I'm at a loss and desperate. I live in a bustley little subdivision and every day our cat is missing I worry that he will get trapped somewhere or attacked by a predator or hide in a car engine.
Some background: our cat is a neutered male 7 year old. He has been indoor only his whole life and has never been outside until now.
The second night he went missing i found him in our neighbors yard and slowly called for him until he ran away from me terrified. This happened again last night, which was the 4th night. He has always been skittish. Considering I've spent hours and hours calling him, and then the next night just sitting outside and talking in a normal voice, to no avail I'm not sure he is coming to me on his own.
I decided to buy a humane trap. Problem is i tried it last night and ended up catching a stray... one of about 6 i have seen around the neighborhood. Now I'm thinking the traps won't work either because of the other cats around constantly interfering.
I've tried putting out his litter, I've tried leaving the door open and hoping he just shows up. He just remains hidden.
He's so scared of everything that I worry he will get himself killed before coming home. Any ideas on how to work around the other cats in the neighborhood? Im slowly losing my mind.
Some background: our cat is a neutered male 7 year old. He has been indoor only his whole life and has never been outside until now.
The second night he went missing i found him in our neighbors yard and slowly called for him until he ran away from me terrified. This happened again last night, which was the 4th night. He has always been skittish. Considering I've spent hours and hours calling him, and then the next night just sitting outside and talking in a normal voice, to no avail I'm not sure he is coming to me on his own.
I decided to buy a humane trap. Problem is i tried it last night and ended up catching a stray... one of about 6 i have seen around the neighborhood. Now I'm thinking the traps won't work either because of the other cats around constantly interfering.
I've tried putting out his litter, I've tried leaving the door open and hoping he just shows up. He just remains hidden.
He's so scared of everything that I worry he will get himself killed before coming home. Any ideas on how to work around the other cats in the neighborhood? Im slowly losing my mind.