My tortie is absent for 35 days
My little girl still hasn't come home. Today it's devastating 35 days.
She's 1 y.o., spayed tortie. She likes to hunt and be outside, brought us lots of mice recently. We live in a city suburban area, in a private house with our own yard and garden.
We don't have any predators here: dogs in our area are kept in yards and are rarely seen on the streets.
I've tried to look everywhere, asked people to open their sheds, hung up posters twice, made posts in social media (I update them constantly), exposed my smelly laundry and her mat, on which she likes to sleep. I call for her several times per day - but there's still no answer.
I asked our closest neighbors to do the same - they originally brought the kitten, but we've decided to take responsibility for her and then sterilized her, made all vaccinations and kept inside during winter (but the always demanded to go outside even there were negative temperatures).
But now it's sunny and warm, she has lots of interest points. The most recent info - she was spotted by the man, who lives on the next street two and half weeks ago.
The street overlooks the river, and this man spotted her moving between the vegetable gardens in the yards and the river. There are plenty of people living there - they possibly could feed her; the weather is nice now, and there's access to water - the slope down to the river is gentle, so there's a chance she basically survives.
But she still hasn't come, even though she's about 250 meters away. We've gone out several times, walked along the river along that street, but she still hasn't come out when we call. She probably moves to a more convenient time. We have a curfew (I live in Ukraine), so it's impossible to go out very early in the morning or late at night.
So I'd like to ask, have your cats ever returned after more than a month, and what condition were they in?
I read that you shouldn't give up on a cat search for at least 2-3 months.
Though I'm absolutely cracked and not getting any joy from everyday activities, I won't give up; she's the joy of my life and my only refuge.
And until there's any negative evidence, this story isn't over.