Chattanooga, TN Lost Female Cat, Chase Is Missing

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Ke D.

4 months ago

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Patrice T.

4 months ago

Poor beautifull baby out in this cold. Prayers for a safe return home soon.

Donna M.

4 months ago

🙏🏻❤️

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Annette B.

4 months ago

Go out early morning or after dark and quietly call your cat....chances are you cat is scared and hiding....take a flashlight ...if your cat doesn't come to you, shine it around to see if it catches it's eyes...under bushes and in the trees. Put a BIG, COLORFUL sign at the last place seen so people know where your cat belongs if they spot him or her…ask your neighbors to check sheds, crawl spaces and garages. Go to your local shelters every day or 2 to look for yourself…please don't depend on a phone call. The person you speak to may not be aware that your pet might have been turned in. If possible, leave your door or window open a crack while you're home.

Annette B.

4 months ago

Be sure to GO to your LOCAL SHELTERS with a photo and report your pet lost (your pet may have been taken to a shelter that is not the closest one to you). They have a board for both lost and found pets. Many finders take pets they find to them. Remember, NOT EVERYONE is on Social Media. There's some excellent advice on Missing Animal Response Network on Facebook as well as their website. Additional advice can be found on the website under the drop down menu labeled lost pet help.

Annette B.

4 months ago

Give flyers to the local vet offices and mail carriers too!! Missing Animal Response Network has excellent advice on what to do when your pet goes missing. The section about NEON signs is a must but all of the tips will also help you in your efforts to find your pet. Try putting a large lost sign at the last place seen (someone else may have seen something). Also check on Craigslist under pets lost/found.

Annette B.

4 months ago

Try posting on the local Nextdoor app (if possible), lost. petcolove. org and watching Craigslist.🤞 Also try putting out unwashed laundry and some stinky shoes at the last place seen with you nearby and hopefully your pet will smell it's way back to you. DO NOT PUT YOUR PET'S BEDDING OR LITTER BOX OUT because it can attract predators where your scent will scare predators off but still attract your pet. If it comes down to it, try renting or borrowing a trap from the shelter... Put something in the trap that your kitty cannot refuse. Putting up cameras may help too. BEWARE of scammers saying they found your pet and want you to email them or send them a code. They will also tell you to text or connect through Instagram to a certain group that helped them find their pet. DON'T do it! It's a scam. Also, be wary of calls from shelters. There is a scam, copying shelter's phone numbers and saying that your animal is there and needs emergency treatment and to send money.

Annie L.

4 months ago

I'm so sorry about your baby.🥺💔 Most cats stay close to home so it is critical to be as proactive, and persistent, as possible. Check everywhere outside even in drain pipes and drains, in logs, under bushes and cars, up in trees and anywhere it's collar could get hung. Use a flashlight after dark as it will make your cat's eyes glow. Check under your house and your neighbor's houses, in sheds, garages, bats, etc. (Indoor-only cats and cats displaced in an unfamiliar location typically do not recognize their owners outside because it is a different environment and they are scared. Sit outside every single day especially in the morning and at dusk/night so your cat can get used to you being there.) Put dry food in a plastic container with a lid and periodically shake it and call your cat's name. Crack your garage door or leave a porch door open so it can get inside. Cats return at night when you're sleeping so you miss them. This also ensures if your cat was chased away, it can sneak back inside when it can. Print flyers for neighbors and businesses in the area. Put posters in public areas, like on street signs and in your front yard, and offer some type of reward, if you can. Put the reward amount on the flyers and posters. A reward will incite people to intentionally be on the lookout for your cat or to return it to you. Work with a cat rescue to immediately set a cat trap or you can purchase one at Tractor Supply, Home Depot or on Amazon and set it yourself. You will need to monitor the trap(s). Also post on the Ring app, Nextdoor app and Pawboost and visit pet rescues/shelters in person regularly to see if someone has found your cat and has taken it to one. Give them a flyer and report your cat as missing. Rescues and shelters only hold a cat 3 to 5 days before putting it up for adoption, especially if it doesn't have a microchip. Even if it does have a microchip, the chip can float and be missed by the scanner. That's why it's critical to consistently visit them. Set notification alerts for the Facebook lost and found pets groups in case someone has found your cat. Please read this article for both indoor-only and outdoor-access lost cats: https://www.missinganimalresponse.com/lost-cat-behavior/

Lori O.

4 months ago

People won’t be out looking in this cold. Sadly they don’t love him like you do. But he needs you out there looking, he’s close by! Cats don’t go far at all

Lori O.

4 months ago

First I will say if you aren’t the one who is out persistently looking chances are you won’t get your baby back. The following tips will help you in your search…. If you didn't see them get out check all spaces in the house .. deep dresser drawers / behind curtains/ under kitchen and bathroom cabinets / behind or in the washer / dryer / that may have been left open / attic door left open / in closets / under beds / behind the frig. / any place a cat can get in or hide behind . Call softly late night early morning when its quiet out .. For indoor cat if there is any way you could leave your door, garage door or window slightly ajar if possible they know where they got out ..Md go back to that spot.... cats will hide during the day and are more active in the nighttime to early morning at daybreak ... have a spot light to shine to see eyes glow in the dark .. they are usually close by and will often come back to the door they got out of.. or hide under bushes or decks to feel safe ! Check crawl spaces under houses, garages, sheds of neighbors nearby ... check culvert pipes .. storm drains .. up trees .. and in colder weather they will get under car hoods for warmth and on tires also ...this can happen and then they could end up miles from home. Cats though most of the time are right near your house hunkered down and scared. Cats in a new home need at least 30 days to adjust to a new area and may and will travel to get back to their old home .. A set trap may be needed and monitored! Trail cam help to monitor the areas! Post to Nextdoor Ask neighbors to check their Ring Doorbells... Beware of loose and roaming dogs in the area as they will chase and your cats! For automatic garage doors please place a 6x6 block or cinder block so that the door will not come all the way down and trap your pet as they can be injured! Check with area Shelters, Animal Control, and Vets offices also put up flyers on poles ... I Am sure you have tried most all of these! Don't give up!! Here are more tips that work. I have helped many find their cats. Just know you can’t rely on others to find them, you have to persistently look YOURSELF . The most important thing I will tell you is to stay persistent and don’t lose hope. Then #1 best thing to do is get a super bright flashlight and go out searching between midnight and 6 am or at least when it’s dark outside and shine light into bushes right around your home and you will see your cats eyes glow. So easy to spot their eyes through the bushes in the dark. Cats mostly stay right next to your house possibly under a shed or your own house or anywhere right close by. They don’t go far at all. Usually no more than 5-6 houses away/or next block over. They almost always hunker down right near your home and stay quiet during the day. They almost never come out during the day because they are scared and wait until the world is quiet at night. Don’t forget to check your outdoor cameras and or your neighbors cameras. If you don’t have cameras you can buy some $10 ones on amazon and easily put outside around your house and monitor them. Cats personalities do change when they get outside and they become scared and they almost always do not come out when even YOU call them during the day. When you spot them, you need to have their favorite treat with u to coax them over once you spot him/her. But check up in trees and inside/under things in your yard. Search garages, sheds, under decks and bushes, in crawl spaces, behind AC units - search anywhere a cat might be trapped or hiding. Try calling and try either shaking a can/bag of treats or carrying an open (smelly) can of cat food or fish with you. Put something w/ yours and your cat's scent on the porch (cat bed, scratching post, sofa pillows, litter box, recording of your voice) and your scent like dirty towel or clothes - Keep your garage door up enough (cinder block) to allow entry. Best to open the door wherever they escaped. Keep out fresh bowls of water. Put up large missing cat posters (neon poster board works well), talk to all neighbors (leave info for those not home), post on all local social media groups for lost pets, neighborhood sites and make sure to check with local animal control at least once a week or more (much better to go in person but at least call and send them a photo). If not found at (best time) NIGHT 12-6 am with a bright FLASHLIGHT, go out during early morning, before dawn, as many/most cats are active around that time. Another important thing to do is to buy a trap. You can get a trap from tractor supply or maybe borrow from the humane society or a rescue. Cover the trap with your dirty towels so your smell is on them and place over trap and inside in the back of the trap place a can of tuna at the back of the trap. It should be a big enough trap so your cat can completely walk inside before the trap door closes. Traps must be checked multiple times each day without fail. Posting flyers with their picture up to a few blocks away from your home makes a big difference because many people don’t look online, particularly elderly. Trust me, this suggestion is from personal experience when helping someone get their cat back. The Cat was seen the next block over and so the trap was then taken to that neighbor’s porch because it was living under the neighbors shed during the day and came out to eat from the porch at night. Indoor only cats and cats with limited outdoor access go into “survival mode”. 3 AM is the best time to find a missing indoor only cat. This is the time they become most active and responsive. Sit and quietly call for your kitty. Try to stay low, standing is intimidating to cats. Place some dirty socks and a pillow case or dirty sheets outside. Your scent will attract your kitty. If you have a garage, place the items near the garage door and crack the door enough for them to get in or back porch or where they escaped from. indoor only cats hide so well they are not as likely to be ed by a predator. Don't give up, it can take months to find a missing indoor only cat. Use a flashlight late at night as you can look in trees, under cars, sheds and in bushes. Look for their eyes to gleam brightly in the dark. The best chance of you being reunited with your cat is to do a methodical search of the area. Most indoor only cats will be within 160 feet of your home. Survival mode lasts 5 to 14 days but can last longer. Once their hunger gets to a maximum they snap out of survival mode, but this is a dangerous time because then they come out of hiding. The majority of cats will try to make a break for home on the 5th night. In addition to posted flyers, make mini flyers and hand them out to your neighbors. Some people don't pay attention to posted flyers. It's VERY VERY important that you look for them as late at night as you can. If you have other cats, watch them. If they are spending a lot of time looking out a certain window, that’s a good indication the missing cat is in that area. Wildlife and motion activated cameras are also helpful. But any $10 camera can be easily purchased and put out around your house. They are hugely helpful!!!! A lot of people are successful trapping their indoor only cats. If you decide to trap, you must watch the trap closely, predators can a cat in a trap. Cover the trap with your dirty sheets or bath towels with your smell to attract them home. Put a can of tuna inside and the trap needs to be big enough that the door can close behind them once inside it so they can’t escape when done eating. Sometimes it takes awhile to get a cat back. So don’t give up, he/she is worth it. I will be praying you find your baby 🙏🙏🙏🙏