Lost cat: Tabby cat called Tabitha - Southend-on-Sea area, Essex

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Tabitha

Name:	Tabitha
Breed & Species:	Domestic long-haired cat
Colour:	Tabby
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Went missing:	3 years ago (04 March 2021 at around 22:00hrs)
Location:	Elm Grove, Southend-on-Sea SS1 3EZ, UK
Health:	Healthy
Age:	23 years old
Sex:	Spayed Female
Collar:	Pink
Microchipped:	Yes
Markings:	Clipped ear
Circumstances:	Tabitha asked to go out into back garden to do her business. After 10-20 minutes she will rush back in, ready for yet another little bit of dinner. She sometimes sees a neighbourhood cat on the shed at the bottom of our garden, and chases it, even climbing the fence, but never has she not returned. She didn't return on this occasion.
Other info:	Long white whiskers. Slight limp front leg. Long tail Tabitha is now 20. We have had her from a kitten. She has never escaped from our bank garden before. She is deaf.
Our ref:	PR71193
Posted on:	08 March 2021
Posted by:	juliebennett

Elm Grove, Southend-on-Sea SS1 3EZ, UK

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petsreunited

08 March 2021 at 15:06

Missing pet report received on Pets Reunited.

petsreunited

08 March 2021 at 15:06

Report is now online.

petsreunited

08 March 2021 at 15:06

Report added to PetWatch™ alert dispatch queue.

petsreunited

08 March 2021 at 15:06

Report added to alert dispatch queue for local Vets and Rescue Centres around Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

petsreunited

08 March 2021 at 15:06

'Missing Pet' poster created

petsreunited

08 March 2021 at 15:14

Report dispatched via email to our local PetWatch alert subscribers.

petsreunited

08 March 2021 at 15:36

Report dispatched via email to local Vets and Rescue Centres.

juliebennett

29 March 2021 at 21:50

A neighbour backing onto our garden phoned from a poster. Tabitha was in his garden. She was terrified, tiny and starving. She couldn't walk. I think she'd been trapped and had nothing to eat or drink for three weeks. We rushed her to the vets, who put her on a drip as she was severely dehydrated. The vet warned me she might have to be put down if her kidneys were compromised and failing, but she survived the night. Next day she did a bit better eating some special recovery food. After day three we were allowed to take her home. She was still very skinny, just bone and fur. She weighed 1.4 kgs so she'd lost 1.7 kgs. A few days on and Tabitha is doing much better. Eating a variety of kidney friendly foods, as well as mackerel and sardine! She has to have antibiotic due to a severe cold but that's going. She's so happy to be home and lying in the garden in the sum was a lovely sight. Her thyroid disease is oddly improved, so that's a gift. She couldn't walk when I found her in the neighbours garden but she's getting her sealegs now. She likes to look at the back garden through the patio doors. A great gift to have our dear Tabitha back. I think she has turned the corner and will go from strength to strength. Thank you for your support. Julie.

petsreunited

29 March 2021 at 21:50

Report closed by juliebennett with an outcome of: Back home but injured or unwell

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