What more can I do, to find something that is lost?

if you love something

set it free

if it comes back to you,

it is yours

if not, it was never meant to be.

Hope you find your cat. you might have to "let go and let God" at this point.

Just recently I read that people who have studied cat behavior say a cat who's run away will typically only go just a few houses away, at most. Also, they're very scared at this point and it's their nature to hide to not be seen by predators, so even if you're calling out to them and they see and hear you, they will not answer.

This person also said to get a flashlight and look in every hidden place around the outside of the home.. under and behind bushes.. and to get on hands and knees if you need to. they also recommended a live trap, baited with tuna fish.

good luck! I know how worrisome it is when they run away. My older cat did that about 5 years ago and it took her 3 days to make her way home. She was outside howling, dirty and starving, and wanting in. lol. I hope you have similar luck!

I'm so sorry about your kitty, ELJ. It would be devastating to lose any of mine.

I'd start with placing "Lost Cat" flyers throughout the neighborhood, describing her to a "T" if you cannot provide a photo.

Set her favorite food out where she can find it.

If she's never been outside before, she's probably frightened. That's a good thing, because she'll likely remain close to home. Check under bushes, shrubs, the car, lawnmowers --- anything she could hide under, or in, to feel safe. Cats like these things...

Keep on praying, try not to worry. Ask God to send an angel to help guide her home and keep her safe. Beyond that, I have nothing. I'm so sorry. :(

(((((ELJ)))))

Inform your neighbors so they can keep an eye out for her.

Notify the shelters in your area.

Tell the neighborhood kids. Children always find animals, theirs or otherwise.

Leave some food and water on your porch.

Do you know any hunters who might loan you a live trap? You just bait it with some canned food, set it up, and kitty gets trapped on the inside and can't get out without help from a human.

Cats are fairly smart and resourceful animals. More than likely she is curled up asleep in a comfy spot. Good luck!

Cats are actually sort of desert animals, so they know how to stay cool. Don't worry too much, if possible, because cats do go for extended jaunts, but they seem to always come home. We have a cat that lives on our porch and she has been gone twice--once for two weeks, then for two months--but she has always returned. My oldest brother has an indoor cat that got out and was gone for a year, and then just showed up one day, like nothing had happened. I trust you'll have your cat back soon, and I suspect it won't be too long; she'll want to get back inside, where it is cool.

(((((((EyeLoves)))))))

I understand your concern but chances are she will turn up home. No doubt she will wander into someone elses home and get shade. My cat disappeared for 3.5 hours last week - I know that doesn't sound like long but she is 18 years old, blind and also a house cat. She turned up sunning herself round the back of the house of a neighbour. Your cat is probably not so far away so go round to all your neighbours and ask them to check their gardens and sheds etc. Hope you find her.

Don't give up - I know of quite a few cases where friends' mogs went missing, sometime for weeks, but still made it home. If there's another place she's familiar with, you could check there - I've heard of cats finding their way to an old home. They can shelter in shadows if hot and move at night, and are quite good at finding water. Despite us thinking we have domesticated them, they can often happily switch back to survival-in-the-wild mode and cope quite well, at least for a while. Ah, I don't believe in prayer, but I certainly wish you luck!

If you can, try to pray to St Anthony de Padua. The italians call him the 'secret weapon' to recover lost things. .

The fame of St. Anthony's miracles has never diminished, and even at the present day he is acknowledged as the greatest thaumaturgist of the times. He is especially invoked for the recovery of things lost, as is also expressed in the celebrated responsory of Friar Julian of Spires:

Si quaeris miracula . . . . . . resque perditas.

Oh, so sorry about your cat.

You might look in tight places, corner spots, boxes, behind trash cans.

Knocking door to door if you can, who knows someone may have found her,and could be waiting for the owner to put out posters.

Could be in a neighbors yard??

Try letting your vet know,and your local shelter to be on the look out.

Sometimes local news papers let you run a lost ad for free, if you want to get more circulation, can't hurt........Good Luck...

A cat will usually come back-i have had cats all of my life and this has happened with every one of them-it might even be a week or two ,but odds are it'll show back up.

Put her favorite food outside the door. When she gets hungry she will come home. I do hope she ok. I live my cats very much and would go crazy if any thing happened to them.