks and a highway nearby. Lots of ways to die.
NervAssEva
Cabbages01
How did you get meru as a reaction gif?
NervAssEva
Merunyaa’s patreon and from other Imgurian’s.
MountainFork
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!
ImplodingPumpkin
I always see you using that reaction image. Please, in detail, explain who that is.
Corbenic
One very happy (mostly horny) red good girl.
Kirj4v4
Pretty sure that's Meru the succubus. It's Hentai.
NervAssEva
Character is Meru by artist merunyaa. She’s an amazing artist. Known for her nsfw content but her sfw works are awesome as well
boredomboredomboredom
Warning: if you browse they art, apparently they used to make really "niche" things a while ago
dasoffendor
i found a cat a month ago in the parking lot at work and took it home because there's coyotes around there. She was very skinny. I put up 1/
dasoffendor
listings on a bunch of lost pet sites and craigslist for found cat, but no one has contacted me. On one hand I want this cat to get home 2/
carmelkittiekat
Check for to see if she's chipped. Vets will do it for free.
dasoffendor
I did, took her in for a full checkup and to look for a chip. She does not have one.
carmelkittiekat
If you've tried everything you can think of to find it's owner and it's been awhile with no luck, I'd say you have a new kitty! YAY!
dasoffendor
as she's an incredibly sweet little girl, but on the other hand she was clearly out there for a minute, and Ive become quite taken with her.
moffit
pretty sure you can legally adopt her now, proving you did all you could to find the owner
combatwombat0
One time I found a black cat and had half a dozen people respond and almost all of them said their cat is chipped (the found one wasn't) 1
combatwombat0
The last one who lost an unchipped cat took a look in person and said it's not her cat. Sorry this story kinda sucks 2
MountainFork
Still entertained.
combatwombat0
Vet said it's a feral and told me to release it. Can't argue with a vet so I did. I still feed it and am sad about the whole thing 3
narnesandboble
I would be a WRECK if I lost my cat. I’m glad that Pete is okay!
lysani
When I was little, one of ours got out. A few days later we found her hiding next to the house and our reactions were similar to above.
HorrorOfBiblion
Mine ran away in college. I got a call someone two neighborhoods over spotted him and was feeding him in their backyard. 4 months later.
HorrorOfBiblion
I’m so lucky he was found. Retired couple had outdoor kitty mine followed one day. He’d only let the husband pet him. And me, of course.
JustAnotherCynicToo
My cat got a bad ear infection recently, never had a previous problem in ten years. I'm a grown man, and I was a mess.
blakeatwork
My dude is dealing with recovery from a bladder infection. I barely ate all week.
JustAnotherCynicToo
Same, mine didn't eat for days cause he was nauseous, so I didn't eat.
blakeatwork
I felt guilty eating, knowing he was ill in a hospital, even though he was getting fantastic care.
PeriwinkleTwinkle
Oh, same here. Our cats are family!
TheOtherEvelyn
Mine left for 2 weeks. Was found wandering 15 miles north with a new collar. I have a feeling he was kidnapped. I was a mess.
MountainFork
Thank you so much.
charlottadupont
Same!
tautaula
I used to have nightmares about my cat going missing. Never happened.
Lyrahani
Same! My cats only goes outside in their outdoor-room or with harness. I fear that someday I will leave door open or something else happens.
MountainFork
Thank goodness.
Lyrahani
My childhood first cat went missing and he never came back. I still have dreams that I find him somewhere. His name was Willy The Pertti.
MountainFork
I’m really sorry.
Lyrahani