My cat Dixie, known escape artist was gone for 48 hours in below 20 degree weather.

[irisblue]

https://ibb.co/zhwJHD43

She has eaten 2 small cans of catfood and looks okay.

I have 92 more grey hairs

[QED]

1. Glad she found her way home.

I'm sure you're relieved and overjoyed to see her.

[irisblue]

3. I was so afraid she would freeze to death, and I'd find her in spring.

[QED]

6. Horrible thought, right?

I have a 17 year old pup that I'm about dying in his sleep. (Then he runs around like a puppy.)

[Walleye]

12. I know that fear

[justaprogressive]

2. I understand...

[irisblue]

4. That is my asshole cat

[liberalla]

9. Love that!

[Ocelot II]

5. Years ago my cat slipped out the back door and took off in subzero weather

and was gone for six days. We tried to follow his tracks in the snow with no luck - soon we were frantic and feared he'd frozen to death, but one morning he turned up at the back door with dried leaves in his fur and very hungry. He stuffed his face and then went to sleep on a radiator, with no explanation. He probably holed up under a porch somewhere but we'll never know. He never ran out again.

[liberalla]

7. What beautiful babies!

So glad she's home now!

[irisblue]

8. She has it hard here

https://ibb.co/tTZg22Tc

[DarthDem]

10. Such beautiful cats!

So glad she found her way back to you.

[Walleye]

11. The cat came back! Always a cause for celebration. Enjoy it I know what the worry is like.

[SheltieLover]

13. I'm so glad she is ok, Iris!

[Alephy]

14. Beautiful

[3catwoman3]

15. How terrifying. And what a relief that she came back.

Give her some scritches from me.

[niyad]

16. I can only begin to imagine how worried you were. So glad the beautiful

little escape artist is safely home. Hugggs to you both.

[Silver Gaia]

17. 🫂❤️

I've been there, too. Glad she is home!

The cat currently snuggling me and purring, my only cat for now, has absolutely no desire to go outside. She was a feral kitten about 12 weeks old when she adopted me. She walked right in my front door and has never shown any interest in going back out for 12 years now. I suppose 12 weeks was quite enough for her!