Where's My Darcey? Options

[gillian]

Darcey is feral, fathered by a wildcat.

She hates to be indoors, refuses to come in and when I bring her inside against her will, she goes insane, hissing and growling and crying for ages until she gets back out. My other cat Sasha comes in throughout the night, and I wanted Darcey to as well. But she refuses. Screaming till she got out. So I had to let her out at nights, cause she's terrified of the indoors and won't settle. Her eyes get round with fright indoors. I don't know why cause I've had her since she was 7 weeks old. I think it's just the wildcat in her. She's just not like other cats, nothing like my other 2 cats. She's different, she's wild, but she's mine and she needs me and she depends on me for food and healthcare and love and someone to brush her coat and tell her she's a beautiful girl.

Shes always been fine, shows up for her breakfast in the mornings, and in the evenings for the past few weeks, I've been bringing her in and holding her, stroking her, trying to get her used to coming inside at night. I maybe shouldn't have done that now, cause she didn't show up this morning for her breakfast, and she didn't show up this evening, and I don't know where she is. I have called and called for her, but she is gone.

Its been 24 hours since I last saw her.

She might be stuck in someone's garage, she has done that before. She has no sense like that. My other cat never gets stuck in garages. I've just sent my fiancé out in the car to check the roads incase she has been run over. It's so unlikely though, cause she never goes near the roads. But it's possible.

Sasha has never gone missing in the 6 years I've had her, and Darcey has never gone missing before in her 2 years.

I can't even go looking for her myself, and I would look for her all night, but I have to stay here with my baby son.

My fiancé has just come home saying there's no sign of her anywhere so I'm sat here, knowing we'll be gone all day tomorrow, as it's my son's first birthday party. I feel really frustrated and irritated, annoyed with myself for forcing her to come indoors more; maybe that's whats driven her away, perhaps she doesn't want to come home anymore now she thinks I'll bring her in.

Where's my little cat? I'm very worried. She's only a little cat. Come home to me Darcey.

Darcey as a kitten.

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[sissycat]

So glad you got a good response. Just keep up your hope, but do remember not to just look in that area she may have traveled a little. Sending you strength, even more prayers and lots of hugs!!!!!!!

Keep us updated.

[gillian]

Darcey has now been missing 4 days.

Today I rang every vet and rescue centre in my city, and left details. I also rang the council ... and got my vet to register Darcey's microchip at long last.

My fiancé is currently taking flyers to all the vets I rang, and leaving some in our local supermarkets too.

Then later on tonight he's putting up more flyers a bit further afield and searching for her again.

I wish I could join him, but I have to stay here and look after our son, which is very frustrating.

Today I got a sympathetic call from a woman which was kind of her, but pointless as she hadn't seen Darcey, and a call from a vet who had brought in a tabby matching Darcey's description, however it only had 3 legs, and finally one of the rescue centres told me it had a stray tabby in as well, but it was male ...

Still no news of Darcey ...