Santa Rosa, CA Lost Female Cat, Butterfly Is Missing

Facebook Community Response

Katie M.

7 days ago

**Your cat is missing!? What to do: They are almost certainly hunkered down very close to where they got out and are hiding. Contain the other pets and then leave the door kitty exited the house OPEN especially at night. Keep house quiet, and turn off interior and exterior lights. Cats will move around in the wee hours of the night. Go outside at night (1-4 am) with a strong flashlight and shine it around. Under cars, in trees, etc. The light will catch their eyes and they will be easier to spot. Call your kitty. Shake their food bowl or open a cat of food, whatever sound they associate with food. Relocate security cameras and point them at the door kitty exited as well as other parts of house and yard. Monitor cameras live. Cameras are key! If an outdoor only cat is missing, set up a feeding station and put a camera on it. Put up flyers at intersections within 1 mile. Try to get those flyers laminated so they last. Keep flyers simple, like this: 1) LOST CAT 2 ) [color photo] 3) short description of color/markings ("grey tabby with white nose") 4) your phone number Walk paper flyers onto neighbors' porches. Flyers are how I found my missing cat. Make sure neighbors are keeping an eye out for your cat. Ask them to check sheds, garages, vehicles etc. Many cats get accidentally locked in. DO NOT put kitty's litter box outside. It can cause territorial issues with neighborhood cats or predators like coyotes and dogs.

Aimee H.

7 days ago

🤞Tips for FINDING a lost cat. ->->-> Cats that are not used to being outside, OR get spooked by someone or something outside, will find the 1st place to hide and HUNKER DOWN in SILENCE. They tend to remain VERY NEAR. Cats that are scared will often NOT meow/ respond to calls even from their human (at first) ...though Kitty still needs to HEAR you and keep hearing you (until kitty THINKS it’s safe to come forward: that can take several days) - so do NOT stop calling out... Kitty is in survival mode and meowing would give away the hiding spot to predators. Outside is a strange scary place (for indoor cats) with wind & loud noises. CALL for kitty consistently throughout the day and ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT from 10:30 PM until 6AM (when it’s quiet, dark and cats feel ‘safer’ to move out of hiding). VERY important as this is how most people find their lost cats. Set your alarm for every 1.5 hours...go out and call for kitty in your NORMAL, CALM voice and wait. Shake treats (if that is something kitty normally responds to). I can’t tell you how many kitties come out of hiding during these late hours…(or you can hear meows then if they are trapped in your next door neighbor’s garage, shed or backyard for example.) Never put out litter box as it may attract other territorial cats or wildlife.