When I lost my Bella when she was a kitten I went out every night calling for her, placed her litter box outside, posted on various site for her ect. Me and my partner didn't give up hope until a year passed (we lived on a very busy road at the time and along a river too which had foxes and badgers) then one day after moving home, I got a message that Bella had been found, I was in utter disbelief as it was almost 2 years since she left. We visited her at the persons home who found her, they were quite happy to keep her if we didn't want her back but of course we did so we scooped up our baby and got her all de-wormed (It was horrific) and de-flead ect and checked over. Poor baby was hit by a car apparently as he bones didn't fuse right but she made do, the vet didn't see why he should retreat her bones if she's not in any pain. Anyway, Bella made it to be around 11 years old, living the best life with her brother and sister and then temporarily her new sister until she passed last year due to unknown causes. May she rest in peace with her sisters up above