What? The cat ran outside and you forgot about it? 😧
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My cat is fine, she wants to wander outside all the time, sometimes you don't even notice that she slipped outside when someone opens the door. There's some bushes in my front yard that she hides in for safety.
Last week, my cat spent the night wandering outside. Then at 3-5 AM next morning, my mother woke up to a loud cat meow and opened the front door to check. There it is, my cat dashing toward the door. She slipped outside the night before when the door was opened.
Stop letting your cat roam
One does not simply "not let the cat out"
Cat will find a way out even when you don't let them out.
You have holes in your walls or something?
Please explain to me how a family member coming home from work from a tiring day is going to notice my cat sneaking out?
I can't lock my cat in a cage, that's animal cruelty. Are you suggesting I commit an act of animal cruelty?
So many people have cats and don't have this problem.
Making sure the cat doesn't run by when entering or exiting a room when it's not supposed to, let alone my entire home, has literally never ever, not even once, been an issue.
You have no excuse.
Note that the initial post is about intentionally letting the cat out.
I have had several cats over my lifetime and them escaping has never really been an issue for us, though of course I don't know your particular situation. Still, it is pretty important that cats are not allowed out. I know all the animal shelters across two countries I have worked with will simply not allow someone to adopt a cat unless they sign a document stating that the cat will be indoors only, with the exception of leashed walking.
Here is an honest solution I hope your household works on.... watch your feet when you come and go out the front door and only open enough to get through. That way you can more easily try to block them from escaping with your body or bags or whatever.
We open the door only wide enough to get though. Do you not notice a cat darting between your legs?