Dallas, TX Lost Female Cat, Solovino Is Missing

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Linda B.

1 year ago

🙏🏻🙏🏻

Rebecca K.

1 year ago

This is the post I share with lost cat parents: I have some tips for you to try. I've been rescuing cats for about 30 years. Indoor-only cats behave differently when they find themselves outside. They typically hunker down in a good hiding spot within 1-2 houses of home and only come out late at night when it's very quiet. They often don't even respond when they hear their family calling though it is still very much worth going out to call and look during the day and also in the wee hours (11 pm-3 am or so.) It is also worth looking everywhere in your yard, under bushes, decks, porches, and in garages and sheds to see if you can spot her. I hope the following tips help: 1. Place worn linens (t-shirts, blankets, towels) all around your house on all four sides. Please DO NOT put out used litter (everyone suggests this) because it will potentially attract other cats who might run off or frighten your cat, or predators who are drawn to a "new cat in the neighborhood" smell. No one will be attracted to the scent of your family and home but your cat. If needed, replace these items every couple of days. 2. Post online: do a search on "lost/found pets in Dallas" to pull up several sites dedicated to help spread the word about your lost pet. 3. Make flyers. They should be simple, easy-to-read, and have a large color photo of your cat with your contact information. Putting them on neon paper as a backing will help them stand out. (a) Put them at intersections where people stop to read them as well as all around your block. (b) Hand these directly to all of your neighbors (including the street behind you) and talk with them, asking them to be on the lookout. Ask them to look in their yards, garages, sheds, under porches, and bushes, or to let you look. When the weather is nice (and, especially with most people home) it would be easy for a garage or shed to be opened for yard work and your kitty could be caught inside. 4. Make a large (poster board) sign for your front yard so that everyone who drives/walks by it sees it. 5. If you have a screened-in porch/patio, you can leave the door cracked for her to come in. Same for the garage. If you don't have other pets, you can do the same with the back door (or put them in another room for the night) to allow her access to sneak back in. 6. You can purchase very inexpensive cameras from Amazon. I use the Mini Blink cameras. I have one you can borrow with wifi, night vision, infrared, phone alerts. These are great because they allow you to see if she has come to your yard, open door, trap, bowl of food, wherever you set it. 7. I have humane live-catch traps that you can borrow. I use Tomahawk Tru-Catch which are very gentle. Sometimes this is the best way. I hope your kitty is home soon!

Reyna H.

1 year ago

🙏

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