Poor Bruno . . .
@GardenGerty (166780)
United States
December 18, 2025 6:33pm CST
Bruno went in and out and in and out one more time this morning as I was hurrying to leave. I knew Bob would look for him to come back in after a while.
It is not really cold here. In fact it was 50 something Fahrenheit. . . but we are under a wind advisory. It really picked up, and in fact it broke off part of our remaining cedar tree in the front of the house.
I do not know if that scared Bruno, or if the wind got him disoriented, or what. When I got home Bob had not been able to find him all day. So I started calling him.
Usually when I drive in the driveway, Bruno is waiting to stare me down and command I let him in and give him treats, but today he was not.
Pedro even went out and looked for him. To no avail.
As supper was cooking I started taking out trash. Bruno woke up, I guess, because he began calling for me to let me know he wanted in. He came in, had treats and is staying very close to us now.
Poor baby spent close to ten hours outside with no food, no water, no people to do his bidding. He is none the worse for the wear. I bet he does not do this tomorrow.
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@FourWalls (81123)
• United States
14h
Aw, poor baby. Glad he’s where he needs to be now.
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@GardenGerty (166780)
• United States
4h
He came in and of course had food, water, and treats and found his favorite soft, warm things to cuddle up on.
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@GardenGerty (166780)
• United States
4h
I think Pedro is so glad to have a home he never goes off property.
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@GardenGerty (166780)
• United States
4h
Very thankful.I just figured he got confused, that wind was brutal.
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@snowy22315 (200222)
• United States
3h
@GardenGerty I don't let my cat out. I don;t need that stress of not knowing whether he will come back or not..or bringing me "presents" getting ticks or fleas etc.
@DaddyEvil (163802)
• United States
10h
Poor guy! I'm glad you found him and he was physically okay.
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@GardenGerty (166780)
• United States
4h
He finally listened up, I guess, when I called him. I worry about foxes and coyotes around here. I think he is too heavy to climb a tree. On the other hand he is also too heavy for a bird of prey to pick up.
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@DaddyEvil (163802)
• United States
2h
@GardenGerty When I was a kid, we often lost farm cats to coyotes. Something would happen to them from time to time, at least.
@2ndchances24 (11342)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
15h
I learned to never let my dogs run lose unless they were in
a fenced yard Or on a 20 foot leash where they couldn't
run lose cause they have a thing about ending in places
they don't belong & get hurt killed or lost.
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@GardenGerty (166780)
• United States
4h
Yeah, Bruno is a cat and does not have a fence, nor a leash. He has a place that he likes to hide during the day if the weather is nice, just at the side of my yard. That is where part of the tree fell today, and I think he was scared to come through the debris to come to the door.
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@2ndchances24 (11342)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
6m
@GardenGerty OH 
I'm sorry, I thought
he was a dog, most dogs are named Bruno.
I'm sorry, I thought
he was a dog, most dogs are named Bruno.
@JudyEv (367566)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
I can imagine he has learnt a very hard lesson. So pleased he is home again now where he is safe and warm.
@Nakitakona (58546)
• Philippines
11h
Why Bruno keeps going out and in, it's because he's looking for a female dog to mate.
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@GardenGerty (166780)
• United States
4h
Nope. He is a cat. He is neutered. He is chasing bunnies and birds.
@LooeyVille (57)
• United States
4h
Oh goodness, that scares the heck out of me that my cat would get outside.
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@GardenGerty (166780)
• United States
4h
He is usually close to the house if he goes out. I think the wind that came up was just too much for him. I think he got confused.
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