A Tail of Two Cats/Quick guide

This quest has an in-depth guide.

It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.

Details

Start point	Talk to Unferth at his house in Burthorpe. Show on map
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Description	Missing: small black cat, answers to the name of Bob. Last seen on the 19th of Bennath. Please contact Unferth in Burthorpe.
Official length	Medium
Requirements	Completion of the following quests: Icthlarin's Little Helper Gertrude's Cat
Items required	Cat or kitten (Hellcats work. Be sure to bring fish for your kitten if you're using one.) Catspeak amulet 5 death runes Chocolate cake (made with cake and chocolate bar with 50 ) Logs Tinderbox Bucket of milk Shears 4 potato seeds Rake Seed dibber Vial of water Desert shirt (obtainable during quest) or Druid's robe top (The desert outfit does not work) Desert robe (obtainable during quest) or Druid's robe (The desert outfit does not work)
Recommended	Fast travel to Burthorpe (Games Necklace or Burthorpe Games Room minigame teleport) Fast travel to Varrock (Varrock teleport) Fast travel to Sophanem (Magic carpets, Nardah teleport or Pharaoh's Sceptre) or fairy ring AKP and run north. Ring of charos (a) for discounted magic carpet rides or hard Desert Diary completed Waterskin (one is enough) or a Circlet of water Stamina Potion or full Graceful outfit
Enemies to defeat	None

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Walkthrough

Starting the quest

Items required: a cat or kitten, 5 death runes, a catspeak amulet

• Talk to Unferth in his house in northern Burthorpe with the catspeak amulet equipped and your cat with you. ( 1)…

  1	I'll help you.

• Speak to Hild in the building north-east of Unferth's house.
• Hild requires 5 death runes to enchant the catspeak amulet.

Cat hunt

Recommended: a Varrock teleport

• Locate Bob the cat using the catspeak amulet (a full list of locations can be found on the full guide page here) and talk to him by doing the following:
  • The fastest way to find Bob, is go to the western Varrock anvil or the garden of the Draynor Manor and world-hop until you find him or you can use the steps below to find him legitimately.
  • Right click on the 'Locate' option on the amulet in your equipped items.
  • Click on the whiskers until the arrow and the eyes glow white.
  • Follow the arrow until you find Bob.

Strong lineage

• Talk to Gertrude in her house west of Varrock. ( 1)…

  1	Ask about Bob's parents.

• Speak to Reldo in the Varrock Palace library. ( 1)…

  1	Ask about Robert the Strong.

• Find and speak to Bob the cat again.
  • Bob may be in the same location you previously found him, so check there first.

Memories and Bob's list

Items required: Catspeak amulet (wear it), logs, a tinderbox, a bucket of milk, a chocolate cake (must be a full cake), shears, a rake, a seed dibber, 4 potato seeds

Recommended items: Varrock teleport, games necklace, Desert Amulet, Nardah teleport AND coins for the magic carpets OR Desert clothing AND waterskins. Fairy ring AKP can also be used if Beneath Cursed Sands has been completed to the point where the player enters the necropolis.

• Go to Sophanem and speak to the Sphinx ( 1•2)…

  1	Ask the Sphinx for help for Bob.
  2

• Return to Unferth's house in Burthorpe and do the following:
  • Use your rake on the patch and plant potato seeds in it and wait until they are grown. Your cat will notify you when they are done (the patch will take 15–35 minutes to grow).
  • Make the bed.
  • Use the logs on fireplace. Then light fireplace.
  • Use the chocolate cake and bucket of milk on the southern table.
  • Use your shears on Unferth to cut his hair. You will continue this animation until he becomes bald.
• Talk to Unferth once all the chores are done.

Down with the "sickness"

Items required: White robe top and bottom (Desert clothing and Druid robes are fine, but Desert legs do not work), Catspeak amulet(e), vial of water

Recommended items: Varrock teleport

• Travel to Varrock and speak with the Apothecary. ( 2)…

  2	Talk about A Tail of Two Cats.

• Go to Unferth, unequip any weapons and equip the doctor's hat or nurse hat and desert clothing (top and bottom, make sure the clothing is white) and speak to him with a vial of water in your inventory.
• Locate Bob the cat again and talk to him. (Note that left clicking on Bob or Neite will interrupt the cutscene, putting you in Burthorpe but requiring you to find Bob and start it again).
• After the cutscene, talk to Unferth again.

Congratulations, quest complete!

Reward

• 2 Quest points
• A Doctor's hat or Nurse hat (you can switch by destroying your hat and requesting a new one from the Apothecary)
• A present containing:
  • Two antique lamps worth 2,500 experience each in skills of your choice over 30
  • A Mouse toy (can be used to play with your cat, and functions as a fun weapon at the Emir's Arena)
• Completing this quest awards the player with 5 Kudos which can be claimed by talking to Historian Minas in the Varrock Museum.