I have lost a cat back when I was 5 years old. This was my first pet and I was upstate on vacation. We were all pretty much near the woods with roads surrounding us. I assume the cat ran out through the back door and we never saw her again. I remember I would always ask about her and cry but my parents somehow changed the subject. My mom has told me now that I was very sad and she always tried to change the subject as quickly as she could. When we moved back home that summer we went to the pet shop because my mom told me that my cat went to heaven. We all still do not know what happened to her=/.