Hello Rosemary and a BIG welcome to Pet Talk - I've only just logged on and read about poor Sonsy going 'walkabout' - I'm just so happy she's decided to stop being lost and get herself home!
It's the most stomach churning feeling when they're lost isn't it?
We have three daft furkids (Bagel, Ketchum and Dan) and they are outdoor/indoor cats - as many are here in England. Just before Christmas Ketchum went missing for 8 days and I was in total panic - then in he walked calm as anything - I didn't know whether to strangle him or cuddle him - so I did the latter! Then again over New Year he went again!! I just couldn't believe it!
This time when he came home he didn't even want to come in the house - that really frightened me - but Don got to work with the first thing that came to hand - a roast ham! And after an hour, he managed to persuade the wanderer indoors!! I simply cannot describe the relief. So I told him there and then 'You're an indoor cat from now on Ketchum' - he purred at me!!
Needless to say he hasn't been out since January 3rd - he sometimes looks out of the window and miaows as me - I simply say 'No go sunshine' and he seems to understand!
I know come summer it's going to be soooooo difficult - 'cos I have the windows and the back door open all day - hopefully by then he'll have lost his wanderlust.

Yum-Yum are you coming home now? Please.

Lynne