@ghandigirl this happened a few times with my indoor cat.
Twice she got out of the house and the animal control officer of my town, who is incredibly knowledgeable, told me they will stay close to the house. They will hide, however, because they are terrified, but hover close to the house. Which she did. I had to keep looking out for her for many hours. I kept the door open and stood there calling. Finally she ran in.
The last time she disappeared, she had climbed into a tiny hole in the back of a closet and inside the house that put her under the floorboards by the bathtub where there’s a lot of space around the bathtub under the floor. I discovered it because I could not sleep and wandered around the house and around 3 AM, I heard her crying.
It still took several days to get her out because she had become trapped in there. I did an Internet search and discovered that around the bathtub, under the floor boards is a common place for cats to get trapped.
So if there’s a possibility of that happening, you have to search everywhere for a hole that would give her access and then get someone to come and open that space. I got a carpenter who arrived with a drill and a gigantic round drill bit that made a hole about 8 inches diameter. Then I had to leave food to get her to come to the opening whereupon I grabbed her and pulled her out.
Email me your phone number so perhaps I can help you better.
That made me cry.
I realized something this morning..The last day I spent with Cleo Spirit had gifted me with two Blue Jay feathers. They presented on the ground overlapping and attached.. I photographed them and put them in my zippered coat pocket.. At the time I felt it was about my partner and I. I had a strong knowing that it was a pure message.
When I went to check later I found only one of the feathers. I found it next to my drafting table/ home office on the rug,The other was missing. My boyfriend and I are twin flames, like twins finishing each others sentences. And I thought, I will see how psychic I am and predict that he will find and bring me the feather.
This message is crystal clear full of symbolism. My boyfriend and I are attached. My cat and I are attached. And I was surprised to be unattached and single, singular. My feather was lost.
My boyfriend has been endlessly researching and searching.He is going to do whatever it takes to bring me that feather.Too love away all that is broken in me.
Spirit suggests to me that he will rescue her, no matter how long it takes. And I needn't be so morose. I have already given up hope. Honestly I am an eternal optimist. I always bounce back up but this time is different. I am Job. And I am tired.
P.s.
In reading some info sent to me last night I saw a thumbnail image of a Coyote.
Messages From Spirit
@ghandigirl Okay, your bluejay feathers are interesting because last night when I focused on Cleo I saw a bluejay in my mind's eye. I kept seeing birds until I had to just stop trying to read Cleo because I'd been doing a bird jigsaw puzzle. When I saw the bluejay and other birds in my mind's eye when focusing on Cleo, I wondered if she had gotten outside while trying to catch a bird. Or she could have ended out inside the walls thinking she was going to catch something there. Let's continue this via email since we are hijacking this thread.
This is probably nothing, but do you have any trees around your home? Could she have climbed a tree and is too scared to climb down?
Holding out good thoughts for your kitty, @ghandigirl.
When I look at the photo of Cleo, I saw her cowering in place, afraid and too scared to move@ghandigirl. She may be close by but somehow cannot get herself to go back home or is perhaps stuck somewhere when she cannot get out. I feel she wants to come back. I could not get if this cowering was in the present or shortly after she escaped. Keep calling her and don’t stop looking as she may show up with time. If you have a particular way of calling her for food or treats, do it and do it often. Put posters with her photo on it, asking for neighbours to check their crawl spaces or inside a car engine. Go door to door to speak to them if necessary. I don’t know where you live but if it’s in a cold area, she could have been seeking warmth in a very small space. My former cat, who was an indoor cat, escaped once when I accidentally left the door ajar to go to the garbage can. She had never been outside, did not know the neighbourhood and had been declawed by a previous owner! (I was the third human for this kitty and trust me, I would never declaw a cat). The worst thing was because I was working on a thesis, spending my entire day at the computer, I did not notice her missing until evening. That’s when I panicked. I called her, walked the neigbourhood calling her name. I continued calling and looking for her every half hour until I went to bed, even getting up during the night to do so. Luckily, it started to rain hard with freezing rain late that evening and since she hated the cold and being wet, she showed up at the door early the next morning, wet, crying and dirty with motor oil. I literally cried with relief. I hope your kitty is found because from her photo, she has a lot of love to give.
@seaholly Once, one of my cats disappeared. I look everywhere, finally I learned somebody had seen her being chased near the RR track. So I went down the track and started calling her. Backing up and kept calling. She did not come, but the calling got her back to where she knew where she was, the she was back home in a few hours.
As you know, cats love to hide in things. Luggage, boxes, bags...could she have been in one of those and accidentally transported somewhere? My sister found a stray cat hiding under her car in one of the undercarriage pieces I think. where it was warm on a cold night after the car had been running on a cold night. It was stuck there and needed help getting out.
So, has anyone been to your house and taken something away she could have hidden inside? Presents, gift bags, Have you guys driven anywhere during that time frame?
Also, I really suggest putting her litter box outside and a blanket or something she likes and is familiar with.
My landlord has found Cleo. She was sunning herself in front of a shed. When I came down he saw her slip into the shed. My boyfriend and I have secured the perimeter with all sorts of containers and I am sitting in a small chair. i just heard her meow. At least I hope it's her...I only saw movement
I was painting her portrait when my landlord knocked. On Tuesday I broke the toilet tank don't ask and gave his son who came over with him my children's book with photos of my two cats. He was able to I'd her.
Now we wait.