This is my cat Pixel. Please contact me if you have him, or know who does. He’s been missing since March, 2023. There are lovely people in my neighborhood, many of whom I consider friends. But there are many strangers whom I’ve never met before. They may have taken him in to keep him safe from coyotes and cars. 

I lost hope for a while, thinking he probably got eaten by a coyote or an eagle. I stopped replacing the Lost Cat flyers as they decayed in the rain and sun… But I’m realizing now that he might have gone into somebody’s home. Friendly Pixel would do something like that. My neighbors can attest to that. Somebody lonely or resentful towards Pixel’s ‘owner’ might have not let him out again. It’s dangerous out there. I was silly and neglectful to let my precious cat out.  I should have continued to only let him out under supervision, and not let him out if I didn’t want to make the time to properly supervise him. Other owners have said they always make sure their cat is indoors by a certain time, so they aren’t out around dawn or dusk. If I got him out, I would only let him out under my direct supervision, or not let him out at all. 

Pixel was born in July of 2017 in Canon City, Colorado. He was transferred to Summit County animal shetler, where I volunteered. He was less than 6 months old when I met him. I would always go into the cat room after walking dogs. Pixel came right up to me, and I knew I had to be his forever buddy. When I moved out of my parents home, I took him with me. We lived in a bus for a year. We were happy and enjoyed camping together. We walked outside, side by side in the wilderness, or in the city with him on a leash. When we moved out of the bus and into a town-home I let him out.  I trusted the neighborhood too much. On March 20th, he didn’t come home anymore. I looked for a while. The park nearby warns that there are coyotes in the area and some neighbors saw some remains of an unidentified animal.  I lost hope and stopped replacing the flyers. But that was also a mistake! I shouldn’t give up.  We should always continue to look for our beloved, until we know with certainty what has happened! I’m putting flyers out again, in the hopes that somebody simply took him.

Some things that indoor/outdoor cat owners can do to keep their pets safe:

Leash walking is one that I was doing when we lived in the bus. There are GPS tags that require a subscription, but at this point would have been worth it. He was wearing a collar with my number on it. His Airtag was not working, but those only work if other iPhones in the area pick up on it within 33′ or 10m. 

I was naive. I still am, in many ways. But indoor cats live 10-20 years. Cats who go outside live 2-5 years. At the time of his disappearance, Pixel was 5 years old. I may have reaped what I had sown, and I am remorseful. I will never allow my beloved feline to go outside again. Their life in comfort filled with loving snuggles and purrs is worth more than the  adventuring I allowed him to do.

My dog and I would love to see Pixel again.

If you have him, please send Pixel over for a playdate. Pixel had gum problems and probably needs his teeth extracted again, which can get pricey. Surely you’d like help with that!