Not advice, really, just wondering about the chances of him coming back.
I'm at school right now, so I don't know exactly when he went missing, but my parents tell me it was over a week ago. When I spoke to my mom last night, she said that she hadn't seen him in 3 days. He's almost 16 years old (this summer), and I would say pretty fit (certainly compared to our other cat who passed away a few years back, who was overweight/obese). My parents haven't put any food out for him, but they will today. The weather has been I think a bit chilly lately, it's probably been between the 40's and 60's on any given day since he escaped (he's an indoor declawed cat, by the way). Water would be no problem for him, there's a little stream running behind our house. Traffic where we live is relatively minimal, and from what I've read an indoor cat would probably be so spooked that his chances of geting hit would be fairly small.
I guess what I'm ultimately wondering is what the chances are of him being alive right now, having to fend for himself in terms of food, and dealing with the chilly temperatures. I'm still hopeful, but I'd like to be able to at least partially brace myself in case he never comes back.
I'm at school right now, so I don't know exactly when he went missing, but my parents tell me it was over a week ago. When I spoke to my mom last night, she said that she hadn't seen him in 3 days. He's almost 16 years old (this summer), and I would say pretty fit (certainly compared to our other cat who passed away a few years back, who was overweight/obese). My parents haven't put any food out for him, but they will today. The weather has been I think a bit chilly lately, it's probably been between the 40's and 60's on any given day since he escaped (he's an indoor declawed cat, by the way). Water would be no problem for him, there's a little stream running behind our house. Traffic where we live is relatively minimal, and from what I've read an indoor cat would probably be so spooked that his chances of geting hit would be fairly small.
I guess what I'm ultimately wondering is what the chances are of him being alive right now, having to fend for himself in terms of food, and dealing with the chilly temperatures. I'm still hopeful, but I'd like to be able to at least partially brace myself in case he never comes back.