Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

The litter tray

Join our community of cat lovers on the Mumsnet Cat forum for kitten advice and help with cat behaviour.

Help - my new cat has vanished

28 replies

Pickledonionmonstermuncher · 15/11/2025 20:29

Hi all I rehomed a 3 year old cat on Monday. She came from a home where she was being picked on by other cats and had become more of an outdoor cat because of it. We’d been keeping her in while she acclimatized to her new home and have been really careful with keeping doors etc shut. She is sweet but quite nervous and unsure and has been spending lots of her time under a bed upstairs apart from at night when the kids go to bed she comes down for food and cuddles. Fast forward to today, she was around this morning and I was getting the kids ready to head out. The last time I saw her was at some point this morning. Now, she has vanished! Food not eaten, litter tray unused. I’ve searched the house from top to bottom, opened every cupboard, looked under and behind every bed and piece of furniture, she has vanished into thin air! I’m even panicking wondering if she’s managed to squeeze herself out of a tiny second storey window that was only open a few inches. We surely would have noticed if she scampered past as we opened a door to leave etc? My only other possibility is that we had to have some tiles removed from our wet room wall to deal with a leak behind. This has left access to the cavity wall open - I’ve tried shining a light in there but can’t see anything or hear anything. I’ve shaken food containers etc but nothing. I’ve attached a picture below. Please can someone suggest something? I have no idea what to do next!

Help - my new cat has vanished
OP posts:
proximalhumerous · 17/11/2025 14:17

maddiemookins16mum · 17/11/2025 14:16

Our new rescue ‘went missing’ on her third morning here. We searched everywhere, I felt sick. She was inside the sofa - it’s a recliner and she’d climbed inside.

My cat has done this. It concerns me she could get squished by the mechanism.

ChocolateCinderToffee · 17/11/2025 14:20

I’ve seen cats in a 10cm gap down the side of a fridge, up a chimney and behind built n kitchen appliances. That said, she might have got out so alert her former home!

Just seen your update. Little dear!

Cnon · 18/11/2025 01:28

@Pickledonionmonstermuncher Cat tax, please.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread