How can I find my cat with airtag?

AirTags are decidedly not good at tracking critters.

Cats won’t and don’t get tracked when they’re out of range of an Apple device to relay the AirTag, and that with a range maybe as much as 100 meters maybe and under ideal conditions. Maybe.

Cats are also good at getting out of collars too, and a properly designed cat collar allows a collar-trapped cat to escape the collar. That AirTag may be pinging away from within some shed.

You can ask the property owner if they’ll allow you to try the AirTag locate mode, assuming the AirTag is where the Find My service claims. An iPhone with wideband precision find support is better at locating AirTag, too. That’s iPhone 11 and newer, excluding all SE and 16e.

There are other potential scenarios for this cat. Some bad. Some less bad. I recently trapped what was likely a dumped or abandoned cat, in very poor condition, no collar, and no chip. And very hungry. He’s now far more healthy, and far less hungry.

Apple does not support, condone or recommend using AirTags to track pets.

Beyond that, not sure what more help you want, If the AirTag is nearby you can make it play a sound to pin point it.

You can also use the Precise Location option on you're iPhone to get to the AirTag.

click here ➜ Locate an AirTag or other item in Find My on iPhone - Apple Support

Is this neighbor someone you know? If so, have you talked to them?

Have you put up fliers? Have you posted on your local neighborhood Facebook group?

MrHoffman wrote:

There are other potential scenarios for this cat. Some bad. Some less bad. I recently trapped what was likely a dumped or abandoned cat, in very poor condition, no collar, and no chip. And very hungry. He’s now far more healthy, and far less hungry.

You are a good person. Not that we really needed more proof, of course.