Gertrude's Cat

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This article is about the quest. For the titular cat, see Fluffs.
For the achievement, see Gertrude's Cat (achievement).
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Gertrude's Cat (#49)
Release date28 July 2003 (Update)
MembersNo
Voice OverNo
Official seriesNone
AgeFifth Age
TimelinePathfinder
Start areaVarrock
CombatNone
Advanced data
Quest ID138
Quest create ID52
Official difficultyNovice
LinksQuests
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Gertrude's Cat is a short quest in which you have to find Fluffs, Gertrude's lost pet cat. Completion of the quest allows you to adopt a feline companion of your very own.

Official description[edit | edit source]

“ Gertrude's cat has been missing for some time now. This has got Gertrude very worried, so could you help rescue her prized pet?

Handling cats isn't an easy business. They get hungry and need plenty of attention, but if you're the pet type, then this is the quest for you!

”

Overview[edit | edit source]

Start point Speak to Gertrude in her house west of Varrock. Show on map

2003#9
Membership requirement Free to play
Official length[?]Medium
Requirements
Quests:
  • None
Items requiredItems from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added.
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.

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Negotiations[edit | edit source]

Needed: Raw sardine, Bucket of milk, Doogle leaves (can be obtained from behind Gertrude's house), and 100 coins

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]

Crates where the kittens are hiding.

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.

  • Come here, kitty kitty!

    Come here, kitty kitty!

  • Being thanked by Gertrude

    Being thanked by Gertrude

Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards[edit | edit source]

Achievements[edit | edit source]

Required for completing[edit | edit source]

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

It is therefore an indirect requirement for the following quests and miniquests:
It is therefore an indirect comprehension requirement for the following quests and miniquests:

Transcript[edit | edit source]

This article on a quest has an associated dialogue page.
Click here for a transcript of possible conversations and other messaging encountered throughout the quest.
Click here for a transcript of the quest's journal entry.

Credits[edit | edit source]

Gertrude's Cat
Developers
DeveloperMod Tom
ConversionMod Ian, Jon S
Audio
AudioMod Ian
Other
WalkthroughAndrew W-D, Mod Michelle

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!
  • patch 18 March 2019 (Update):
    • Gertrude's chat tree has been rewritten to centralise the flow of dialogue.
  • ninja 9 October 2017 (Update):
    • The Gertrude's Cat quest is now free to play.
    • During Gertrude's Cat, only the crate containing Fluff's kittens will jiggle, and only once Fluffs has been fed.
  • patch 10 February 2009 (Update):
    • The blue-grey cat no longer has the same chathead as the brown cat.
  • update 8 May 2008 (Update):
    • What's new pussycat? Well, along with the reworked Gertrude's Cat quest, we've updated the cats and kittens throughout RuneScape. All cat and kitten variants have been looked over by the Makeover Mage and are more adorable than ever. Miaow!

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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