good news

I know what it's like when mine went missing for 2 weeks, then finally he came home
I remember searching all over, walking along the railroad tracks, going to animal shelters

One went missing last year and I walked all around the neighbourhood. It helps to tell people when a cat is missing, that's he got home - he went to a neighbour's house looking for food, and she knew that I had been looking, so she brought him home.

Put a collar or something on your cat for identification.