Twin Lakes, WI Lost Male Cat, Handsome Is Missing

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Rachel L.

1 month ago

Isabel Garcia oh ok

Isabel G.

1 month ago

Debra Bontrager I check the humane society everyday. Emailed them. Have flyers we need to put up in certain places. Its so frustrating knowing hes still gone.

Isabel G.

1 month ago

Rachel Lundgren no hes not chipped. He is also not de clawed so that's a plus.

Isabel G.

1 month ago

Thank u everyone. We have been going all over looking for him. No signs or site. Still hoping n praying.

Debra B.

1 month ago

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Debra B.

1 month ago

I've been through this before. Often they are disoriented and will not come to you even if you call them by name. I've literally had to crawl into crawl spaces under my building and get one of mine. Once he was looking at me through bushes. My flashlight has helped catch his shadow and eye reflections.

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Rachel L.

1 month ago

Is your kitty chipped? Check animal control and humane society's and craigslist good luck 🤞 and check window wells under decks and garages and Storm drains and check trees and bushes and woods and check rescues and nextdoor app and check pet fbi

Dawn W.

1 month ago

Cats can be very good hiders when scared. It took me a week of doing everything repeatedly. Then on one of my 3-5am searches when it’s quiet and deserted, I heard a faint meow and found her hiding behind bushes not far from home in a place I'd searched before. Don’t give up. I know of some cats that took weeks and some even months before they were found or came home.

Dawn W.

1 month ago

My heart goes out to you. I have been through it myself. Here are some tips I've put together over years of working with rescue. I know you've been doing a lot, but in case there's anything else here that might help you. * Don't wait for him/her to come home. Yes, he/she may do that, but most cats are scared and go hiding in small places, mostly close to home, a few houses or a block away. (They can go a few miles if chased or desperate, mostly in desperation looking for water and food.) They hide under cars, decks, patios, porches, in sheds, drain pipes, stairs, window wells, garages, bushes, woods, up trees, roofs, etc. Walk around calling their name, shaking a treat bag or favorite toy with bell. Carry smelly food to encourage them if scared and hiding. Listen very, very carefully for low meows. Use a flashlight to catch and reflect their eyes. A good time to go looking is twilight and very early morning/pre-dawn, when it’s quiet and calm so they may feel safer to come out and it’s also feeding time. * Talk to and alert everyone you know and that lives in your vicinity, as well as local businesses. Notify and check with animal control/shelters/humane societies and local veterinary offices. Post on and check lost sites, such as Lost Cats of Wisconsin (file your report there to create your free flyer and a post on Pet FBI ), Nextdoor, various community FB pages, Craig's List. Post flyers on corners/posts, in front of your home, and with neighbors, businesses, and anyone in the vicinity. * Put out a carrier or something right outside your door for shelter and safety. Place clothing/blankets with a familiar scent, yours and/or theirs, inside or nearby. * Searching, go out a few blocks, then back close, then out farther and back close. You may miss the cat or the cat may move or may not be meowing. Repeat over and over, looking carefully on the ground for paw prints and for places they might hide. * If you have a garage, leave open with smelly food favorites, water, clothing/blankets with familiar scent, their old litter box in garage. If you have a family dog who is close to the cat, give the dog something with the cat’s scent and then a treat; and then go walking around, watching your dog very carefully. You can even do this with another cat close to home, if you have a cat harness and leash. * Get or borrow a humane live animal trap and set it up with tuna or some other smelly cat food. Be sure to check it frequently. But in extreme weather, do not set it unless you can monitor it constantly and bring in immediately if caught. * And never stop looking! Never give up! Too many give up too soon. It may take weeks or more before you find and/or someone turns in your cat to an animal shelter. Make sure to contact and also GO IN PERSON to your local shelter/humane society to look at all of the cats they have there. Don’t rely on just pictures or the person answering the phone to have all updated info on who they have there. They do their best, but you need to check in person on a regular basis.

Jill H.

1 month ago

Tips: https://youtu.be/g2eCoC63B9I?si=9P0_6WNHW-EchUVP

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