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My cat is a little over a year old. He started sneezing blood. Took him to the vet and got antibiotics for a respiratory infection.

He is an indoor outdoor cat but after the vet visit he stayed in and slept a lot. Then he felt better and went out. That was in June. It's October and he hasn't come home.

I thought something happened until recently. I saw him once in my front yard, and he acted like he didn't know me. I then had a dead bird on my step, thinking it was him, then again today in the yard.

He doesn't respond when I call him. I did notice he has a new collar on. What is wrong?

aschultz
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Cats only remember things that:

  • Put them in danger
  • Benefited them in someway

This means that if he was staying with another owner he may have 'forgotten' you. However, he came back, indicating he remembers 'you' but not his previous name/life/identity. He should come back in time, but if you are still worried you could take him to the vet to rule out any possible neurological/optical defections.

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