The worst day

[u/FrumpyFrock]

My cat was let out of the house two days ago and we haven’t seen her since. We live in the mountains, two blocks away from a big meadow that is home to dozens of coyotes. Whenever I see a lost cat poster around here I hang my head down low, and feel sorry for that family and their kitty they will likely never see again. Now it’s me hanging up the almost hopeless lost cat flyers. I’m still hoping for a miracle.

Every time I fall asleep I dream about finding her, and when I wake up my heart breaks all over again.

Her sister is sad and confused, and very much not okay. This is horrible.

We cancelled our holiday vacation that was supposed to start tomorrow. We are too heartbroken, and we couldn’t possibly leave our other cat on her own.

[u/Few_Sherbert_7267]

I am so sorry. I lost my cat last year in September for 4 days. It was heartbreaking. I put out my bedsheets and dirty clothes so maybe he’d be able to return by scent. I set up a camera and got so excited thinking he returned—nope, it was a doppelgänger cat. UNBELIEVABLE.

I was so sad and resigned, but then the next morning after the camera doppelgänger incident I got a call. Someone found him. I FOUND HIM! Happiest day of my life.

Do everything I did—I heard stories of every technique working for someone. Leave out scented clothes, dirty litter, so they might better come home by smell.

LEAVE SIGNS EVERYWHERE. My boy was only about a block and a half away but I never saw him walking around. He finally came out to play with some friendly dogs. He LOVES dogs. That’s why I was worried about coyotes even though I’m in a city. If some time passes you may want to update the sign with “still missing.”

GET A CAMERA and leave out food! This didn’t work for me, but worked for my acquaintances that live in a rural area. The cat came back every night, they saw the kitty. Eventually they used a raccoon trap and that’s how they finally caught um .

Good luck and I’m sending ALL the good vibes.