Oakville, ON Lost Female Cat, Laila Is Missing

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Gisela C.

2 months ago

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. A Lady said she lost her kitty for 6 days she talked to the neighberhood kids and told them there is a reward if the find her kitty. She said some kids found her 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. Also check in your house in drawers under couches some were found inside the couch behind the fridge and in bat. 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 between 10 and 20 km away from home please extend your search a few streets over 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 vent 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 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 an 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. You might need a live trap

Sandy T.

2 months ago

Please place his bedding outside, along with the owner's unwashed clothing front and back door with a can of tuna on each entrance, you can leave your garage door a bit open as well. In case it comes in that way. And leaving food there as well. Also vacuumed home dirt in a stocking hanging it in front and back of home enterence . Show your neighbors a picture of the cat. Ten houses to the left ten house to the right front and back if they spot him to give you a call immediately. Go early in the morning and shake treats calling the cats name when things are quiet.. Best of luck finding your kitty 🙏 ❤️

Nilli Z.

2 months ago

STAY CALM & start the search and any applicable ideas listed below asap 1-Remember to never chase /run after a lost cat as it can scare them further out of their area. Even if you are the owner, a truly scared Cat is not thinking right & might instinctually run if anyone approaches. If you see him, Let cat come to you as much as possible or set up a monitored humane trap . If you can, leave the back door/ garage and or window open in your house for them to come back! 2. Call out cat's name from ONE spot few times PER HOUR, every hour . Calm Calling cat consistently from one spot may help kitty find home if it’s disoriented. It should be tried ASAP from the first moment . Along with leaving the door open . Around evening call your cat in a lcalm and intelligible voice for a full 5 minutes, calm and try to do this 3 times per hour, At a minimum call your cat 10 times a night, This helps the cat locate its home, especially if they got spooked, hurt, or disoriented. Don’t give up after a few weeks . Keep calling . Repeat this method night after night. It may take days or even weeks, 5. Typically the cat is going to try to return the same way it left so leave an opportunity for it to come back, especially at dusk and over night!! Maybe leaving a window or door or garage door slightly open with you monitoring from the inside for the cat to return on its own at night. This is common. If you have a garage door, leave it slightly open 24/7 . Leave some dirty used clothes and stinky shoes out for the smell to guide kitty home. Empty the contents of your vacuum cleaner in back yard. Always Leave water out for him/her. Put posters and stick flyers in mailboxes and under doors Matts with picture as a neighbour could have your cat. Flyers flyers and more flyers , door door flyers , and street neon street posters . Knock on neighbours' doors to ask , don’t be shy. Ask them if they AND you can check under their decks, sheds, RVs, in bushes, under cars, hoods, backyards, and in their garages. Ask if you can check yourself nightly. (Do this every night and early in the morning.) Walk around with a flashlight at night and even day as cat's eyes will reflect the light! Keep shaking the treat bag and listen for faint meowing. Bring a pillow case in case you need to scruff her and carry her home . Usually lost cats don't go far, are quiet, and hiding within 6-10 houses radius from where they were lost. If they are missing for more than a week try putting posters even further from you one block radius. cats may hide in silence for 3-5 days and come out for water and food when it's very quiet And they get desperate or brave enough Usually between 10:00 pm - 5:00 am. This is a good time to be calling out your kitty's name. Repeat the search night after night, as necessary. Usually come out after rain. They will probably to return way they escaped- try to leave door, window, shed or garage open. 3- Check these links: 3 https://www. homeatlastrescue.ca/my-cat-is-missing/ 3.1 Www. catsinthebag.org for great tips for finding lost cat t 3.2 Lost cat tips: watch this https://www. facebook.com/FrontStreetAnimalShelter/videos/388310901737884 3.3 https://www. dailypaws.com/cats-kittens/cat-safety-tips/how-to-find-a-lost-cat If you don’t have a camera, one unique way is to Sprinkle flour around the deck and porch to check for foot prints if no snow or mud is there. Check your local SPCA, shelters, cat rescues, and social media sites. Go into the shelters as not all cats make the website! It may take several days, to a few weeks to find your cat. Call Humane society and Animal shelter to fill out lost report If you live close by like somewhere, relatively close to the park, please make sure that you’re checking around your property calling from your house and if you can, it’s important to get some Wi-Fi cameras. They are very affordable cheap off of Amazon and put them around to see if she’s coming around at night. She could try and find her way back home if you’re not too far. She might be trying to come up to the house in the middle of the night when it’s very quiet and dark and calm. If you don’t have cameras set up, you won’t know that she’s trying to do that. Anytime that you were searching in need to go with a strong flashlight because you will see I was reflecting back at you. Do you want a flashlight with high luminosity. High lumens. Canadian tire sales flashlights that are 1300-6000 lm. you want something like that. That’s her most active as the sun is setting and also after dark when it’s quiet. The best way to see them is with a very strong flashlight yourself on flashlight is not enough. If you want help. If you want posters in handouts. If you want some guidance. Please message me. Again, I don’t charge any money at all for any help. Please don’t give up on your cat. She is alive. She is figuring out how to get food and water. She’s just scared. If we get posters and handouts around the neighbourhood and door-to-door, and everybody can keep an eye out for her. People can check the cameras people can check underneath her decks , garages etc. It’s the best way to find her

Catherine S.

2 months ago

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Dana B.

2 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.

Elisabeth T.

2 months ago

shared 🙏🤞🙏🤞❤️

Sandy T.

2 months ago

Ginetta R.

2 months ago

Sorry to hear your kitty is missing. Your cat is nearby probably on your property scared and hiding. Put out worn clothing of the cat’s favourite human. Clothing has to be worn so that kitty can pick up on the scent. Also include cat bed or a blanket anything with the cat’s scent outside. Leave a window or the garage door slightly open so that kitty can find its way back inside the house. Be sure to secure other pets first. Go out at Dawn and Dusk especially with a flashlight and check underneath bushes, trees, cars, desks, patio furniture, sheds etc Let your neighbours know your cat is missing and ask for their permission to search their properties. Neighbours will not thoroughly search their properties or know where to look. Shake a bag of your cat’s favourite treats or food calling kitty’s name calmly. Look at every nook and cranny. Create flyers and hand out to your neighbours as well as post flyers in the neighbourhood and surrounding areas. If you can offer a reward it will encourage others to look for your kitty. Do don’t leave her litter box outside it will attract predators that will scare the cat away. If your cat is microchipped call the company and report the cat missing. Make sure your contact information is up to date. Report your cat missing to your local SPCA or Human Society. Go in person to your local SPCA /Humane Society and check out the kitties that were recently brought in. Follow the tips. Don’t waste any time starting your search. Start search as quickly as possible. Don’t give up hope. Just keep going out looking for your cat, recheck your neighbours properties and surrounding areas as many times necessary. Good luck.

Melodie S.

2 months ago

Will keep an eye out for her

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