I’m sorry for your loss. Amazing how these critters who *find* us, leave footprints on our hearts.
Our cats were strays and had that *wildness* to them, from their existence outdoors, living as best they could. So they were let out a lot. After we found their carcasses, not far from the house, their deaths must have been gruesome. One of the darlings was a deaf, pure white cat....I’m still sad about it.
We can take coyote most of the year. Still pretty difficult, if you live in suburbia.