San Ramon, CA Lost Female Cat, Lady Is Missing

Facebook Community Response

Angela S.

2 months ago

TIPS TO HELP FIND YOUR LOST CAT: - Check the house thoroughly as they sometimes hide in the house in unexpected places. -Check underneath your cars, in the car engine area, wheel wells and around the bumpers. -Ask neighbors around you to check garages and sheds as they can sneak in undetected. - Put his/her bedding and a piece of your unwashed clothing outside the last door he/she exited the house from. - Hang flyers with his/her picture and post all over your neighborhood & surrounding areas. - Take the flyers door to door asking if anyone has seen him/her. -Walk your neighborhood calling his/her name and listening as he/she may be hiding in the bushes or under something. - Take a flyer to the shelter. - Put a sign in your yard with his/her picture stating he/she is missing. - Check the shelters in person. - Review shelter's found reports. - File a lost report with the shelters. Indoor only cats and limited outdoor access cats never go far. They go into survival mode and hide in silence. They will not always respond to you, most don’t. 3 AM is the best time to find a missing indoor only cat. This is the time they become most active and responsive. Place some dirty socks and pillow cases 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 the cat to get in. ***DO NOT leave food or litter box outside, it can attract predators and aggressive Tom cats.*** Because indoor only cats hide so well they are not as likely to be ed by a predator. Don't give up, it can take weeks to find a missing indoor only cat. Use a flashlight as late at night as you can to look in trees, under cars and in bushes. Try to look for the glow of the eyes. Survival mode lasts 5 to 14 days. Once their hunger gets to a maximum they snap out of it & this can become a dangerous time because they come out of hiding. Make mini flyers and hand them out to your neighbors. Most people don't pay attention to posted flyers. It's VERY important that you look for the cat 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. If possible, it's also suggested to keep open a door a few inches at night in case the cat comes home. You can place articles of your clothing outside or some of her bedding/blanket to attract her back to the house. After several days, you may want to leave some wet food outside of the door as well. Kibble tends to attract raccoons so it's not recommended. If you can get a camera that is pointed at the door, you can see if cat is coming to feed at night. One lady's indoor only cat was missing for three weeks and it was coming to eat the food but was too scared to come inside. She didn't know that it was coming back to the house until she got a camera. She had to get a trap to get the cat back inside. Sending prayers for your cat's swift and speedy return. 💕🙏💕

LunaMoon G.

2 months ago

Post on Nextdoor in Cat Owner's group, and in Lost and Found Pets groups post on Neighbors app, and activate the Search Party feature. Put up Lost flyers in the neighborhood where the cat is lost. Pawboost, LostMyKitty,PetcoLoveLost, 24PETCONNECT offer free flyers for download,this one's on Canva.com, you can change the print and picture to what you want

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LunaMoon G.

2 months ago

Go out tonight with a flashlight and a bag of cat treats, and a carrier, Calmly call the cat's name, shake the treat bag, with the light look under vehicles, in their wheel wells, under porches and decks, under or around stairs, look in and around bushes and shrubbery,on fences,at their base, look in between buildings,and if safe to, behind them, shine the light on rooftops,on upper level decks, on windowsills,on fire escapes,etc, if you don't see a cat, use the light to expose the eye shine,glow,or reflection of the cat's eyes, Calmly call the cat's name,then shake the treat bag,chances are that the cat won't make itself known,or respond even to the voice of its owner right away, it may be hiding in survival mode,not wanting to reveal itself to predators. Keep searching with the light and Calmly calling the cat, and shaking its treat bag throughout the neighborhood,or area it's lost every night between late night to right before dawn.

April S.

2 months ago