We were moving and couldn't find our DD cat Tiny. So we went back at night looking him. I saw him beside the road and jumped out and grabbed him. We went home and tossed him into DD bedroom, the next morning she came out of her room holding him, and said this isn't my cat. So we made another trip to the old place and dropped off the cat where we picked him up. A few days later a friend called and said she found our cat in her barn. Good thing it was only a 10 mile move.
Hope you find yours soon.