Cat missing my heart is breaking

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My two year old cat is missing. I've not seen him since about 11pm on Wednesday night.

The weather here has been atrocious. He's got free use of a cat flap but has never gone awol for this long. He's very wary of people so I'm sure he isn't sheltering in another house.

He always comes when I shake his dreamie tin, but this hasn't worked.

I love him so very much. I can't bear to think he's lost, trapped, unwell or lost.

I've been awake all night worrying about where he went and what distress he might be in. My mind is thinking all sorts of awful gruesome stuff and it won't stop.

I've got a lot of tricky stuff going on at the moment but I've coped with it all and was plodding on. However, this has floored me. I cannot stop crying for my poor boy.

I don't know how to pick myself up and go on today. I'm sorry, I know that sounds pathetic and selfish as at least I'm warm and well unlike my cat.

I'd do anything, anything to know he was ok.

I know even the power of mumsnet can't bring him home but any wise words or suggestions as how I cope would be so gratefully received.

Haven't got any advice but I just wanted to say I'm sorry and hope he comes home soon!

Love my cat and would be the same as you in that situation.

He'll be home soon

Have u added him to all the Facebook missing cat pages. Flyers through the doors. Knocked on doors .... I can’t think of any more but I’m sure someone else will know. I’m sorry. I know how u feel. And it’s awful.

Oh no, i hope he's ok and comes home soon.

I’m so sorry, it’s a horrible horrible feeling that most cat owners know and dread.

The little scamps are wonderful but of course the things we love about them also gets them into scrapes.

In terms of time it’s early days. Awful though it is to wait don’t lose heart, he will probably show up and wonder what the fuss is about. If he’s locked in somewhere like a garage or shed and dashed in for shelter, someone is sure to open it up again soon.

He’s two, so old enough have a bit of local knowledge and young enough to be quick and resourceful.

We have a local residents Facebook page, do you have something similar that you could post this on to ask neighbors to check their properties? Lots of people on ours regularly post similar messages to yours about their lost cats and in all cases I’ve seen they’ve all come back within a week.

Im sure there’s a market for a micro GPS implant for cats. It’s would certainly save a lot of worry.

Fingers crossed he’s home soon xxx

Do you have a litter tray or cat blanket of his that you can put outside? Cats can follow the scent home if they are lost.
Night time is also a good time to go out searching if you can. Itvis quieter and they can hear you calling easier.
Knock on neighbours doors and ask them to go with you to look in their sheds etc.
I hope he arrives back home soon.

What area are you in as I've got a cat hiding in my shed!

Thank you for all replies. I'll post back properly soon.

To the poster with a cat in shed I'm in the Midlands? Can be more specific if needed?

Cat in the shed is a big tabby op.... There is a pic on the thread now!!

This happened to us a few months ago. It was awful. Then she shot in nary a care in the world. But it is hard. You love these four footed mercenaries. Hugs and cups of tea to you.

Oh Op I'd be the same

Check out the cat under bed thread

Lovely tabby has collar too

Everything crossed

Thanks everyone. I'm in pieces.

It could be that the high winds ha e freaked him out and he's hiding somewhere.

Ask neighbours to check sheds and garages in case he's shut in, put litter tray outside, post him on local pet groups, call local vets, the hard one is local council to see if he's been lifted off a road. If he's microchipped ensurehis details are up to date.

I wouldn't get ahead of yourself here Op! He will overwhelmingly likely be back very soon

Am I overreacting? I feel it's hopeless?

He's not been home since Wednesday. He isn't the type to befriend another household. It's been raining really hard and the winds are horrendous.

I just can't see how he can be ok unless he's trapped in which case he will likely started to death.

Sorry to be so dramatic, I'm really struggling.

My cat was missing for 5 weeks, it was totally heartbreaking. The good news is we found him, and it looked like he’d been outside and self-sufficient all the time.

Hope your DCat is back soon.

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Please read my tips and get pro active sooner rather than later.

Friends of ours got their missing cat back after ten months. Is he microchipped and have you contacted the local vets and animal shelters with a description and preferably a photo?

My last cat went missing for three nights/two days in awful weather when he was about 18months old. I was beside myself, even took a day of work to keep searching. Strolled in the third morning meowing indignantly, ate lots of food and went to sleep.

I just got a 1-year old rescue and suspect he will do similar when he’s allowed out.

Previous posters have made really good suggestions about searching. Hope he comes home soon.

Ours had been missing for 2 days and DH found her sat on a wall outside a house not far away but not a road our cat would ever have got

... to without help. It was the other side of a busy main road and we think someone has picked her up and carried her over there. She was a bit bedraggled and dirty but otherwise ok.

My Dads also put a missing cat message with photos of her on local Facebook groups. We had quite a few helpful responses and a couple of people had said they had seen her over the other side of the road and the reason why my DH went over there to look for her.

My advice is to do the same. Ask lots of people and go looking somewhere you wouldn't expect your cat to be.

No you're not overreacting but honestly - this is what cats do! Even ones who have 'never ever gone further than the back gate before' - at some point, the majority have a wander

I've had cats for years and years on and off. My current one is 5 and a real homebody. She's done this twice before though - just buggered off for a few days.

The time to really worry isn't just yet. He's very likely to be heard meowing outside in the coming hours - usually kiddos of night! So don't lose any hope

In the meantime, get him on the local Facebook pages etc so people can keep an eye out. Chances are though you'll be posting to say HES BACK very soon

I'm really sorry OP but totally different part of the country. Mine have done this too, and come back unscathed after a week or more. Second fliers around the area.

Is he chipped (so you're more likely to get him back) and neutered ?

Loads of the lost cats round our way aren't neutered or chipped so they're more likely to roam looking for cat lurve and less likely to be returned to their owners as they're not chipped.

Join your local Facebook Lost and Found Pets pages - there'll be loads of advice on there to help (like putting their litter tray outside so that they can smell their way home - it works apparently !)

Fingers crossed he's home soon