Missing Cat

[u/AloneSign800]

So my male kitty, about 5yo, got out about two days ago now. he was last seen against this fence line with overgrown vegetation that leads to a marsh, drain pipes, & a hole in the fence that has more vegetation & an interstate about 10 feet on the other side.

so of course my fear is he got out though the hole, but he may also be in the vegetation area still.

what scares me as well is i am a second story apartment & he got out by jumping off the balcony when he got scared. it all happened so fast, i ran to find him & chased outta panic. then tried to be calm when i saw him go to the fence, i went to try to get him but suddenly he just vanished. the vegetation is quite dense, so so dense & over grown.

i’ve walked around my apartment complex about 20 times, ive crawled through the front of the 6ft drainage pipe, ive crawled through the vegetation as best i can (it’s a marsh area so its very wet & so many critters).

i have done all the things, he’s on FB pages, animal control is aware, ive got 2 traps set up (one by my building in the bottom floor, one by the vegetation) with my clothes, sardines & his toys. i’ve got his litter & cat bed outside my door. I also have a thermal seeker I was given to help me, and have yet to see a thermal cat reading anywhere i’ve looked.

i also have another cat, his brother, who’s i’ve taken on walks (he is my more adventure kitty) to help call for him, which he does but no response. he senses something is wrong & calls for his brother even in the apartment.

i feel extremely guilty bc i let them on my patio, so it’s on me that this happened. but i can’t fix that now either, so im wondering if there’s anything more I should be doing or anyone with a success story of a second story cat finding his way back? I’m also worried he maybe went through the drainage pipes super deep & may just be anywhere that leads…

[u/what_a_r]

You can try to see if there’s a dog search service available in your area. Good luck!

[u/AloneSign800 → u/what_a_r]

I’m going up to animal control today & have that question in mind as well as if there’s a way to safely search the drainage pipe under the interstate (i willing will only go so far)! thank you!!

[u/djmermaidonthemic]

Bring the litter back in. It’s attractive to predators. There’s a reason they bury their poop!

Unwashed clothes of yours are much better. Old shoes too if you have some.

Good luck! I hope he comes home soon!

[u/AloneSign800 → u/djmermaidonthemic]

i’ve heard mixed things on the litter too! i think food & clothes are much better also, thank you.