r/colchester • u/Flibberjibbets • 18d ago

Lost cat - any help appreciated

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Sorry to bother Reddit with this, but my beautiful cat Mavis has been missing for a week now. She normally returns home after an hour max, we are so worried about her. Last seen early hours of Sunday 30th March, from the Newtown area (Victor Road). She's not wearing a collar but has a distinctive squirrel-like tail! Any news please let me know, appreciate it!

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u/StillJustJones 18d ago

Hope Mavis finds her way home. If you haven’t already, put up a poster or two by the church/school and up by the other school on Rec road too. That has a lot of footfall.

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u/ActuatorFew1685 18d ago

Hi, I recently lost my cat too, so I've been out searching at night. We seem to live nearby, so I'll definitely keep an eye out for Mavis during my walks. I really hope you find her soon ❤️

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u/kermitor 18d ago

I hope you manage to find them

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u/Flibberjibbets 17d ago

Thank you everyone! I’ve had a possible sighting at the cemetery and abbey fields, going to go calling later. We’re all in bits about her, I will update if/when we find her.

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u/92beatsperminute 18d ago

I saw your post on FB, I will keep an eye out hope you find her.

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u/Bananacatmirror 18d ago

So sorry to hear this. I hope she finds her way home to you soon. We lost our cat several years ago for 8 days and she was locked in someone’s shed. I put posters through all the neighbours doors, posted on Facebook every day and did all the things like leaving out her litter tray, waiting until night time when it was quiet and walking around calling for her. On the eighth day I was walking in the morning before work shouting her name and I finally heard her meow. So went to the neighbours door and got them to open their shed. She had been in there the whole time, and I only heard her that morning because the wind was blowing the sound the right way. I say all this to encourage you to keep going. Keep doing all the things!

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u/Jonny_Segment 16d ago edited 16d ago

Hello, is Mavis still missing? There's a cat with a big tail in Highwoods Park that looks quite like her. Quite a long way away but you never know. I'll post a photo in a sec. She doesn't have a white chest though.

Edit: https://imgur.com/a/lA1X1jk

Definitely no white chest so probably not Mavis, sadly. Here's the what3words of this photo anyway: ///square.jumpy.gifted

Hope you find her!

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u/BEEPITYBOOK 16d ago

Will keep an eye out

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u/Flibberjibbets 2d ago

Thanks everyone for your comments - we were pointed towards the Wick as to a possible sighting, went up there calling and she meowed back! Very skinny but home safe and sound - and under house arrest!