Frankie escaped yesterday again which has become highly annoying, especially since I just took him for a walk the day before. It happened as I was leaving to go to the store so I couldn’t leave until I got him back in the house.
The first thing he did when I tried to catch him was run across the street and under a vehicle that was parked there. I tried, unsuccessfully, to coax him out, or at least get him close enough to pull him out, but he is too smart for that.
After a while he became distracted with a lizard, which he caught and headed for home with it. I thought he wanted to bring it in the house but he went under my car with it instead.
Cats like to play with their prey so he let it go and recaptured it a couple of times before the lizard came out from under the car enough for me to catch it. I then moved it back a foot or two and let it go. I was hoping Frankie would come out to get it but both stayed motionless. That is when I gave the lizard a little push to get him moving which also got Frankie moving. He ran out from under the car into my waiting arms.
Now that, my friends, is how you catch a cat.
Bad Cat Chris 
great idee!!!!
You have to be creative if you want to catch Frankie. 🙂
dood…..may bee ewe waz an auto mechanix in nother life time… 🙂
leest both carz R knot rusted out huh !! 🙂
I think he thinks cars are custom made hiding places.
It’s hard to stay one step ahead of them but it CAN be done….obviously – you did it! LOL
Pam
You’re getting wise to him.
For now but Frankie will get wise to me getting wise. 🙂
Every escaping cat we’ve ever dealt with knew to run under the car…so frustrating. Unfortunately no lizards here to tempt with. Happy your ploy worked. XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer
Chris used to do that too when he was younger.
You need to carry a lizard in your pocket for next time!
What a great idea.
Glad you were able to catch him with the help of the lizard 🙂 You need a fake one to keep in your pocket for when he escapes again.
Yes, that might work.
Good work, lizard!
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Wow, that was crafty! I didn’t know humans were so smart.
We have our moments. 🙂
Good one! Anyone with a cat (or dog, for that matter) quickly learns how to catch each one because each one has that one vulnerable behavior that helps you get them to run into your grasp! I know all I have to do to catch Andy, my Persian kitty boy, is shake the Greenies container or pop the seal on a can of tuna. Dougy, my other kitty boy, reliably shows up if I’m on the toilet, whether I’m using it or not, to rub back and forth on my legs! Both are easy to catch then. Your example today was a brilliant use of what you had on hand, thanks to Frankie!
Thanks. A couple of people suggested I carry a fake lizard in my packet. I think I will have to look for one that moves. 🙂
LOL! I don’t know, it might flop a bit if you toss it and that might be just enough excitement for your kitty to fall for the trap!
It’s worth a try.
Well, knowing kitty boys and girls, I have no doubt you will get a chance!
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Pretty impressive. Did Frankie start out as a stray?
We don’t know his back story but we think he did because of the notch in his ear which is either a TNR notch or a wound from fighting. Either indicates an outside cat.