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Reno
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I’ve had to go to Stuttgart for a freelance job for five weeks. I found a woman through a German cat sitting network to take Alfie for that time. I’ve only been away for a day and this morning I got a message that Alfie‘s run away. She lives on the ground floor and she left the bedroom window open, what a fucking idiot ! I’m on the first flight back to Berlin to find my cat. I think those who know us, know how much I love Alfie. Wish me luck, I’m heartbroken and still in shock. 
trabuquera
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I’ve had to go to Stuttgart for a freelance job for five weeks. I found a woman through a German cat sitting network to take Alfie for that time. I’ve only been away for a day and this morning I got a message that Alfie‘s run away. She lives on the ground floor and she left the bedroom window open, what a fucking idiot ! I’m on the first flight back to Berlin to find my cat. I think those who know us, know how much I love Alfie. Wish me luck, I’m heartbroken and still in shock.
Oh shit.
Fingers crossed Alfie is found safe and sound.
donkyboy
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I’ve had to go to Stuttgart for a freelance job for five weeks. I found a woman through a German cat sitting network to take Alfie for that time. I’ve only been away for a day and this morning I got a message that Alfie‘s run away. She lives on the ground floor and she left the bedroom window open, what a fucking idiot ! I’m on the first flight back to Berlin to find my cat. I think those who know us, know how much I love Alfie. Wish me luck, I’m heartbroken and still in shock.
That is the main reason why i hate the idea of leaving my cats with anyone. I put them in a cattery. Left mine with a neighbour when my windows were being replaced by the council and they climbed out the idiots window and onto the scaffolding. I had to cycle back from work to get them back in.
Calamity1971
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Reno
The In Kraut
The cat sitter women has had cats, so I thought she’d know what’s she’s doing. I went there straight from the airport and spent an hour looking for him, but he was last seen outside the flat in the early morning and it felt pointless. I’m going back there tonight on my bike. It will be quiet and maybe he’ll come out of his hiding place. He always comes when I call him at home. He is chipped, so there is that hope as well.
On Sunday I’ll have to go back to Stuttgart. I really need that job, I’m close to being broke. My supervisor was not only kind enough to give me the time off, he was also nice enough to lend me the money for the flight. It wasn’t cheap to get on that plane at the last moment. I cried all the way to Berlin on the plane (doing my best to hide it) and I haven’t cried over anything but a movie in decades. I’m fairly incapable to have a really close relationship with a human at this point of my life. Alfie is the creature who has made me the most happy over the last couple of decades.
On Sunday I’ll have to go back to Stuttgart. I really need that job, I’m close to being broke. My supervisor was not only kind enough to give me the time off, he was also nice enough to lend me the money for the flight. It wasn’t cheap to get on that plane at the last moment. I cried all the way to Berlin on the plane (doing my best to hide it) and I haven’t cried over anything but a movie in decades. I’m fairly incapable to have a really close relationship with a human at this point of my life. Alfie is the creature who has made me the most happy over the last couple of decades.
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Reno
The In Kraut
Nope. Last night I spent a couple of hours outside the inept flat sitter‘s house, hoping Alfie would come back, without luck. He returned every so often for a few hours after he first jumped out of the window but ran away every time she tried to catch him, because he doesn’t know her. It’s very suburban there, lots of gardens with hiding places which are inaccessible, so it’s impossible to find him. My only hope is that eventually he’ll approach someone when he gets hungry and cold and that they’ll take him somewhere they’ll read his chip. But he is very timid with strangers. On Sunday I’ll have to go back to Stuttgart for this job, then I’ll have to rely on friends in Berlin helping out, in case he turns up.
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Reno
The In Kraut
I’m just taking a lunch break from a search poster attack on that entire part of town. I’m doing everything I can to find him, it’s the only way I’m keeping above water. I’m still in shock, like I’m slightly paralysed and every move takes effort.Oh Reno , I'm so sorry to read about Alfie
Reno
The In Kraut
It’s a chip, and no. He had a tag when he was an outdoor cat in London, but not since he’s become an indoor cat in Berlin. I wished I’d put a collar with a tag on him but I honestly didn’t think someone who is experienced with cats would be so stupid to leave a cat, who wants nothing more than to go home, unsupervised while airing a groundfloor bedroom. I’d forgotten the German obsession with airing flats, which appears to be all important. But she’s an elderly lady and I can’t give her too hard a time. She does feel really bad and does everything to help and I need her help.
Yes they are, but he is still a cat, and an intelligent one at that. Being such a handsome bugger, there's every chance someone is looking after him. Don't give up hope xxxIf I’m honest, it doesn’t look great. Most cats who are found are outdoor cats who go missing from their home. He’s never roamed in Berlin and he is totally lost in a part of Berlin far from where we live. He must be so scared.
petee
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And the fact he has a chip is positive. If anyone brings him to a vet surely they will be able to see who owns him...
It's only a day...
Also... how far from your home is the cat sitters place? Is there any way Alfie might just find a way home?
Eta...obviously no need to reply as you're up to your eyes trying to find him...
Just giving some positive thoughts...
Reno
The In Kraut
Just gotten back from plastering so many missing cat posters around Lichterfelde, I doubt anything of that part of Berlin is still visible.
It’s really quite far from where I live. It’s at the edge of Berlin and I live fairly central. It takes me an hour to get there by public transport or by bike. He would have to cross major roads and concrete jungles to get home. I hope he stays around there, it’s a leafy cluster of suburbia and at least it feels relatively safe. I hope he’ll seek help when he gets too hungry and cold and that they’ll take him to a vet who will read his chip. And sojourner is right, he is smarter than the average cat.
