Jacksonville, FL Lost Female Cat, Pita Is Missing

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Zia W.

5 months ago

Update: more cars have gone missing in our neighborhood. Believed to be caused by cayotes.

Jeannie M.

9 months ago

Shared. 🐾❤️

Chic F.

9 months ago

Hope she comes home soon! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Joy F.

9 months ago

Sharing 😽🐾

Deirdre G.

9 months ago

A Trap & camera are key!!! Our boy was finally trapped after 45days! Seen almost nightly on camera. Local the entire time!! Don’t give up! CHECK GARAGES ETC!!

Lisa D.

9 months ago

Cook chicken on the grill. Put catnip outside. Play YouTube videos of kittens crying.. shine a laser pointer around the bushes.

Deb L.

9 months ago

Shared pretty Pita!

Cindy F.

9 months ago

GET SIGNS UP ASAP, DO NOT WAIT **LARGE, BRIGHT SIGNS, GET THEM UP, SIGNS ARE VITAL FOR SIGHTINGS. PUSH IN THE GROUND CORRUGATED PLASTIC SIGNS ARE VITAL FOR SIGHTINGS... DO THIS WITHIN THE FIRST 24 TO 48 HOURS. SIGNS HELP BRING PETS HOME. PEOPLE NEED A LARGE VISUAL WITH A PICTURE, IT HELPS TO IDENTIFY A PET AS LOST AND CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE IN A QUICK NOTIFICATION VERSES A DELAYED ONE OR NONE AT ALL. . Place signs at all intersections, up & down streets, entrances to subdivisions in the area where the cat was last seen or lost from. Plaster the area with signs, if the cat is seen outside the original area posted in move or add signs in that area... posting only a single sign in front of your home is pointless if the cat is further away from your home. GET THE WORD OUT THERE THAT THERE IS A LOST DOG IN THE AREA. . DO NOT WAIT IT OUT OR DEPEND JUST ON FLYERS & SOCIAL MEDIA. SIGNS SHOULD BE LARGE, BRIGHT! . CORRUGATED SIGNS WITH THE “H” STAND: available at Lowe’s, Home Depot and if you need more of a quantity buy online through Amazon. Buy the larger sizes 24 x36 or 32x48. . Do not wait it out or depend just on flyers & social media. Larger the better, bright signs get attention. Signs vs flyers - signs can make a huge difference in whether your cat is recognized as missing and you being contacted sooner. . INCLUDE ON ALL FLYERS, SIGNS/POSTERS: *LOST CAT across the top *CONTACT INFORMATION at the bottom, 2 phone numbers are best. *LOCATION LOST FROM OR LAST SEEN IN *DESCRIPTION, SKITTISH/DO NOT CHASE OR CALL OUT TO, MICROCHIPPED *PICTURE - encased in a plastic report cover or large zip lock bag, use waterproof tape to seal and attach to signs/posters. (when attaching turn the cover upside down/so the opening is at the bottom before taping). Walgreens can make a stack of pictures that have a stiffer paper that is slightly waterproof/coated. . *Check your neighbors' garages and sheds, under vehicles, wooded areas. Cats that are strictly indoor cats tend to not venture far from their home. Check during dusk, dawn and at night, the cat will likely be hiding during the day when it is the busiest outside. . *Contact all shelters, vets in the area by pm and email, drop flyers off at nearby vet offices. If the cat is microchipped contact the company the chip is registered to, and they will mark the cat as lost and send alerts out to vets as well. . *NO LITTER BOXES/SOILED LITTER OUTSIDE, it is a myth. Please avoid putting a dirty litterbox out, it will attract predators like coyotes. Coyotes will/can pick up the strong, concentrated odor from a dirty litter box from up to a mile away. . PLEASE do not play meowing cat noises in/around areas that are heavily wooded such as preserves, this some say draws you cat to you, it can also draw predators such as coyotes to the area. . If the cat has been sighted you can get a 32-inch trap at Tractor Supply/feed store bait it with strong smelling tuna/albacore, canned cat food. Check the trap often throughout the night, it may attract raccoon, opossum, you will need to release them and rebait/reset the trap. Never leave a wild animal in the trap overnight, if the trap is unavailable because a raccoon or opossum is in it all night it is a missed opportunity to trap your cat. Be sure if using a single layer hand towel on the floor of the trap it does not prevent the trigger plate from closing the door when the cat steps on it. Do not bunch clothing up and place it in the trap. You can hang clothes with your scent on the outside, back end of the trap. You can also purchase an inexpensive field camera at Walmart or a sporting goods store. You can monitor the trap using an app on your phone, laptop, it will alert you of movement in/near the trap. If your cat is trapped get to it asap, do not let it sit overnight in the trap, there is a risk of wild animals, predators attacking the cat enclosed in the trap. . A GPS tracking collar, the mini or series 3 or 3+ or a GPS tracking device is recommended. Fi collar also came out with a flexible model designed for cats. AirTags are very unreliable and not recommended by Apple for use on pets . (Written by C. Moore - Florida Lost & Found Dogs & Cats - FAA Thermal Drones & Resources - NEW GROUP, we provide a list of verified with the FAA Thermal Drone Pilots) .

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