My cat has been missing since Thursday early hrs when I last saw him jump out about 1-2am. He's very timid and it's unlike him to be gone this long and go far. I'm worried I'll never find him or anybody else as he's probably hidden or been injured and hidden himself. He's microchipped and I've made sure his details are updated and it's logged that he's missing, I've contacted local vets, social media and have put up posters. We've been out each night walking all locally calling him to no avail and are very worried. We live on main roads but nobody has found him including us. My theory is he's been injured by whatever and gone off to hide himself and died so it'll be hard to ever find him. Usually every little noise or spook makes him come running home so this is very worrying. It's agonising not knowing what's happened to him.
I can't see that he's gotten into a garage as he went out about 1/2am when I last saw him and it's unlikely anybody would have a garage open at that time and also they would most likely have opened it again by now and he'd have come out. He's also scared of many objects such as our kitchen bin, cardboard boxes etc let alone going in garages. I can't understand what's happened, it's like he vanished into thin air. I can't believe nobody has seen him or he hasn't come out to us calling him. He wouldn't have been stolen as he is too timid and aggressive to go near, and I doubt he got into a vehicle either for the same reason and the sort of time he went missing. I 100% think he's hidden and died unfortunately and am broken. Nobody has reported him as deceased yet thankfully so am stumped. Nobody has seen him, potential sightings but they were another cat. He's tabby so blends in well to bushes etc.
I'm just very worried with him being timid that we won't ever find him.. I'd like to hear your stories if possible of possibly ever having had a timid cat who disappeared for a long time out of their character and came back a while later/was found safe and well please? I'm really struggling 😢