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/Glam-Reporter-6069]

My guy went missing for 3 weeks, worst 3 weeks of my life 🥺 put signs up, and buy a humane trap if you don’t have one already - ended up helping me trap him. Hang in there, sending positive thoughts your way 😇

[u/theeandthine → u/Glam-Reporter-6069]

Seriously! My indoor kitty escaped and he was terrified, the only way for me to get him back was trapping him. And before that I had to get him on a feeding "schedule" so he would show up at times I could monitor the trap. If you can get a wildlife camera, it might be worth setting up to see if she's sneaking around your house at night when things are quieter.

[u/[deleted] → u/theeandthine]

Any explanation as to why your own cat would be afraid to come back inside?

Only inside cats I had for a short time ran back inside after getting too close to the loud (and scary) outside world.

[u/NicolleL → u/[deleted]]

A lot of pets that get lost like this go into “survival mode” and sometimes don’t even respond to their owner. I’ve heard of it happening with dogs too if they get spooked by something and run away (or run away after a car accident, etc)