One of our cats has been missing since this morning. Its the more timid of the two we have, and she rarely goes out more than an hour at a time. I have been calling her all day, and our other,bolder cat has been out looking for her, as we'll as DD and I going out around the block calling and asking friends to check gardens.
I don't have a good feeling about this. She is easily spooked and has always gone out to our back garden, which backs onto other gardens, has never been near a road. If something has spooked her she could be anywhere,and she is not a vocal cat,so would be unlikely to call out.
Is it worth contacting vets in the morning? Do the council bother to check for microchips if they scoop up cats from the road? Poor DD has been down twice as can't sleep and having tweeted her photo locally, and been out calling her and roaming streets, I am at a loss as to what to do next 
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dobby2001 · 27/03/2013 00:06
Hi folks. No sign of her yet. We dont have a cat flap so have resorted to calling her name outside, every hour or so. Can see straight out to garden easliy though so constantly checking
Have got her photo circulating on twitter, and facebook, and have phone the 2 local vets but nothing so fat. Our other cat is very clingy (again, like he was when his brother died, florrie was his replacement ) and keeps looking out of the window.
Have taken a slow walk around all the local roads and even the park - freezing and feeling very sad now.
Not done posters yet as working, but thats the next step
Oh dobby Still don't panic, hopefully she's at someone's house.
Also, although I'm sure you would already have done this, have you thoroughly checked inside your house? Sorry if this a daft suggestion.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you, I really hope you find her soon.
Florrie is still missing . Today I have e.mailed all the rescue places I know of, the local council animal wardens who gave me the number for the council clean up team - sort of good news, they have not picked up a dead cat since 18th March.
DD spent the first day of her easter break printing out 100 flyers to put through local letter boxes. We have got shops at top of road with posters in too.
Crossing fingers that the dry weather this weekend will get people out in gradens and opening up sheds...
Still no sign of her. I spent the morning, printing out more flyers, laminating them, and putting them on lamposts in the area. I did two streets either way, plus as we are near train,tram and bus stops, by there too. I have had some lovely responses. An elderley couple pulled over in their car to ask me more info, the local shop keeper came out to take a poster for his window and said he would ask his customers, and my neighbour was sending her husband out to look later . She has a cat and looks after mine we we go away so felt upset too. With the dry weather, I had hoped more people would be out in their gardens, but it is so cold - I am so worried that if she was shut in somewhere, it would be the cold , and not hu Ger, that would kill her.
I have been in touch with the Celia Hammond trust, where our two came from, and they have been lovely, giving us advice about where to put notices up etc. They have reassured us we are doing all the right things. I feel so awful, as Florrie was actually fostered by the rehoming lady, and she had a real soft spot for her
Our other cat keeps going out and when not out, is either shadowing me, or looking out of the back door. He is eating a lot less too - where are you Florrie ??????? [Sad]
Hi all, still no sign. We have been in and out of the garden more today, as we had family over andused the shed for storing drinks. Our neighbours were in the garden too, so I was really hoping she might turn up- no such luck Post ie is a good idea, ours is really friendly, thanks
We have had two messages lately that have given us some hope. The first was that there was a poster about a found cat matching our description. Unfortunately it had been removed before the person who told us could get details, so we went to the area and have put a few of our Lost cat posters up in the hope somebody sees it.
Then this morning , in complelty the opposite direction to yesterdays info(!) A lady had seen on of our posters and called to say she had seen a cat in a road over a railway bridge to us that matched Florries description - in particular that she was small for her age - she notcied her because it was late at night, and she was surprised to see such a small cat out that late. It sounds a lot more like Florrie and we are going to go out leafleting houses in the area when I finish work tonight!
I am crossing fingers and toes it is her, and we can get her back - the lady said she looked well(she was a good killer, so probably feasting on local train line rats!) . Of course if it is her and she has got over a bleeding busy railway line and was running across the road when seen - she may be so bleeding adventurous now she wont want to come back ! 
Hi folks, well it has been a real saga since we last spoke. Florrie is still not home , but we have now had Two phone calls from people saying they have spotted her in the same location. Most frustruatlingly the last one was only 10 minutes after I had arrived home form searching there . We have also had a call about a cat fitting her description about 3 roads away in the other direction, this afternoon. We went down there and happened to see a neighbour who confirmed there was an "unknown and bedraggled" cat hanging around. One of my posters was on the corner opposite her house so she has promised to call if she spots the cat again.
Given the strong possibility she is in the road the other side of the railway line to us (where we had the sighting last night) and she only seems to be there around 11.30-midnight (obviously has a routeine!) I am actually about to go round there with a tupperware of cat food to see if I can spot her/ rule out the cat concerned - yep I am going on cat stake out! I may be posting from my car if it all gets a bit cold and quiet!!
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