Dawn F.
3 months ago
My apologies if I’ve sent this before, but there are so many lost cat posts it’s difficult to remember who I’ve sent these helpful hints to. Save and pass on. I pray your cat comes home soon.
If she/he is an indoor cat it will typically stay in a 3 to 7 house radius of her home. Indoor/outdoor cats can be up to 17 + houses away. It will hide all day and only come out very late at night. It will not typically come when called. The majority of cats came home between 2 and 4 AM. Leave your garage and porch doors open. Around 10PM put out rotisserie chicken (warm, the smell really carries). Throughout the night get up and go out side. Walk the 3 to 5 house radius and call softly, listen carefully, it could be stuck up in a tree or locked in a neighbor's garage. One man set his alarm and got up every hour and another slept on the couch and heard the cat scratching at the door. I recently heard of one rescue who takes chicken stock and makes a trail of it from the street or yard up to the house. They even poured it up in the bushes and trees where the wind could carry the smell. Other people have used catnip to help lure their cat home. Use a flashlight to look for your cat’s eyes at night. You will lose sleep, but this has worked time and time again.
There is a very helpful video on YouTube called “How to find a lost cat.”
Good luck
Don’t give up! A local blind cat was found after a month!
