Norwalk, CT Lost Female Cat, Alice Is Missing

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Leon R.

1 month ago

Rae Abate Yeah me and my family be calling out but we’re thinking that somebody probably took her

Rae A.

1 month ago

Leon Ruiz will continue to share, have you gone out at dawn and dusk calling her name?

Leon R.

1 month ago

Rae Abate unfortunately no 😕

Rae A.

1 month ago

Update?

Sharon B.

2 months ago

Tell and show letter carrier

Linda M.

2 months ago

If you have not already find someone as a ring camera, if not contact for me directly and post on the ring camera make sure you lose something outside with your scent on it like a cat bed or a blanket just in case you drive to find your way back home, we have gotten to get off by a predator or got locked in someone’s garage shed, but it has been a while so I think she’d be up by now but could be disorientated when she gets out. Just try to get some sightings of the ring. Camera is great for that in to see if anyone has reported any sightings.

Gary M.

2 months ago

Drag scent trails… She may be hiding under a porch, a shed, or a car, behind bushes, or in a wooded area. Go out late at night with a flashlight that might reflect against her eyes, and call her gently. Or shake a bag of treats, sometimes better than your voice to attract a cat that’s scared. Create scent trails on the grass and ground leading up to your home (or to a trap, ideally monitored with a trail cam, so you can respond quickly when the cat is in the trap). Get a towel and rub it with your dirty laundry, blankets, socks, or anything else with the scent of home. (Do not use kitty litter.) Tie a rope to the towel and drag it from the areas where you think the cat might be, creating scent trails leading to your house (or the trap). You won’t smell the scent on the towel or the ground, but the cat will. (If you use a trap, load it with a little cat food, chicken or tuna, enough to attract the cat from the trail that leads up to it. Rely on the scent trails to get your cat to the trap.) Rain and snow will wash away the scent trails, so you’ll have to drag again afterwards. Also, renew the trails every couple days. Try to remain patient and hopeful. Some cats only show up after many days or even weeks. Important: . Never leave a trap unattended, always keep an eye on it, checking it every 1/2 hour in person or with a trail cam. Position the trap close to where the cat escaped or was last seen. . Trail cam photos and videos are marked with time stamps, helpful to know if and when the cat shows up but doesn’t go into the trap. . Post flyers in the area with a picture of your cat and your contact information. . Even if you don’t have a trap or a trail cam, scent trails leading to your home can work.

Jason H.

2 months ago

just copied and pasted this post from one of the online listings and I thought it was helpful: Cat rescue tips for finding your lost indoor cat! Cat rescue tips for indoor cats that have escaped . If your cat has escaped and not familiar with the outside world, he/she is 99% of the time hiding right outside in your backyard or neighbors yard. When they get out, they get nervous and make a B line for the quickest place to find shelter/cover. Put outside his/her bedding, or your worn clothing for the scent so your cat can smell its way back to the house. You can even sprinkle vacuum dust. It will have his or her hair /scent in it. Also, it’s very important to get in those bushes, woods etc around your house and search for him/her. Cats are great at staying stealth quiet and staying in place for days out of fear , everything and everyone is a danger right now, including you. During the day, put out its favorite stinky food, or tuna/sardines etc and water so your cat doesn’t stray for food. ( Only do this if you are actively watching or using a trap. If you leave food out all day/night unattended, you might attract raccoons, opossums, or stray cats that will bully your cat and drive them away from your yard.) What works best, is at night, take a strong flashlight and look for your cat in the bushes with the flashlight. If he/she is there, you will see his/her eyes with the reflection of the light. And don’t forget to look up in the trees. It could have been chased by a coyote or bobcat and it ran up the tree. I’ve heard this happen a few times. Their cats were hiding in the trees! And, if all of that doesn’t work you can set a trap ( have a heart trap you can buy at Home Depot or ask your local animal control to borrow one) and put a blanket or some of your worn clothing in it with food!! ( Check it often !!!) I asked chat gbt more in this : YES to the Scent: Using worn clothing (like a sweaty T-shirt or pillowcase) is a great way to make a scary metal cage feel like "home." • WATCH OUT for the Placement: Never put the clothing under the trip plate (the pedal the cat steps on). If the fabric bunches up under that plate, the trap won't trigger when the cat steps on it. They'll eat the food and walk right back out. ( D the blanket over the trap, not just inside. Leaving the metal wire exposed can be scary. If you cover the top and sides of the trap with a familiar-smelling blanket (leaving only the entrance open), it looks like a safe, dark "den" or "tunnel" rather than a cage.) You can also get a wildlife tracker camera from Amazon or any sporting goods store. The camera will show any movement at night and if your cat is there you will see it at night on that camera and this can help you pinpoint its location Also, if there is a lot of rain, please make scent trails for your cat around the exterior of your house. And Another tip, call your cats name calmly at night, when it’s quiet, try sitting outside, shake treat bags too. ( but do this when it’s quiet out) cats tend to move around at night when there is no noise . Also, ask your neighbors to check their garages, sheds, under decks etc. It’s also very important to create flyers and put them around town in people’s mailboxes too. Or ( You might be better off using brightly colored (neon) poster board for your flyers—people notice a "Neon Pink" sign on a utility pole much faster than a white piece of paper in their junk mail pile.) Keep your cat’s photo out there on social media, so people remember. Offer a $ reward

Nicola C.

2 months ago

So pretty why outside

Noelle H.

2 months ago

Humane trap and camera are key