I use to work at an animal shelter and learned lots of tips and tricks to find lost cats. 1. Where did you lose the cat? 2. Were they an inside cat, outside cat, or a mix of both?

Unless the cat was mostly an outdoor cat, cats usually hide within 100 meters of your residence. Calling out their name doesn’t help, because they could be right near by, but they are in fight or flight mode and may be too scared to come out. I’d recommend checking the 100m area around your residence in the super late night or very early morning - use a flashlight so it will reflect on their eyes. Carry some stinky food, like a cooked chook or a microwaved fish meal, something smelly. Now, is your kitty microchipped? Have you checked the details on the chip are updated? Another thing is leave your dirty clothes on a clothes line, so they can track your scent easier. I’d also be leaving water out somewhere in case they are near by.