What’s the longest “walkabout” disappearance you’ve ever had a cat return from? 3 damn years.

Over 3 dang years! What the hell. This orange monster inexplicably went missing in October of 2021. I live on a farm, our closest neighbour is miles away. We assumed the worst - coyote, cougar, badger, eagle, owl? Big sad.

Two days ago, this emaciated skeletor of a cat found her way back home. I didn’t even recognize her at first, but the long goofy face and mannerisms brought back my memory in full force. Tattoo is barely legible with her mucked up ears, but matches the vet records. How the hell did this cat manage the last few years of Canadian -40c winters and +40c summers? The nicest cat in the world, whom I’ve never heard hiss, is apparently a bad ass of the highest degree.