Toronto, ON Lost Male Cat, Spirou Is Missing

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Chau D.

10 months ago

Still missing :( please let me know if you have any orang cat sighting !

Chau D.

11 months ago

Still missing :(

Sarena K.

11 months ago

Hoping you find this puss😕❤️ Go out looking for her/him at night when it’s quiet. Call and listen! for them to call back. Go down laneways etc too - they could be trapped in a garage, injured & hiding, scared… Knock on doors & talk to people on the street - they may know of her/him - someone may have taken them in. Ask neighbours to also check In their cars. My neighbour’s cat got into my car and was trapped for one very hot day😢. I only found him by chance … & if I hadn’t had to use my car … File a LOST report with Toronto/other Animal Services in case they end up there - continue to check their listings! Continue to call - they won’t necessarily call you. Also, check their ‘deceased animals’ listings 🥲 Consider setting a well-monitored live trap in your yard. He may be too scared to come out but may be able to be trapped. You may catch other critters that will need to be released. Don’t give up on her/him .🥰

Maureen G.

11 months ago

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Roz K.

11 months ago

Shared. TWO DAYS is a long time to a cat and this is MUCH longer. If you have not done all these things, do them NOW, if you have, do them again and go much further in your search. Advise Toronto Animal Services and check their website for found cats, keep checking on a regular basis Also notify nearby vet offices, rescues, shelters (e.g. SPCA/Humane Society) and the microchip company if he's chipped. Note that intact male cats can travel long distances in search females in heat and have trouble finding their way home. Alert local feral cat feeders who may spot him searching for food. Cats will usually stay in hidden places near the door they left for 2-3 days before wandering or food and may keep coming nearby. Put his used litter and maybe some food and water in hidden places near the door he left now and check late this evening. Continue to check all nearby dark, shaded areas under bushes, shrubs and trees and places where he can shelter if injured or scared. Check under decks, in window wells and dark corners of porches, yards, garages, sheds and stairwells where he could be hiding or might be trapped. Thump the hoods and fenders of nearby parked cars in case he hides in a wheel well or engine compartment. Ask nearby (5 -10 block radius) neighbours to do the same and to check their porches, garages, sheds and yards where he could hide or may be trapped. See Pawboost and check their website for found cats and for search and find suggestions as well as sample posters. Post notices in a 5-10 block radius, include outbuildings and construction sites. Put a notice in nearby (5-10 block) neighbours' mailboxes. Post on FB lost and found dogs and cats site and on community, church and local store notice boards. Go out AFTER dark and bring food and treats, walk around a 5-10 block area, stop periodically, semi hide and put the food beside you not in your hand and softly call. Listen carefully but do NOT make any loud noises. Lost cats are terrified and do not recognize their owners as safe.

Kareen M.

11 months ago

Many of these tips work. Here are some good tips people gave me when they found their lost cats: I know this is a lot to read but please read it it will help you find your kitty Don’t wait until your kitty comes home. The most important thing is go out there right away talking to neighbors and ask if you can check their garages and sheds under sheds, under stairs, decks, trees and under bushes and your own backyard, under cars and up trees another cat was found in a garage also check everywhere in your house. Cats don’t make a sound when they are scared. your kitty might be locked in somewhere. and putting up posters everywhere even a few streets over and on the end of your drive way with a picture of your cat and your info not everybody is on facebook. . Put a piece of clothing and shoes that you have worn and a cardboard box and food put it outside leave your garage door and bat window open a bit. Have a trail of treats going to your house. Use a toy on a string cats like to play and a laser pointer. Some cats came home between 2 am and 5 am. Take posters with your info to all shelters even outsite your area and vets in person and check them every few days; they may identify a male cat as a female cat at shelters and check kijiji and check and join every facebook site in your area people share and comment on them. Not everybody likes cats and they will not check their sheds and garages nor post lost cats. When cats are scared, they don’t make a sound Check construction sites some cats were found in unfinished bats. recently lost cats were found locked in a shed, a garage, stuck under sheds, decks stairs and crawlspace and couldn’t get out. on a window sill, and in a neighbour's bat, in the attic and in a neighbour's car engine , window wells in empty houses and under cars under tarps one was found locked in a camping trailer one was found in a mattres in the house. Someone found her cat DOWN IN A 5 FOOT DRAIN ON NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY. Some cats get disoriented and can’t find their way home extend your search a few streets over. best times to go look for your cat are dusk or first light. Take a flashlight with you, cats' eyes will reflect back at you. BE CALM ..POSITIVE ..CALL LIKE YOU SEE THEM ..CALL VERY SOFTLY ... CALL OFTEN .. SHAKE TOY TREATS. . Some cats came home between 2 am and 5 am. Some people said the cat came home when the emptied the vacuum cleaner on their lawn. Cats were found between5 and 10 km away from home please extend your search with posters. Some cats were gone for weeks and month and were found so please don’t give up your kitty is out there waiting for you. Also every town has a TNR they feed feral and stray cats find out where they are and check a lot of cats were found at the feeding stations. Good luck I pray your will find your kitty. Is there any places they can get into the ceilings? Or even open duct work? Also check closets or washer/dryer if there is any chance it was left open just a bit. Couches and box springs are another popular place for them to hide. They can be very sneaky! This is what this lady said--- Wow so thanks to everyone advice I literally shook the contents of the vacuum into the air in the backyard softly called her name and sat down shaking some treats 5 mins later I hear a faint meow and she appeared. I now swear by the vacuum at dusk trick. Thank you everyone. Hopefully my neighbors dont think I'm crazy. I've been in I their backyards all day. And then shaking the contents of the vacuum into the wind. Lol i cant thank you all enough. A lady said she used my tips and found her kitty under a shed. Another lady made a scent trail with his litter and old smelly tshirts to lure him from the ravine to the front door. This lady said I did the vacuum thing and shook the treats. 3 mins later I heard meowing. Sprinkle catnip around the yard. PLEASE NEVER GIVE UP. I pray you will find your kitty call every 15 min stand in same spot. They need to follow your voice and go to you

Naaz J.

11 months ago

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Jan A.

11 months ago

Go out around 2AM with smelly food or treats and call softly for him. Have neighbors check sheds and garages. Post lots of signs. Also a good idea to stick notes through your neighbour’s door or mailbox for them to check their properties.

Dana B.

11 months ago

The kitty is probably hiding close to home and scared. Call the kitty’s name softly morning noon and night. Late at night. Rattle a treats bag. Put out toys and food and water. Rig up a cat shelter - place articles of clothing and blankets that smell like home in the shelter. Posters work. Make posters and put them up everywhere with your phone number visibly on the poster. Ask for sightings. Don’t give up.

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