WE had an indoor/outdoor cat when we lived on Cape cod. he lived to be almost 14 and just never came home after being let out one early morning. I’m sure a Coyote got him.
He was a mean sucker and I was the only one in the family he would tolerate. I think he picked up on the cat i was a meaner S.O.B. then he was and had a sort of respect for me. Anyone else who approached him would be met with hisses yowls and growls, although he never attacked anyone unless they tried to pick him up.
Every few months he would decide he wanted to be affectionate and would jump up on my lap while i was reading or napping in my recliner. WE had at the time a 90 lb German Shepherd and he totally dominated the poor girl. He would take to stalking her, just walking right toward her, while the dog backed up and looked all around for an avenue of escape.
The cat had real personality and was hard as nails. That’s probably why she lived so long up here among the Coyotes.