Reston, VA Lost Female Cat, Olivia Is Missing

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Paxie W.

7 hours ago

I am not an expert, but after ours went briefly missing I have a few tips to share. 🐈‍⬛✔️ Look in storm drains. Bend down and look, dont assume they can hear you calling for them. Even if you are next to it calling out, they may not hear. 🐈‍⬛✔️ Walk the surrounding areas during quite times of the day, especially in late at night and early mornings. Take treats to shake or cans of food to tap. Cats are most likely to be active and venturing out of hiding during those times. Cats are naturally more active during dusk and dawn, and may be less likely to be seen during the day. Additionally, many cats will attempt to return home within the first week, often in the middle of the night. 🐈‍⬛✔️ Don't put out their litter, but do put out a load of your laundry. Your baby knows your scent. Litter might attract territorial aggressive strays or ferals that might fight or chase away your baby. They won't care about your laundry though. 🐈‍⬛✔️ Tell your neighbors. Ask the delivery people, garbage & recycling people to keep an eye out. 🐈‍⬛✔️ Notify the microchip company and make sure they are still in their system 🐈‍⬛✔️ Use free online sources like Canva to make flyers to put up. 🐈‍⬛✔️ Contact the local shelters to alert them. They will check the pets that came in and will be on the look out for yours when new ones come in. They also have resources/suggestions, and can loan you traps. **if you use a trap, check it often as raccoons will injure trapped cats. Do not leave it alone over night. ⚠️ Set your alarm to wake up to check it 🐈‍⬛✔️ Contact the vets in the surrounding area. Someone might take your pet in to see if they have a chip. Leave your info with them just in case someone does. 🐈‍⬛✔️Reach out to local rescues to alert them. 🐈‍⬛✔️ Register them on websites like Petco Lost Love and PawBoost. One will create a flyer for you to print out and both can be used to share on social media. 🐈‍⬛✔️ Check out websites like 24PetConnection , nextdoor neighbors, and the shelters periodically to see if they have been listed as found. 🐈‍⬛✔️ Don't give up.

Arlene L.

15 hours ago

Look at night with a flashlight while calling his name. Look, especially under bushes and the neighbor’s yard, garages and sheds. Look up in trees. Leave something outside with his scent on it like his bedding. Leave something outside with your scent on it like an Onawa piece of clothing. Leave out smelly cat food. Hang signs with his photo. Call and visit local shelters and veterinarian offices. Good luck.

Barbara G.

19 hours ago

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Melissa D.

20 hours ago

So sorry!! She may be freaked out and hiding nearby… Here’s my list, in case it helps! I will say — I personally found my cat more than once using a flashlight 🔦 in the DAYTIME! She was hiding in plain sight, perfectly disguised. Another thing that helped her come home on her own a few times? Was not only me calling loudly for her outside but me calling loudly before her inside! I can’t explain it. Maybe the sound carried differently? Maybe it was less scary? Or maybe she was thinking “poor Mom she thinks I’m in the house”. Around these times. I also opened and closed the front door the car door, the garage door and it somehow —shook something loose for her to venture forth to the back door… Don’t forget food is a motivator in healthy cats. ______ Use a flashlight 🔦- even in the daytime and look in and under everything in your yard and nearby like under decks shrubs and in sewer drains. The light can show them hiding by their eye reflection. Have neighbors check sheds and garages. Put their water out and food bowl 🥣 Feed him/her at the scheduled times and call loudly to them. Worn tshirts or fabrics like pillow cases near or just beyond the borders of your property call help orient them. (Cats cover their business well to avoid alerting enemies to their presence. Even though some recommend putting the litter box outside? There’s a possibility it could make them more skittish or afraid!) If they got out from the house? Try to leave that door, or a garage or back door open 8-10” for them to sneak home under cover of darkness. A trail cam can help tell if they’re sneaking around in middle of the night. Check any cat colonies/feeding stations nearby. Put up posters so neighbors know who he/she is. Check and post on Pawboost Nextdoor and Ring app. Don’t forget to check with shelters regularly/weekly if it’s been more than a day or two. Really hope they are home safe asap!

Melissa D.

20 hours ago

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