Queens, NY Lost Male Cat, Mogi Is Missing

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Gail A.

4 mins ago

If you need to talk to Kelly, here is her contact information She answers her own phonecalls and messages and may be out on a job, so she might not be able to respond to you right away. Please know that she will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Gail A.

14 mins ago

Since your angel is an indoor only cat, follow these tips from Kelly Brach of Lost Pet Search Dogs. She says that “9 out of 10 people who call me looking for their missing indoor only cat never end up needing to hire me if they follow these tips.” This is a very long post but it is excellent and very successful advice! ************* 😻😻 INDOOR ONLY CATS 🐈‍⬛ 🐈🐈‍⬛🐈 If/when they escape, please follow. DO NOT put the litter box outside. DO NOT put food outside. DO NOT put anything of the missing cats outside OR anything belonging to another indoor only cat that your missing cat is bonded with. Putting an abundance of smells outside (litter box, beds, etc) belonging to cats that do not live outside is counterproductive. Putting food outside is counterproductive. Both actions can create a fake “ contest”. By doing either of these, you are telling the animals that currently live outside that your cat is now claiming what could be their current territory or you are inviting all of the other animals that currently live outside to come over for a buffet. Both actions will cause other animals that currently live outside to either re claim their territory or they will consider you a new food source. By marking. Which is a form of intimidation for animals. “ contest”. DO NOT make things more difficult for your indoor only cat to come back home. DO NOT welcome the outside animals to come over and bully your already terrified cat. *****ESPECIALLY if you live in an area with predators. You are putting your cats life at risk. If people suggest either to you and swear it worked for them-they got lucky. This is NOT what made their cat come home. Cats can smell for a couple of miles in distance. Pending their age/health of course. An indoor only cat typically goes no more than 10 houses from home (give or take pending the cat and individual situation). Your cat can smell home from where s/he is. No home/house/apartment, etc. is 100% sealed. We open and close doors and windows, we have drafts, we use air conditioners, we walk on our property. Our smell/dead skin cells are ALL OVER our property. Your cat is not lost. Your cat is displaced. Cats are capable of following their own scent/foot steps back to the exact exit they initially escaped from. It’s not because they cannot find their way. It’s because they are nervous and they are being cautious. They are being smart. In their mind everything is a threat. So, as usual, cats will do things on their terms, when they are comfortable. You cannot make a cat appear. If a cat does not want to be seen or heard, you will not see nor hear a cat. DO NOT shine flashlights around expecting to guess that every set of glowing eyes that you see will be your cat. It probably won’t be your cat. Because your cat is scared and hiding. So when s/he hears you coming, before you even have a chance to aim the flashlight in their direction, they have moved. Going completely undetected. DO NOT shake treats. Although this can work, if your cat is scared, it can work against you. The noise can startle your cat. Why gamble? DO NOT make a “scent trail” of your dirty socks from some random spot and trail back home. If you don’t know where your cat is, making a BLIND scent trail makes absolutely no sense at all. Especially considering the fact that your smell is already all over your property. If you know where your cat is hiding, then absolutely make your “scent trail”. The MOST EFFECTIVE THING TO DO when your indoor only cat escapes …… give him/her the ability to get back in the way that they left. Prop open the door the cat escaped from. Use a door stop so the door doesn’t sway and scare your cat when s/he is approaching. SPECIFICALLY in the overnight hours. Go to sleep. Do not linger by the door with anticipation. Be “normal”. Your cat will know if you’re anxious and will feed off of your energy. If you do happen to get a glimpse of your cat attempting to enter back home, ignore your cat. Do not scream with excitement. Your cat may run back outside. Make it easy for your cat to get back home. Give your cat the ability to be a cat and get back in on his or her terms. 9 out of 10 people who call me looking for their missing indoor only cat never end up needing to hire me if they follow these tips. Please remember, when an indoor only cat goes missing, you are dealing with a terrified, displaced animal, not a human. They are very different from us. They are far more capable than us humans. Give them a chance. Have faith and confidence in their natural survival instincts.

Bridget C.

4 hours ago