2 weeks ago we got a young adult male cat from the Cats Protection. He is between 1 - 2 years old and has been neutered, chipped etc.
The rescue said we should keep him in for 2 weeks before letting him out, which we have done. The last couple of days he has made it clear he wants to go out - sitting by doors and meowing etc and last night he weed on the doormat, so we thought today would be the day.
My DH usually feeds him in the mornings as he is first down, but he agreed that he wouldn't feed him this morning as I was going to let him out. Unfortunately he did feed him because he forgot, and I didn't check so I let him out about 9.30 this morning.
He still hasn't come back and I'm stupidly worried.
We are about 200 yards away from a busy village road but the back (where I let him out) is mainly gardens onto fields. I did see him from an upstairs window at about 11.30 in the garden next door but one, and he was looking at their cat, but I haven't seen him since.
I have done the shake the biscuits thing and nothing. Should I be worrying yet? Or is it just because he has a full tum and isn't hungry yet? He is a right dustbin when it comes to food so I was expecting him back by now.