Sharon & Smudgie wrote:

Thank you all for the good suggestions. I have put my garden bin on the
path behind my fence so Smudgie can get back onto it. I'm hoping she will
know once she is on the fence she has the right one! I have put a bowl of
food and water behind the bin in case and one of my socks so she will know
she is near home. I have also put a sock on my front doorstep in case she
happens to find it. I included a pic and a brief description on leaflets
saying that she is scared of strangers so would people please check their
garden shrubs and outbuildings. I've had 3 phone calls so far of possible
sightings but have not been able to locate her. Smudgie has been
microchipped and wears a bright pink collar with my address on it. I
volunteer at the local cat shelter at weekends so they have informed other
shelters of her details for me. I have rang all the local vets and got her
in their "Lost" books in case anyone takes her there. I have also rang the
company that I got her microchipped through to go on their Lost list. I
have also put her pic and details onto all the internet lost cat websites
and my local classifieds website. I put leaflets through all the homes in
my immediate vicinity and on lamp posts etc on my estate. I have walked
around the estate calling her and shaking her dried food box at all times of
day. I've looked under shrubs around the area but there are hundreds and
it's even possible I have walked past her a few times but she is scared to
come out of hiding! Tomorrow I will ring my local council cleansing
department and leave her details in case the worst has happened and they
have found her. I am also going to get a baby monitor (what a fab idea!)
tomorrow and set it up for tomorrow night. There don't appear to be any Pet
Detective's in my area but I will keep researching that. I also gave my
postman a leaflet and he has promised to keep an eye out for her. I run our
local neighbourhood watch so all my close neighbours will be keeping a close
lookout for her too.

Wow! Nobody could possibly fault you for not doing everything you can
to find her. I have a good feeling about this - you've gathered together
all the support you can find and you have a lot of eyes looking out for
her. She can't have gone too far... but we're keeping the purrs going
for her to come home quickly and end your worries.

Joyce

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May the great galactic kitten always purr you to sleep.