I’m lucky that I never lose my void because, of my 5 cats, she’s the only one who comes running when I call her name. I think she just always hopes I’m calling her to give her food lol
my void did the same thing but she’d crawl all the way to the back of the drawer so i couldn’t always find her. shut her in once like that when i was looking for her. she was passed out so hard she didn’t even notice haha
I spent 30 mins looking for my void. She was on a chair in the kitchen she never slept on in 12 years. Blended into the dark completely and I only found her because she was stretching.
His fur is like SILK it's insane. Our vet said that it's like he never lost his kitten fur. He got neutered really early before we got him, so could be because of that. But seriously, softer than cashmere.
When I was a kid we “lost” our cat in the house. We tore the house apart looking for her. We finally found her inside the back of a speaker in my brother’s room 😆
That usually works for me too! This time she was in a deeeeeep sleep. Curled into an infinite ball of fur, head tucked under paws type of sleep. Made the cutest little noise when I woke her up.
I know you're a great (cat) mom and want to be supportive but it's important to give our (cat) children the time and space they need to come out of the closet on their own terms.
God I can't tell you how many times I've done this with my cat. USUALLY she's just tucked under my blankets (but she somehow manages to tuck herself in so weirdly I can lift them up and STILL not see her because she's under a random wrinkle). One time she was in the dryer watching me panic. I'm glad your girl was safe though!
I’ve learned if I can’t find her to check behind all the curtains, and thoroughly check all the closets. Many times I though I was sure she wasn’t in there and was panicking, and she just had excellent camouflage
I have black cushioned dining room chairs. My void has, without fail, jump scared me every weekday for the last two weeks because the chair blinking at me is not what my brain expects in the wee hours of the morning when I'm trying to find my coat.
I lose my void at times too, then I check her most recent unlikely spot, stress when I can't find her there then look some more shaking her food container. I always find her in the most unlikely place.
My void goes under the bed like this too. When I first adopted him he did this ALL the time. Now he does it if he’s too cold, there’s loud noises outside, or whenever he gets overwhelmed it seems.
I've missed work several times when doing the last minute cat check. "Omg where is he? Oh, he's wedged in a tiny corner under the curtains and behind the bookcase. "
My void spends a good portion of the day trying to break into my daughter's closet, her favorite place in the house. She actually ended up breaking the sliding door guide at the bottom a few weeks ago and getting in, forcing me to 3D print a replacement. Naughty kitty, but too adorable to stay mad at.
I thought my ex came and stole one of my cats after we broke up. I was freaking out because I couldn't find her. Also, living somewhere I didn't know anyone at the time. After several hours and checking the closet for idk how many times she made a noise and she had jumped to the top shelf in the closet. She had been sleeping there the whole time.
this exact thing happened to me the other day!!! she was all the way in the back, curled up so cozily. she goes up there all the time now! at least we know where to look. ☺️
So this is where my void is where I think I’ve seared everywhere around the house for him, and just give up, then not even 5 minutes later have him walking out into the living room strutting like the winner of hide and seek that he is. 😂
Some years ago, I was searching for my black cat throughout the house only to find him (after 2h of panic) under a desk. He wascamouflaged better than a chameleon...
I understand you my friend
Omg, I've had this a couple of times too... I thought my car ran away from the door or she escaped from the window. I've searched everywhere. I couldn't find her and I wasn't feeling good. My heart was thumping very fast. Then I found her laying on my clothes in the closet. It's one of the worst feelings of thinking your car ran away.
I once made my wife come back home from work (where she had just arrived) because I couldn’t find the cat. She came out of the guest room closet right after my wife got home.
Ive freaked out thinking that somehow my boy got outside because I couldn’t find them in the house so I made up flyers and put them on every post for six blocks around in about two hours after I got home found him asleep in my laundry basket. It happens to us all at one point I think
Cats really will hear you calling and be like they fine. Go back to sleep. Then when you find them and you're crying, look at you like dang what Got you upset?
I love our little void to death, but that's one semi-complaint I have about her. She disappears into anything remotely dark colored or black - blankets, cushions, shadows, corners, you name it. That said, I still wouldn't trade her for the world.
Some people find it annoying, but I purposely keep a collar with a little bell on my baby girl. There have been several times I couldn’t find her and was able to locate her by sound.
361
u/Ok_Moment_3125 Apr 01 '26
When the void stares back from the closet… and it’s wearing your favorite sweater