I'm coming to DK today with a heavy heart. My beloved cat is missing. He ran out of the garage the other night and I haven't seen him in about two days now. He's been a house cat his whole life and is generally terrified of anything. I've scoured the area. I've asked neighbors if they've seen him. I've put up signs. No luck. I left out food for him and it hasn't been eaten. Does my cat have any chance of survival? It got pretty cold here last night and there was frost on everything this morning. I'm just wondering if I should keep looking or not. I feel awful and my Christmas is ruined. Any advice would be helpful.
Just a little background, I am in Raleigh, NC in a subdivision that is half built. There is a ton of empty land, a couple of retention ponds and some woods. I've searched it all.
UPDATED: I've read through the comments and have gotten some great ideas. All the houses in the neighborhood are on a concrete slab, as are the porches, decks and patios, so he can't be under those. I walked through the unfinished house nearby with no luck. We put out some wet food last night and none of it was eaten. My fear is that a predator found him. There are hawks and owls in the area, but I'm not sure they could handle him. We have a ton of signs up in the neighborhood and talked to some neighbors. We have a Craiglist ad up. The cat is microchipped. The local shelter is closed until next week, so if he doesn't turn up before then we'll check that out. His name is Sobe (pronounced So-be). He's a gray tabby cat and he's about 4 years old. His family misses him. I'm off to check to see if any of his wet food was eaten in the last hour or so and to call him some more. Thank you for all the advice.
Craiglist ad with picture