I am in desperate need of advice. One of my 2 indoor only cats got out of my house 2 and a half days ago because the screen door wasn't locked and got knocked open somehow.
He has since showed up (that we have seen) one time, howling to come inside but he is terrified and ran when we attempted to open the door for him to come in.
We live in a very busy neighborhood with both residential and businesses all around us. There are also MANY stray cats in the neighborhood that come up onto our deck at night to peek inside.
A little background on the missing kitty: His name is Basement and he is just under a year old. He was a stray cat we took in that was VERY skiddish at first. He had escaped and hid in our basement for close to a month before we were able to finally get him inside and it took about another month before he came around to let us touch him. Since then he has turned into the most lovable laid back cat I have ever met. He loves to be near me and follows me everywhere, loves to lay in my lap etc.
Any help I can get at this point will be very much appreciated. What is the best way to go about getting him back inside? We are pretty sure he is hiding under our shed in the backyard but at this point we really don't know...he could be anywhere
The other cats in the neighborhood have eaten any food I have attempted to place out there for him, and I am worried sick since it has been almost 3 days now without fresh water and food. I keep going to the screen calling him and shaking the bag of food which he usually comes running for inside with no luck.
I just want my little boy back home, I am so stressed out I can't even sleep!
He has since showed up (that we have seen) one time, howling to come inside but he is terrified and ran when we attempted to open the door for him to come in.
We live in a very busy neighborhood with both residential and businesses all around us. There are also MANY stray cats in the neighborhood that come up onto our deck at night to peek inside.
A little background on the missing kitty: His name is Basement and he is just under a year old. He was a stray cat we took in that was VERY skiddish at first. He had escaped and hid in our basement for close to a month before we were able to finally get him inside and it took about another month before he came around to let us touch him. Since then he has turned into the most lovable laid back cat I have ever met. He loves to be near me and follows me everywhere, loves to lay in my lap etc.
Any help I can get at this point will be very much appreciated. What is the best way to go about getting him back inside? We are pretty sure he is hiding under our shed in the backyard but at this point we really don't know...he could be anywhere
I just want my little boy back home, I am so stressed out I can't even sleep!