There is a cat (not ours!) in the crawl space under the house. We can hear it meow, but we can't get it to come out. The only exit is through the garage, which we usually keep closed. It must have run in one day when we were walking the dog. The cat has been there for several days, with no food or water, meowing plaintively. How do we get it out before it dies? Any suggestions?

Nosnosna

You have a few options:

Get a live animal trap from a vet, the humane society, or if all else fails the hardware store. Bait it with some cat food (part of a can of tuna will work), and then remove it and release the cat.

Call the humane society or animal control to come out and get the cat. They'll know what to do and how to do it.

Leave the door open to outside and let the cat find its own way out.

Whichever of these you choose, put out a bowl of water in the crawlspace immediately... I'm sure the cat needs it by now.