I wanna take a second to thank everyone in this chat for the prayers and for all the help my stormy did she come back after 4 days we couldn’t be more happy and again your prayers and help where amazing thank youRead More
If you have lost a cat read my first long paragraph.
If you found one, Please read the last paragraph
The only way a lost cat can find its way home is with its nose. Immediately anything with the cat's scent on it and anything that stinks of you like your smelly socks something that you sweated in overnight and your stinky sneakers even your dirty clothes and your underwear! Cats usually stay within a five house radius of their own home for up to a week sleeping in the bushes and coming out at dusk Dawn and late at night. These are good times to take walks shaking the treat bag and calling for them. Cats can smell up to a whole mile away. So do that immediately and also put this on nextdoor. com and the other lost and found pet sites. Go on those sites looking at pics of found cats too. There might be a match.They tend to come home late at night or early in the morning so if you can keep a window cracked or a door cracked so at least you hear them. Good luck
IF YOU HAVE FOUND A CAT:
Please post this on all the lost and found pet pages in your county as well as all the neighborhood pages. Look on those pages just look at the photos try to make a match to someone that lost this cat. Any vet will check for a chip for free. In the meantime please give food and water to the kitty and shelter if you can.Read More
Put smelly wet food outside, hav a hart traps work, check them often. At night shine a flashlight you may catch reflection of his eyes. Check shed, garages, under cars, anyplace he could hide or be stuck. Put up flyers, especially at vet offices. Talk to neighbors, ask if they have security cameras that may catch him walking by. They tend to move early morning and evenings. Put out used litter and fav humans worn clothes, familiar smells help bring them in. If possible, leave a patio or garage door open so he can get in. Contact rescues & county shelters, take a pic. Physically check county shelter often, they are busy. She will be very scared & may go into survival mode, she may not respond to you. Some wait until they're starving to come out for food. Keep food/trap out & check often. If you have another cat, try putting them outside in a SECURE carrier. Their meows may call the lost one in. Pray. Don't give up!Read More
Are these outside cats? Do you have coyotes, loose dogs, lrg birds of prey, gaters, people who don't like cats, or people who feed big snakes, in your neighborhood? Check sides of streets, under bushes & brush in case they were hit by a car. Talk to your neighbors. Leave cats & small dogs inside.Read More
Krystalia Jasinea, if your yard is not fenced and Stormy is familiar with neighboring properties but has failed to return home, perhaps she needs a little extra help. This is what I suggest: thoroughly search using a flashlight during the day and especially at dusk (when it's dark and quiet) to determine whether she’s ill or injured and hiding nearby, or stuck somewhere. Check every crack and crevice, look in outbuildings, containers, vehicles, under foundations, sheds and porches, into trees, etc. — call and listen carefully for Stormy’s cries (she may alert you to her location). And it’s important to ask neighbors to do the same and make sure Stormy didn’t hide and became trapped in a shed or garage, etc.
Please see this list of step-by-step instructions developed to help others in this situation (click on the link) and let me know if you have questions. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10236753035464835&set=p.10236753035464835&type=3
In addition, this video explains the temperament and behavior of a lost cat — it may instill hope of finding Stormy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2eCoC63B9I
Good luck. Please keep me posted on your progress.Read More
Diana Ellis so she is in most of the time but she does go outside she runs around plays in the grass but always comes back I have never had a issue like this before I have drove around my neighborhood looked in drains but nothing this is definitely not normal witch leads me to believe someone might have took her my neighbor acouple houses down was asking ppl if they had seen her cat as well this is very devastating for are family that is like my sons best friend this is very hard on him I’m hoping and praying for the best out come and thank you for explaining other was we ca try to find herRead More
Krystalia Jasinea, Stormy is a beautiful cat -- I'm sorry she's lost. Is Stormy and escaped indoor kitty or allowed outside? Her familiarity with the environment will dictate how to find her. Escaped indoor cats usually hide close by but are too frightened to return or respond when called; while a cat that knows her way around may have become stuck somewhere and needs help getting home. I have recovered many lost cats and assisted others so if you tell me about Stormy I can provide complete instructions that may help.
Please understand an escaped cat will be fearful and hide close to home so if you search, TIPTOE SILENTLY during the DAYTIME ONLY (no calling or shaking treats) or do just the right things and she may emerge when it's dark and quiet to sneak back inside. This usually happens within the first few nights so until I hear back from you please implement this strategy if Stormy got out accidentally: tonight lay a familiar blanket or worn teeshirt flat on the doorstep where she got out (don't use a litter box, bed, trap, or anything conuous) along with a bowl of food. Call her softly to provide a familiar sound and direction (she won't come on command) then watch from inside (DO NOT GO BACK OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT!) and if you see Stormy approach and settle on the food be careful not to startle her. Slowly and quietly provide a clear path inside and she may put an end to the crisis herself. If you can't wait up set an alarm and watch again just before sunrise -- it's a popular time. Also, although some will suggest putting out kitty's litter box, experts say DON’T DO IT. I've never used one in all the times I've been successful recovering a lost cat. Please read this to learn more about why it's neither necessary nor recommended: https://www.facebook.com/notes/lost-cats-georgia/why-we-dont-recommend-putting-your-lost-cats-litter-box-outside/1101245526665296/Read More
Post on Neighbors by Ring App. Its free and you don’t have to have a Ring Doorbell to get the app. There are Apple and Android versions of the app 🙏🏼
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