Keeley our 4 yr old cat, has been missing for about 2 weeks and yesterday DH went into his workshop under the house and heard her crying. She had somehow dragged herself home from wherever she was but she was in a terrible state. We thought she had been hit by a car (our other cat was killed outside our house 4 weeks ago) We rushed her to the emergency vet hospital who were lovely and so kind to me when I lost it. Her flea collar and caught up around one leg (we cut it off as soon as we got her out from under the house) and she is dehydrated and malnourished and has a wound from the collar where it was cutting off circulation and had cut into her skin. ATM she is on a drip and pain meds and they will be deciding what to do next today. The vet was impressed at her tenacity and determination to get home.
Its funny I always thought I would be one of those people who wouldn't pay huge vet bills for "just a pet" but when it came to the crunch I just want her well and if we don't eat for a few weeks so be it.
The whole family is pretty shaken up especially DD1 cause she is largely her cat, please pray she gets well and can come home where she will now be a full time inside cat.