Lost, My cat haven't come back Options

[JuliaSC]

Hello all!
I found this forum though google search when I was looking for tips and support to deal with missing cat.
My cat has been missing 6 days. Saturday I let him and his brother out. And my favorite and very special baby cat never came back. He is my number one! His personality is so calm and friendly, he does things I've never seen from other cats. You can just pick him up and he will lay in your arms until you put him back. My husband tried to play rough with him and this cat would never fight back, because he is just such a great laid-back cat! He is the best!
We have hanged flyers, added a post on craiglist, called microchip company, then like 7 different shelters in our area... No one had him.
I cry every day, even though I understand stress won't do me any good.
Reading some of your successful stories has helped me to get my hope back. I see that some cats came be missing weeks, months and even years and then make it back. It sure gives me the hope that my baby will be back too.
This is a horrible feeling. When my 13 years old cat died I thought I'd never adopt another one because part of me died with that cat. When I adopted Miles (well, my husband did actually, on Christmas, as a present for me to keep my company while he is gone for deployment). This cat made me smile, made other people laugh because of the things he does. He helped us adopt another cat (when Miles was little and we brought him to vet, we saw a kitten in a cage, Miles started playing with that kitty, so we had to adopt him). Since then they are the best friends. I also have 25 years old cat from my husband's grandma who passed away and we adopted her cat. Miles gets along with everyone, he is just amazing and unique cat. But now he is gone...

[moon_beam]

Hi, Juila, thank you so much for sharing with us how you're doing, and how things are progressing in your search for your precious Miles. Sadly there is no adequate or definite answer to your question: "how long does it take for a cat to be back on average?" Some companions take several months to come back home, some companions take several years - - while some companions, sadly, never do. With my own personal experiences as a young child, one kitty was missing for several weeks. He had gotten stuck in a sewer drain just down the block from where the house was. One morning on the way to the bus stop to go to work my eldest sister heard a constant "meow" from the sewer and she came back home to tell us about it. My dad lifted the drain cover and rescued our little kitty. A few years later another one of our kittys went missing for several months. He finally reappeared on our door step the evening of my birthday. And then a few years later another kitty went missing - - he never came back home.

Please let me try to reassure you that what you are feeling is very normal when you share with us: "I just feel like the hope is fading with every new day. I'm not sure if I'm strong enough to keep hoping." Julia, you never need to stop hoping to have your precious Miles come home again. It is perfectly normal, however, for the hope to not be as intense as the length of time increases that he does not come home. This doesn't mean you have "given up" on him - - nor does it mean that the love bond you and your precious Miles share no longer exists. It simply means that - - for whatever reason - - you and your precious Miles' earthly journey have taken separate paths. The love bond you and your precious Miles share is eternal, Julia - - and nothing in heaven or on earth can ever change this. Even though your precious Miles is not physically with you, he will ALWAYS know your love is with him whatever his circumstances are.

I hope today is treating you and your husband kindly, Julia. Please know your precious Miles and you are in my thoughts and prayers, and please let us know how things are going.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam