YOU SAID:
Sweetie couldn't find the cat that was meowing over there
INTO JAPANESE
スウィーティーはあそこで鳴いていた猫を見つけられなかった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Sweetie couldn't find the cat that was singing over there.
INTO JAPANESE
スウィーティーは向こうで歌っていた猫を見つけることができませんでした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Sweetie couldn't find the cat she was singing over there.
INTO JAPANESE
スウィーティーは向こうで歌っていた猫を見つけられなかった。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Sweetie couldn't find the cat she was singing over there.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.