BELLA DONNA, MY MISSING KITTEH, HAS COME HOME AGAIN!!!! SHE IS SAFE AND SOUND!!!!
Last Tuesday I had given up hope. Then all day Wednesday, I kept seeing her little face, anxious and sad, looking out a window. I felt somebody had taken her in and was keeping her prisoner indoors. I sent her a "thought message" to pretend to be happy so the people keeping her wouldn't suspect, and when they opened a door, go to greet them and make a run for it. But be careful." I was at the garage all morning getting a new timing belt and summer tires, etc. As soon as I got home, I made a poster and then drove around to put it up. I put one at the variety store at the end of a nearby street that everybody goes too. And one at the grain store across the street. And one with my vet. I also called the shelter she came from and was disappointed again in their (non)response. And then I called the shelter in my county, where they were sooo nice. The woman checked the intake list for the past week, and then checked the cats themselves just in case and called me right back. She also let me know that our animal control officer works there, and said she'd give her Bella's description so that she could keep an eye out for her.
But everybody sounded and looked pretty sad. A woman at the variety store told me she lost 4 cats to fischers in a single winter.
Still, I kept calling for her periodically, in case she was out there, so she'd here my voice and know where to come to.
By today I was pretty hopeless again. And then tonight, I got home from work, fed the dogs and we headed out to give Dahli dinner. And I saw what looked like a small pile of snow in my neighbor across the street's drive. Only the snow is all gone. I called out "Bella" and she scooted away. Luna scares her. So the dogs and I ran down and threw Dahli her hay and ran back up and sent the dogs inside.
And then I headed across the street alone, and called to her again. She came out from the shadows and came up to me. She was skittish, but let me pick her right up.
Now I don't know for a fact where she has been for a week, but she is awfully fat for a cat who has been hunting on scarce prey all week.
I took her down and put her in her hay pile. She couldn't get to her food dish fast enough!
My little Bella is alive and well!!!!!!!
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Happy for you and Bella. 
I lost my friend Mario a couple months ago when he never came home. He would have been 2 years old later this month.
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As a kitty parent myself, I rejoice with you.
My wife and I had to put down our dear, dear kitty, Lynx, after 14 years of her love a couple of months ago. She was so sick and dehydrated and had a heart murmur. It was one of the most heartbreaking experiences of our lives.
However we now have a new little girl...a four-month-old shelter kitty we've named Midnight (she's all black). She has been a wonderful little bundle of love.
you and Bella
I have kitty love from Figaro & his 3 nephews, Tosca, Faust and Arabella.
I teared up, I really did. I got a great performance review yesterday and with it a good raise and significant bonus, and the fact that your cat has come home tops that, it honestly does.
Awesome story! 
So happy, you must have been beside yourself with concern.
