My mother bought home a cat over a week ago. It was wondering around her work place that seems to be a romote place from any domesticated home. It's been guessed that it was dumped which turned out to be a dangourous thing. He would run out in the roads trying to greet people almost being greeted by a wheel of a vehicle. My mum being a 'softie' bought him home so he was out of harm's way. He was in our hospitality for four days and escaped through a window. He had been out exploring having no interest in comming back. His curiousity of the outdoors lead him out the back and beyond our ability to draw him back in.
I saw him a few times through the week but today, I saw him at the shop. He was greeting people in the car park. All I had to do is whisper a cat whisle 'pppssppss'... :p and he came trotting over. While I stroked him I called my sister to pick him up.
He is back now and is loving being indoors in the warmth with a cosy bed and food.

He will be properly introduced to the house and the other cats and hopefully not go venturing away for a week again.
Peace, Sebastian