Erica B.
4 weeks ago
Put his/her used litter box outside on the balcony/front porch/outside where you think she got out, for him/her to smell and reorient herself home. Also put out some of your old used clothing with your smell on it for the same reason. Check the sheds and garages in the area. When it gets dark outside, go outside and shake a box of treats while calling his/her name; call in a very high and calm voice, every quarter of an hour or twenty minutes, for a full 5 minutes, and do this every half hour minimum, for a minimum of 3 hours in total, and at minimum call your cat 6 times a night, more if you wish, also in early morning before noise of day muffles you hearing her mewing back at you.
Check all sheds, garages, under porches around: could be stuck.
http://petluck.ca/tips-and-links/simple-method-to-find-your-cat
Go door to door and put up flyers immediately on every lamp post ( one street over in every direction)
Put out the cat's litter box and sprinkle the dirty litter in your yard.
Leave a shelter with warm blanket on your balcony/porch in case she tries to come back in the middle of the night.
Call her every half hour or so for several hours every evening (and between 2 and 4 a.m and again early morning. Put out posters with her picture and info around the neighbourhood as well as on your porch/front lawn. Put copies in neighbours’ mailboxes. Call the veterinarians in your area and bring your posters to them. Sometimes people bring strays there to see if they are chipped. Call the city and find out where they bring strays they find. Go in PERSON to the SPCA and Berger Blanc. Calling them IS NOT enough. You have to go in PERSON and often. Hope this helps. Hope she comes home soon.
IMPT: do the shaking of the treats and calling out her/his name in the night and very early morning - day after day. It’s very likely he’s locked in a shed or garage and you won’t hear him meowing back at you in the noise of the day.
Go in person daily to Berger blanc, don’t trust info from them over the phone.
Check neighbours’ sheds, garages, under porches.
Go out at night shaking treats bag, call his name, every 30 minutes.
Put up flyers and ring neighbours’ bells.
** The first 24 to 48 hrs are essential, because he is still around, hidden somewhere and scared. It is estimated that the cat that is lost stays around 5 houses from his own house, 5 from the left, 5 by the right, 5 forward and 5 back. Go to your neighbors to let them know you're looking for a kitty, give them all flyers.
http://petluck.ca/tips-and-links/simple-method-to-find-your-cat
