Brampton, ON Lost Male Cat, Sesame Is Missing

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June W.

3 months ago

OH MY. Sesame may love being outside and I’m sure you have taken all the steps to get him home again and should that materialize PLEASE CONSIDER KEEPING HIM IN. It's obvious you love him, miss him and want to keep him safe. There are so many reason I could list to NOT let your cat roam, but I'm sure you have heard them all. A cat tree by a window, a bird feeder and bird bath outside and some toys inside and you know for sure he will always be safe. You gamble with your cat’s life every time you let it outdoors. Is it really worth it? If you love them keep them inside. My wish for you and your special pet is that he comes back home. GOOD LUCK ❤

Nancy C.

3 months ago

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Lydia T.

3 months ago

Stressful! Please be open to many possibilities. Most 'lost' cats are hiding (or locked in / trapped, prevented from returning home), frightened (especially if chased or injured), possibly disoriented, within about 500 metres from where lost. (Less for indoor cats). Some cats fear making a noise, in case it attracts predators, so might not respond to your calls. They can squeeze into the tightest crevices (sometimes become wedged in), why very thorough searches are required. I am aware of 100's of situations where a cat was accidentally locked in / trapped somewhere (eg in a neighbours shed, garage, holiday home, roof, crawl-space under a home / industrial building). Most somehow survived (eg by eating insects), many others didn't. 😞 Please thoroughly search through sheds, garages, under houses / buildings, bats, decks, neighbours' bins, skips, under bushes, between tall walls and fences, in roof and wall cavities, on top of rooves, in trees, vacant homes / buildings (even neighbours on holidays), construction / storage areas, etc. Ask neighbours to check cctv cameras. Don't trust neighbours to search!!! (Or at least not as thoroughly as you. Some don't search at all). Best ask permission to search yourself, or go with neighbour. If neighbours are unco-operative, suggest you involve police to do a welfare check and to keep the peace. Alternatively, offer a reward (bribe) for unco-operative / uncaring neighbours. 😞 Call down drains (with strong smelling food). If you can lift the grate and enter the drain, even better. (One cat found 500 metres, another 3km away in drain!). And /or create a temporary, stable ramp (eg with rolled towels or a branch of wood) from inside to outside of the drain, with strong smelling food outside overnight. Dusk to 5am walks with strong smelling food (eg Whiskas sardines, salmon & meat flavours, or hot BBQ chicken), cat carrier and torch. When no cars: call calmly, stop, sit, listen, wait. Leave a door open if safe, with strong smelling food inside & out overnight, near exit point. Also, in / near other possible hiding places / where might be trapped. If food eaten, set up a sensor wildlife camera to ensure it is your cat. Next night, try waiting nearby with food and a carrier ... Or if safe, gradually (each night) move the food into your yard / home and close door from behind (while cat is eating). As a last resort (as lots can go wrong), place a humane cat trap on level ground, in a safe, discreet location. Google how to use safely, monitor closely. (Do not leave a trap unattended! Some people release distressed cats, or harm / / steal the trap with cat in it! Remain nearby). 😞 Put a towel over trap, to keep cat calm. Don't open until safe at home (or at vet). Posters with reward tacked high on telegraph poles / noticeboards, in plastic sleeve. Also, circulate leaflets (pay postman). Vets, pounds and animal welfare organisations, regularly with photo. If has escaped a new home (cats most likely to escape / become lost, within a month of a move): begin an intense, comprehensive search asap & leave food out / doors open, starting close to the new home, spreading outwards. Unpredictable what might do next: One cat travelled 26km to previous address, arrived 6 weeks after lost. Another found 500 metres away from where lost, 7 months later. Do all advised at old address, too ... Most cats need to be locked in for 3+ weeks to bond to a new home, otherwise sooner or later might try to head back to previous home / territory (& become lost, or worse). Many cats are escape artists until bonded to a new home! (eg breaking through mosquito netting and forcing sliding doors / windows open. Use dowell to limit opening to no more than 2cm). Spray bottle near door. Preferably not in a room with the door leading to outside. (Better a room, with a couple of doors closed , before reaching an exit door). Cannot stress enough, be extra vigilant !! New / timid cats & kittens are prone to hiding / getting stuck under / behind / in, furniture. So also check in / behind / under drawers, wardrobes, low lounges / beds, recliner chairs (don't move leg rest until double-checked), behind fridges, washing machines & dryers. (Always check inside before using, as cats have in these :-( ). Be extra careful moving furniture! Behind / under kitchen cupboards & rangehoods, or any other spaces. Do all of the above many times (in case your cat moves around). Track down where any vehicles (eg tradies / removalist vans) which puss might have entered: call the driver to ask where travelled to. Check cctv cameras & do all of the above there, too. 😞 🙏 Please consider keeping your precious cat indoors and / or invest in a very secure cat enclosure, or catio. (Research has found it adds 10+ years to average age of cats. Safer for cats and wildlife). As responsible adults, we curb children's freedom to keep them safe, similarly for cats :-( 🙏 Update microchip details / ensure correct. Not all vets are aware: microchips can migrate! (One cat's microchip recently located in arm pit!). Ideally, vets to do an extra thorough, all over body scan. (Don't solely rely on microchip).🙏 Be aware of dodgy scams or people offering to find, or claiming to have found, your cat. Seek independent evidence (eg ask for photos or distinguishing features, do reviews, etc & watch out for AI generated pics, using your cat pic), before providing personal details or money. Don't give up searching (some cats found weeks, months, years later) ... 🙏

Nilli Z.

3 months ago

STAY CALM & start the search and any applicable ideas listed below asap 1-Remember to never chase /run after a lost cat as it can scare them further out of their area. Even if you are the owner, a truly scared Cat is not thinking right & might instinctually run if anyone approaches. If you see him, Let cat come to you as much as possible or set up a monitored humane trap . If you can, leave the back door/ garage and or window open in your house for them to come back! 2. Call out cat's name from ONE spot few times PER HOUR, every hour . Calm Calling cat consistently from one spot may help kitty find home if it’s disoriented. It should be tried ASAP from the first moment . Along with leaving the door open . Around evening call your cat in a lcalm and intelligible voice for a full 5 minutes, calm and try to do this 3 times per hour, At a minimum call your cat 10 times a night, This helps the cat locate its home, especially if they got spooked, hurt, or disoriented. Don’t give up after a few weeks . Keep calling . Repeat this method night after night. It may take days or even weeks, 5. Typically the cat is going to try to return the same way it left so leave an opportunity for it to come back, especially at dusk and over night!! Maybe leaving a window or door or garage door slightly open with you monitoring from the inside for the cat to return on its own at night. This is common. If you have a garage door, leave it slightly open 24/7 . Leave some dirty used clothes and stinky shoes out for the smell to guide kitty home. Empty the contents of your vacuum cleaner in back yard. Always Leave water out for him/her. Put posters and stick flyers in mailboxes and under doors Matts with picture as a neighbour could have your cat. Flyers flyers and more flyers , door door flyers , and street neon street posters . Knock on neighbours' doors to ask , don’t be shy. Ask them if they AND you can check under their decks, sheds, RVs, in bushes, under cars, hoods, backyards, and in their garages. Ask if you can check yourself nightly. (Do this every night and early in the morning.) Walk around with a flashlight at night and even day as cat's eyes will reflect the light! Keep shaking the treat bag and listen for faint meowing. Bring a pillow case in case you need to scruff her and carry her home . Usually lost cats don't go far, are quiet, and hiding within 6-10 houses radius from where they were lost. If they are missing for more than a week try putting posters even further from you one block radius. cats may hide in silence for 3-5 days and come out for water and food when it's very quiet And they get desperate or brave enough Usually between 10:00 pm - 5:00 am. This is a good time to be calling out your kitty's name. Repeat the search night after night, as necessary. Usually come out after rain. They will probably to return way they escaped- try to leave door, window, shed or garage open.

Nilli Z.

3 months ago

Lost Cat Tips Male or female Not all of this tips is will applicable to every situation. CHECK THE HOUSE WELL . Unfinished bat inside couches behind dressers inside of dresser drawers, because sometimes they crawl behind the dresser . If Outside : Shes / he’s may try and come home on their own in the middle of the night. Usually through the same way they got out but they can run to the backyard if they got out from the front door. It might take them a few days to get brave enough, but they might try and come home. Therefore if you actually saw her run out You need to leave someway for them to come in on their own overnight. If you don’t have any other pets, please consider leaving the back and front doors slightly open over night or a window and sleep in the living room if you wish. They usually try to come in on their own at night at least once esp in the beginning few days. When checking outside , use a strong high lumen flashlight even in the day time ((not a cell phone flashlight)) to search underneath deck , patio , sheds day or night use a flashlight to look for glowing eyes. She’s / hes probably hiding within 6 house radius. Even diagonally.. Don’t be shy, Check peoples back yards, ask them to go Look yourself with a light under their bbqs decks etc. scared and lost cats won’t go far, they’re usually hiding very close by . When checking bring some treats that they like and lead with your voice so they hear familiar sound before you enter the yard. If the cat is extremely skittish, it might run away before you enter the yard without you even knowing who it is . cameras are really important , it’s good to have the whole Community monitoring cameras, or for you to set up cameras around peoples homes and especially your home ! You can purchase cheap Wi-Fi cameras that use SD cards from Amazon for like $45 and connect them to people’s Wi-Fi and monitor them from an app on your phone. I did that when my cat went missing I bought about four and have them all around the neighborhood, with food in front of them so I can see if my cat was coming to eat. You can also buy spypoint Flex or Tacticam reveal cellular cameras that don’t require access to anybody’s Wi-Fi and you can place some around the neighbourhood as well. Also available on Amazon but much more expensive. And require a subscription about $15 per month. But they work amazingly as well and you can leave them where they don’t need to be plugged in and don’t need to connect anybody’s Wi-Fi. If your cat likes treats , Call him/her regularly shake Temptations treats , or even pour her kibble into a an aluminum bowl repeatedly from higher up to make a loud noise of kibble pouring. If you do this from your backyard at night, she will hear it even a few houses down. Try sitting outside on the curb in the middle of the night or shaking Temptations treat bag or pouring dry kibble back-and-forth in a bowl talking to her as if she’s there. One time a friends Cat just ran up to her when she was doing that . Especially when it’s very very quiet at night in the middle of the night, doing the same thing from your porch or from your backyard, depending on which direction is most likely to return from to encourage him to start walking back towards the house. But most importantly, you need have a way to monitor if she’s trying to come in on her own. Most of the time they will try for a first little while to come in by themself in the middle of the night when it’s extremely quiet like around 1 - 4AM . when it’s very quiet and no cars on the road leave the door slightly open and braced . No other animals will come in don’t worry. Try to get a Wi-Fi camera for your back yard if you have no cameras to see if they are coming around the house and leave any doors open overnight. Wifi Cameras only $70 Best Buy and connect to your Wi-Fi and your phone. Wyze cameras from Amazon are 45$ micro SD are 15 leave food and water in front of a door ring camera to be monitored , even water with catnip in it in front of the door cam or neighbours door cams if you dont have one. MONITOR by cam to see who is eating and don’t feed too most to not attract other cats . You can see if she’s coming for food or water. Talk to all the neighbors, any houses that have security cameras and to speak with them and leave them an image of the cat and ask them so if they are OK leaving some treats and water in front of their cameras, throughout the day and at night, and maybe give them a bag of Temptations each. And have them just put some food out for a few days and a few nights , not a lot just a couple of treats here and there and see if he will emerge. If they are not willing to put food, ask them to leave water with catnip in it. A lot of people have ring cams, door cans, or backyard cameras, and if they had a picture or a flyer of him and an opportunity to help they might take it. Post on NextDoor app and any other local fb groups. Not just lost and found groups . This helps a lot to raise awareness and get you a sighting. You need to do a lot of printed handouts and go door to door knocking and leaving the handouts with people on your street and over one street both sides. Ask people to leave the handouts on the fridge for a couple of weeks. Add Posters to light poles around your block and on community mail boxes. Think 300 door to door handouts and 40 posters. Use page protectors from Dollarama to keep them waterproof. Go door to door knocking asking people check their garages ,sheds , backyards , security cams and ask if you can go into their yards to check under the decks/shed etcw.

Nilli Z.

3 months ago

He’s lost he’s not gonna let someone take him in, especially in a new area You need to be setting up some Wi-Fi cameras are some baby monitor is around your property, the front and the back. Do you need to see if he’s trying to come around Sent your home with some of your items your shoes your socks here used clothing hang them on trees around your property Don’t leave food, or that are outside as it could attract other animals and push them away He might be trying to come back on his own. Are you calling him every night through the night every hour especially in the middle of the night if you shake treats to see come to you in the house

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