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Good news on the cat front, I put up posters today and some guy phoned up and said hes been dossing in his garage so hes gonna try and catch him next time he shows up

Have you tried the old butter on the paws thing?
We did it with our cat when we moved house. If you can find your cat and take it to your new house, keep it indoors for a day or so (yeah, i know, easier said than done) then you take the cat outside into the back garden and rub it's paws with butter (front and back paws). your cat will sit there licking its paws clean for ages. The theory is that as the cat sits licking, it surveys its new surroundings and associates them with you (its best source of food), and decides to hang around your new gaff rather than buggering off.
Might be an old wives tale but it seemed to work for our mangy moggy

great news tony!

yea ill try that mate, someone also said about trying to neutalise the scent off the old place off him. Ill have to see what products i can get to do that (i was thinking febreeze but that might not be cat friendly)

put him in the washing machine, extra soapy

Nice to hear that about your cat
You need to keep it indoor for 2 weeks.
I guess the problem is not the old scent.
The cat need to be reassured ( a cat is very attached to his house)
Try pheromons (feliway by example).

Phil

thanks phil, ill try that when i find him

Hope you get him back soon

try getting it newterd to if not already done it will hate you for a while but then has no reason to wonder off

jamie