Yes, cats have a strong sense of smell and can navigate their way home from distances as far as 10 miles away.
Yes, cats have a strong sense of direction and can navigate their way home from distances as far as 6 miles away.
Yes it is possible. If the cat had a really good caring home and was separated from that home by 7-10 miles there is no way that cat is not going to find it's way back.
Yes, cats have a strong sense of direction and can often find their way home from distances of up to 2 miles.
It could be difficult to charm the cat into coming back if the cat is far away and neither smells nor sees your charming efforts. That's why the best approach often is to hand out fliers that your cat has ran away and then trust in the community to help find the cat and return it.
Yes. Because it wants to find many mates.
No. Butter on a cat's paws is an old wives tale; it does nothing except make the cat run away so he can lick his paws clean in peace.
It is possible that your cat has gotten itself lost and is just trying to find its way back home, but at the same time might be going further away from his home due to possible threats it has come across or perhaps something has attracted it(food, namely). If the cat leaves the house regularly but comes back soon afterwards, I would find myself concerned, but only if it is not usual behaviour for the cat to leave for long periods of time. If there is concern, I wouldn't shy away from bringing it to the attention of neighbours etc.
if a cat runs 5 miles per minute and you are trying to find out how much a cat runs and 10 minutes then do 5 times 10 and you will get 50
If your cat is not microchipped, than while calling for it, be sure that you shake his/her bag of food. The main thing you can remember to do is to keep searching without giving in, and to ignore the heat when in persuit of your feline. If it is really that hot, then your cat will probably find their way home-they are smart animals and they know what is best.
If your cat is ill and you are unable to pinpoint the problem, take it to the vet right away.
you'll have to find someone who is giving away a cat. but be careful as they may not have vaccinations