Ford City, PA Lost Female Cat, Yara Is Missing

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Barb S.

2 weeks ago

Owner please post to local community pages, and the Nextdoor Neighbor & Ring apps for your area for more visibility. Alert ALL neighbors. Look inside of bldgs, sheds, garages, and under bushes, porches, and decks. Ask neighbors if they can check their security cameras to see if they spot her. There may be people who feed indoor/outdoor cats, she may find that feeding station. Keep gently calling her name especially at night and feeding times. Shake a treat bag or her favorite noisy toy. Use a laser light or flashlight to draw her attention to you. Shine a flashlight up in trees at night to see if her eyes reflect back. Set up a humane trap near where she escaped, put smelly food inside the back of it, and cover w a bath towel or a worn article of clothing. If setting a trap after dark or in frigid temps, be sure to monitor it CONTINUOUSLY for the animal's safety and quick retrieval. Check frequently. Good luck. She's closer than you think, have patience.

Gemma J.

2 weeks ago

Shared🙏🙏🙏🙏 This woman has great tips on her site . I used the one below as well as a friend of mine. I have her downloaded book which is a quick read with tons of good info . I will gladly email it to you , pm your email address ( too big of a file for messenger) . She even answered our questions about strays in our area that may hv kept my friend’s cat in hiding . Also if you can rent a trap from St cats in Nay Aug park , Griffin Pond Animal Shelter or No Nonsense Neutering in Plains that will be helpful. Leave the door he escaped from or window cracked open in evening when it gets dark . Buy a cheap driveway sensor from Harbor Freight ($14) place by door and wait . Don’t leave food at all times ( only supervised) or litter outside it will attract other cats or wildlife & drive him further away https://www.lostcatfinder.com/

Barbara R.

2 weeks ago

Leave open a garage door, sliding patio door, window, etc. Cats will often hide during the day and move under the cover of darkness and sneak back into the house. Several cats have returned to their owners this way recently. It is effective. Also, keep walking your neighborhood, they usually don’t go very far but can be scared and hiding. Check under decks, bushes, or just sit quietly for hours to see if you see or hear your cat. See if any neighbors have Ring/doorbell cameras or other cameras and ask them to check their footage to see if they see your cat. Also think about setting a humane trap. A lot of shelters or animal rescue groups have them to loan. Cover the trap with a blanket or something so it doesn’t look like a trap. Bait the trap with a food your cat loves. You have to constantly check the trap though. You might catch a wild animal and that is super stressful for the animal (just release it asap), plus, depending on the weather, extreme cold or heat, it can be dangerous. But if you can check a trap every hour or put a camera on it, it is a good way to catch your cat. You may have to camouflage the trap a bit with a blanket or tree branches. Traps can look scary.

Coleen F.

2 weeks ago