David, years and years ago, my very first cat, Sugar disappeared - just vanished. I was heartsick and could not imagine how he had gotten out of my apartment. My apartment was small - a one bedroom.

Two weeks later after searching, putting up flyers, etc. etc. Sugar just simply "appeared" in my apartment. I later figured out where he had gone.

I had an old fashioned stereo cabinet - the turntable was on one side and there was a well on the other for records. I investigated and underneath the cabinet - there was a shelf that he could crawl onto. That is where he had been the whole time.

There were a lot of cats in my area and something had frightened him and that is where he went for safety.

Don't ever give up hope..........Nikki is close by.