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What to do when your indoor cat escapes and goes missing?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female

Dear Dr, Holly has been missing since yesterday afternoon. She escaped outdoors from the garage and she hasn't come back yet. We checked in our home and also went to the neighbours' houses to check there. We called her name everywhere. We haven't found her. This is the longest time she has been missing. We are very worried about her. What do we do? Do you think that someone may have catnapped her? Or is she just wandering around?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 28th, 2018

She is probably just wandering around. However there are dogs out there, cars and possibly wild animals that can harm her. keep calling her. Hopefully she will come home soon. She is probably hiding somewhere and scared.

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