My cat is missing

I’m so sorry OP - it’s so stressful when it happens!

My cat did the same thing a few years ago. It was SO unlike her to go missing, she never went further than the garden and was always home at night. She was gone for about 24 hours then eventually came home late in the evening when it was dark. I think she’d had a real fright and was lying low.

My parents’ cat was gone for four days then just wandered home, a bit skinny and muddy.

Keep looking and calling for her. Leave her litter tray or bed (something that smells of her) outside so she can get the scent. Check regularly with neighbours re sheds and garages.

Cats are very resourceful and resilient. She is most likely fine and is just waiting for dark and quiet to find her way home. The most likely outcome is she will come back ♥️

My cat went missing for 10 years, it was summer 2013 i took my children to school and sge was in the garden, and just didnt come back. Last dec i got a call saying she had been found.

This is obviously unusual, but they are resillient, never give up hope!

One of mine has been missing for a month. It is heartbreaking but I am hoping she will either find her way home or someone will take her to a vets to be scanned. Nobody has found her injured or squashed so I am taking that as good news.

I don't think there is much more you can do apart from keep going out and calling and then waiting to see if they turn up.

As a child my cat went missing for 3 weeks , I thought for sure he was dead but my brother found him and brought him home . I've had a cat travel 2 towns away in a delivery van whilst she was being taken care of by someone else she had info on her collar so was returned . Sometimes when cats get a fright like being chased they hide for a while but turn up again. Don't lose hope , the microchip is great , if she's picked up it'll get scanned

Happened to one of mine many years ago. Turned out she was accidentally locked in a neighbours garage. Neighbour had no idea she was in there. She will most likely turn up and you will never know where she’s been.

One of mine is often wandering of for a couple of days at a time. I’ve not seen him since yesterday morning but that’s normal for him.

It sounds like yours was spooked by the dog. She’s probably hiding somewhere nearby. Have you been out with a torch looking for eyes under sheds etc?

I know how hard it is to stay positive but don't panic too much just yet. They often just turn back up. Sending you positive vibes

Is this very unusual for your cat? Disappearing for up to 24 hours is nothing out of the ordinary for mine and I really wouldn't worry too much yet.

Hope she turns up soon.

Vast majority of missing cats turn up within a few days. Don't panic yet. Probably locked in an outbuilding so make sure you write on your lost notices to check those, and once you've made them put them through local doors so everyone gets the message.

My childhood cat went to sleep in someone's car and they didn't realise until they arrived at their destination which was over 2 hours north of where we lived. She jumped out of the car and we thought that was the end of that. So devastated!

She turned up at a vet about 20 mins from home a few months later. No idea how she had travelled back down on her own but something must have told her the tight direction and then someone took her to the vet when they saw her.

Miracles do happen.
Me and my 3 furry ginger boys are sending you our best wishes xx

One of mine went missing for five days then turned up, well but tired. Don't give up hope