Usually lost indoor cats, poorly cats or cats who have escaped in a new area won’t go far from home and will hide somewhere close by because they are frightened of unfamiliar surroundings.

Knock neighbours in your street and the street behind to make them aware.

Check neighbour’s gardens, sheds, garages, under bushes, under decking, under and behind sheds, up trees, under cars in the street and anything else s/he may be hiding behind or underneath and go out late at night with a torch and check again and call him/her.

Leave your door open late tonight with the lights off and strong smelling food near the door. Also scatter their used litter in the garden to give them a scent to follow.

Scared cats usually come home in the early hours when they feel it’s safe.

Written by Loretta Kedward