In 1999, when my daughter's house was destroyed by a tornado ( with her and sil inside ), their indoor cat dissapeared. My daughter was heartbroken , but I told her that cats were resilient and not to give up hope. One week later, as a back hoe was lifting the rubbish that WAS the house,the cat called from under a big pile of refuse. The back hoe lifted the corner and my grandson crawled under far enough to rescue her. She was dehydrated but otherwise just fine. She lived to a ripe old age !