Irvine, CA Lost Male Cat, Gunther Is Missing

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Angela S.

15 hours ago

‼️URGENT ‼️ Please do everything that you can to find your cat TONIGHT! White cats are especially susceptible to being spotted & attacked by predators due to their white fur. White cats are also more susceptible to being sunburned & developing skin cancer by being outside. Please go to the website that I shared in my previous post to look for tips on how to locate your cat. Praying that you find your cat soon! 💗🙏💗

Angela S.

15 hours ago

You will have the best luck finding your cat late at night specifically between 11 PM and 5 AM. That is when they start moving around as they feel more safe then. This website below ⬇️ has fantastic tips for locating missing cats from a woman experienced in cat rescue as well as templates for missing cat flyers. 🐱 It also has info on how to find your cat when it is lost in an unfamiliar setting & how to trap it (if needed). ✅Go to top of page where it says, "Click here for Important Tips on how to find your Lost Cat." ✅ Go to "CAT LOST-NEW TERRITORY- ( Not AT Home)" www.happycatlady. com

Lauren E.

16 hours ago

I lost my kitty Nicholas at an Irvine apt complex 15 years ago. At that time I could find no information on how to find him. Luckily I found him three days later. I put these tips together to help others find their lost babies. TIPS TO FIND YOUR CAT: 1. Kitties usually stay close by their home, they hide in a bush or some small dark place and just sit and wait. Even if you call them, they may not come because they are freaked out and scared. 2. A cat's world is centered around scents. They will not be familiar with the outdoor scents because they have never been there before. To help them smell their way home, put things outside that smell like home, like you. A used towel, dirty shirt, dirty shoes, the kitties bedding. Leave the items out and sit with the door open as much as possible. If the kitty comes back in the door just remain calm and talk to the kitty normal until you can close the door behind him. 3. Do not put food out, you will attract other animals that may keep your cat away. You can walk around with smelly food or shaking treats, but don't leave it outside. 4. Walk around the neighborhood calling your kitty normally. Don't use a panicked voice, it will scare the kitty more. Best to only have people whose voice your kitty would normally come to. They will not come to a kind stranger helping you search. The kitty will catch your scent and hear your voice, and follow it back to your house. Most cats are within 200 cat yards. Which means if there is a fence, you couldn't get over, you would go around, but the cat could go right over. So keep that in mind when checking out 200 yards. 5. Pass out fliers to neighbors and talk to everyone, especially kids and dog walkers. It is a great idea to offer kids $20 if they find your cat and can tell you where he is. Kids love money and a challenge. 6. Check closed garages. Listen for meows when you call. 7. Use a flashlight under bushes and dark places, even during the day. The light will reflect off their eyes. This is how I found Nicholas, in a bush I walked by at least 20 times and didn't see him until I used the flashlight. 8. Sleep with the windows open, you may hear them crying at night. Lost kitties feel safest coming out late at night-early morning. 9. Check the shelter every day. 10. If your lost cat has a cat friend at home, take the cat or dog you have at home out in a secure carrier or on a leash and walk around with him or sit with him outside. Hopefully the other lost cat will hear and smell him. Dogs are good at finding lost cats. 11. Social Media - Facebook, Nextdoor, CraigsList, and PawBoost Lost & Found. 12. Vets have told me that indoor kitties that get lost are too scared to come out of hiding, even for food. It could be at least 10 days before your kitty gets hungry enough to come out of his safe hiding spot, so don't give up too soon. Once kitties do come out they will make a big circle around the area trying to find something that smells like home. So the more you walk out from your house and back, like a wagon wheel formation, the more your scent out there for kitty to follow when he gets brave. 13. If you have a garage, leave it cracked open, kitty may find his way back in. 14. Be careful of scammers. There are terrible people out there that pretend they have your cat but can never find time to meet up with you to return the cat. They are trying to make you frantic to give them money. 15. Check trees too, just found my cat 20 feet up a tree, couldn't get down. 16. Check inside, cabinets, closets, behind books. We have found cats sitting behind books on shelves, sleeping inside clothes in the closet, and in a hole in the wall behind a wall unit. 17. You can purchase a Havahart cat safe trap from Amazon. Watch the video on how to use it. Do not leave it unattended because you don’t want to try and release an angry raccoon. If you watch for a distance you can chase off wild critters. Have a plan if you catch another cat. This other cat may be keeping your cat away. So hopefully your shelter will take him. Maybe he is lost too and you saved him. Or maybe he is a stray and having a check up at the shelter will benefit him, and give your cat a chance to come home if this cat was keeping him away.

Dawn F.

20 hours ago

Time is of the essence. Cats don’t go far from home. Don’t wait for social media to bring your cat home, you need to be proactive. Leave the door/window the kitty exited from open 24/7. If unable, then crack garage door open 24/7 enough to get in. Hang worn clothes and/or your pillow case in a tree or on top of shrubs to create a scent trail. Knock on neighbors doors with a picture asking them to keep an eye out. See if they can check Ring cameras for any sighting. Post signs with kitty’s picture as many as possible, include surrounding neighborhoods. Go out late at night with a flashlight, shaking a bag of food, calling kitty’s name, looking under shrubs for their shining eyes. Post on Ring, Nextdoor and check shelters. Don’t give up. 💕

Rosemary P.

1 day ago

you must use every second you have find your cat it’s extremely dangerous outside. Get Everybody, you know all your family and friends to help you at this point. Post flyers hundreds of flyers everywhere around the park and all areas that your cat could’ve run into. You must have these flyers up every day if someone sees your cat roaming they will call you and it will save its life. Please make hundreds of flyers now and post them everywhere. Make sure they’re up all the time. In addition, please post on all lost pet sites. In addition post on nextdoor.com your neighborhood watch goes out to hundreds of people. Not everybody is on Facebook. Please call your shelter and let them know you lost your cat in case someone brings it there. Fax a flyer of your Cat there today. Keep checking with your shelter. Someone may find it in a few days and drop it off. In addition, keep checking Paw boost to see if someone has found your cat. I pray to God you get your cat back as soon as possible. It’s probably scared and hiding close by in bushes are under something.

Rosemary P.

1 day ago

Oh no. Urgent You must use every spare second you have to look for your cat. Indoor cats are very afraid to be outside. They are usually very close to home hiding under bushes or something. Please go to all your neighbors and ask them if you can check their backyards and their garages Cats have been known to hide in their neighbors backyards and in their neighbors garages. It is critical and most important that you post hundreds of flyers everywhere. Post them on all lamp posts and stop signs for miles and miles. I’ve heard several stories where people have seen the flyers, saw the cat roaming and called the owners. Make sure you do this immediately and use duct tape. Scotch tape is flimsy and the flyers fall down. Please make sure these flyers are up every day. They can save your cats life. If the gardeners take them down, put them back up. It is critical also that you call your shelter several times while your cat is lost and ask if someone has dropped your cat off there. Fax a flyer of your cat to them. Also, when it gets dark out at night, please get out with the flashlight look everywhere for your cat and call its name. Bring cat food. Listen for it meows. Not everyone is on Facebook so please post daily on all lost pet sites and nextdoor.com. Your neighborhood watch. Make sure your post is up every day. Someone may find your cat. Walk for blocks sometimes cats roam blocks away and can be in someone’s yard. Call your Cat’s name get everyone you know to get out and look for your cat. I pray you get your baby back as soon as possible.

Beatriz E.

1 day ago

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