Missing For A Week Now...., Cat lost in Maine woods/ predators, lost Options

[oceanpets]

My cat Toonces was out last Tuesday night July 24th and he usually only stayed really close to us. Very skittish, hated when i had parties or lots of company he didn' t know, he would hide on the basement step and watch the action. Once in awhile he would go outside at night and stay out. This worried me a lot. It was also a bother ( one I would love to have right now) for he would meow to be let in anxiously about 4or 5am, when his adventure was over. This time he never came back. I knew by 9am he was a goner, in my gut. But then we had landscapers come to the house and I had to deal with all that. Big machines, etc... ( which made me worry later that the noise frightenend him away, but really , now I think he would have run around the other side of the house, his usual side, and come to the back door like usual frantically. Plus I left it open as usual. It was safe for him to make his way back....) Anyhow, I have searched, called, cried a river, gasped in pain,...... and printed up flyers with his picture for neighbors, made some posters for the highway . We live down a long dirt driveway, with ocean and lots of woods near us. The road is far, there are many houses nearby but it's wooded between. I have looked thoroughly in outbuildings, basements, garages, etc...
( except for one basement of a neighbor I could check.....) and nothing has turned up. It's been a week now. I can't sleep good, feel the preoccupation all the time, my stomach isn't happy, and I dont' have much energy for my kids. Not for long stretches. Keeping up the efforts is hard. I did manage to get ads in my local papers placed, witha picture however. I will post the rest of my posters around town. It's hard though. It is painful to do!
I have found the websites enormously helpful, and reading the stories anbd sharing on this site have helped me alot. I talked to a pet detective ( in CT, closest to me, who can come up if I'd like tommorow, still unsure if it's worth it. ) I made contact with Hilary from calmpets.com a pet communicator, after reading about her on someone's post, and have an appointment today. I figured I have to try everything. I just don't know if I should bother with the extra help of having Marge come up with her dog to search or now, plus I want to know if I should try to resolve my pain or keep searching. It's killing me. We are supposed to go back south, ( school year residence) and I don't think I can go if I don't find Toonces. Also, I can't even begin to think about preparing for that seasonal move.
I would apprecitate any any all support. My baby is missing and it hurts so much. It is comforting knowing others feel the same. He was only 3, and my boys first really closely bonded to pet. We all loved him. Even my husband who claims not to like cats. He played a lot with Toonces. I will attach a picture if I can.

[oceanpets]

I have noticed that many have viewed, but not many replied. I wish more would respond. I could use the support. It's been just awful. LAst night I dreamt that Toonces came back, and then dreamed that it had to be wrong, but had more dreams that it was infact true. Then I really woke up. Mean trick, he's still gone. It hurts a lot.
Yesterday, my vets office called and left me a message saying that they had a woman who was taking care of a cat ( they don't take strays in, only injured cats) and that it met Toonces description. They left the number. I called, no answer. So I did a reverse 411 deal online, knowing it was in my town, and found the address. Small town, it was next door to my old best friend's house. This nice man answered, he was foreign, renting a room, and promplty told me that he had a short haired black and tan cat, not a gray/ white long haired. How wrong could they be! Anyway, he went up to the room where they were keeping the cat, and brought her down, what a sweetheart. I fell in love with this cat.
I told him that if they weren't able to keep him, and no one came forth, as they have put many feelers out, I would. I mean, I hate short haired cats, but this tortoise shell sweetie was so loving, it just felt like I could take her and love her to pieces. I feel badly that it might be someone's cat though.. but they have to go back to Europe, Slavakia or something he said, and can't take it. Heard at where they work, he and his girlfriend I think, at a motel, that someone had dropped it off in the parking lot. It might be wrong information, so I am not going to assume that's it and free to go, but if it is, I left my number and said in a week or so call me and I'd take her.
I'm still having a hard time with my husband not being very supportive emotionally. It's making it all the harder.
I could use to see some feedback. Tomorrow is my birthday. I wish Toonces was here.