Gertrude's Cat (2024)

This article is about the quest. For the titular cat, see Fluffs.

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Gertrude's Cat (#49)
Release date								28 July 2003 (Update)
Members								No
Voice Over								No
Official series								None
Age								Fifth Age
Timeline								Pathfinder
Start area								Varrock
Combat								None
Advanced data
Quest ID								138
Quest create ID								52
Official difficulty								Novice
Links								Quests

Gertrude's Cat is a short quest in which you have to find Fluffs, Gertrude Fairweather's lost pet cat. Completion of the quest allows you to adopt a feline companion of your very own.

Official description[edit | edit source]

Overview[edit | edit source]

Start point	Speak to Gertrude in her house west of Varrock. Show on map	2003
Member requirement	Free to play
Official length	Medium
Requirements	Quests: Gertrude's Cat None None
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. Raw sardine Bucket of milk Doogle leaves (can be obtained from behind Gertrude's house) 100 coins
Enemies to defeat	None

Runaway vacation[edit | edit source]

Head west from Varrock Square, following the road towards Gunnarsgrunn (formerly known as Barbarian Village) until you come across a musician's resting spot. Gertrude's house is directly south of this musician. If you don't already have one, go behind the house and pick up a doogle leaf. Now go inside the house and talk to Gertrude; she will tell you that she has lost her cat named Fluffs. She asks you to go and talk to her children, Shilop and Wilough, in Varrock Square.

Negotiations[edit | edit source]

Travel to Varrock square and speak with her children. They will tell you that they have a secret hideout where they took Fluffs with them, but won't reveal its location until they get something in return. Give them 100 coins in exchange for the location.

Head to the abandoned house north-west of the Apothecary, and south of the house with the anvils. Once at the house, climb up the ladder and you will find Fluffs.

When you try to pick her up, she refuses to move, and also seems thirsty; use the bucket of milk on her. Try and pick her up again, but she still refuses to move and is now hungry. Use the doogle leaves on the raw sardine to make a doogle sardine, which Fluffs will happily eat. Make sure to choose "Pick-up" to get to the next prompt, as the "Stroke" option will suggest you keep feeding her. Be sure to click through the entirety of the dialogue, or you'll have to give her another doogle sardine/bucket of milk for the next prompt.

Homeward bound[edit | edit source]

Try and pick her up again and she still refuses to move. The game will inform you that kittens can be heard mewing close by. Climb down the ladder and search the jiggling crate where you will find three little kittens inside. The kittens will be in different crate for different players. If the kittens are dropped or lost, they will return to a crate, which may be different than the first. Be sure to click through the cut scene dialogue, or you'll have to go back down the stairs and re-search the jiggling crate to re-obtain the three little kittens for the next prompt.

Go back to Fluffs and use the kittens on her. She'll run back home to Gertrude's house with the kittens.

Return to Gertrude to claim your reward. Quest complete!

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  Crates where the kittens are hiding.

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  Come here, kitty kitty!

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  Being thanked by Gertrude

Rewards[edit | edit source]

• 1 quest point
• 1,525 experience lamp
• A kitten (if you lose your cat/kitten, you can buy another from Gertrude for 100 coins)
• Chocolate cake
• Stew
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys (Ironman accounts will not receive these)

Achievements[edit | edit source]

• Gertrude's Cat ( 0) – Complete this quest.
• Varrock achievements
  • Medium
    • A Lick of Paint ( 10) – Select a colour for a new kitten.
    • Faster, puss*cat! Kill! Kill! ( 10) – Get a cat training medal from Gertrude.
• Ardougne achievements
  • Easy - A Cat is For Life... ( 5) – Talk to a civilian in West Ardougne about selling a cat.
• Falador achievements
  • Medium - Kitty Litter ( 10) – Summon a cat or kitten at the sandy patch by 'The Face' in Port Sarim.

Required for completing[edit | edit source]

Gertrude's Cat is directly required for the following quests/miniquests:

• Icthlarin's Little Helper
• Pieces of Hate
• Purple Cat (miniquest)
• Recipe for Disaster
• Recipe for Disaster: Freeing Evil Dave

Transcript[edit | edit source]

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Credits[edit | edit source]

Update history[edit | edit source]

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Trivia[edit | edit source]

• Upon completion of the quest, the Adventurer's Log states: Gertrude's cat, the little scamp, had made its way to an abandonded house in Varrock! Still, I rescued it, and its kittens are now safe and sound.
• Prior to the update removing the Rat Pits, Gertrude's cat 'Fluffs' could be found in the Varrock Rat Pits 'catching some tail', after completing this quest and Rat Catchers.
• After starting Garden of Tranquillity, you can use your Ring of Charos to charm Gertrude into letting you choose your kitten's colour.
• Gertrude's name may be a reference to the seventh-century abbess, Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, who was also referred to as the patron saint of cats.
• Originally a portion of the quest involving the cats took place in the Lumber Yard east of Varrock. It was moved closer to Gertrude's house when the Lumber Yard was removed to make room for the Fort Forinthry on 13 February 2023.

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