Winter Springs, FL Lost Male Cat, Cheese Is Missing

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Joe N.

1 week ago

Hi everyone following this post. Cheese is still missing. We got a lead yesterday and this morning from someone in the reserve near tuscora dr and the cross seminole trail. Someone saw a skinny orange cat in the driveway. This is very close to our home and connected by the woods. We left out a trap with some food and we have searched here a few times. We'll go back tonight. Thank you all for your support, we are optimistic to have a sighting so close

Joe N.

2 weeks ago

Just updating everyone we still haven’t found cheese. We’ve put up flyers and told our nearest neighbors and we’ve been checking several times a day around our whole property. We have stinky fishy cat food in a trap also around back of our house it backs up to the woods. We’ve also left our fence doors open. We’re still looking for him. I believe cheese is scared and hunkered down somewhere nearby. No one has seen him yet. Thank you all for your help

Diana E.

2 weeks ago

Joe Nisbett, please see my reply. Cheese should attempt to return on his own but you'll have to crack open the fence gate at dusk -- he may not find the exact spot where he breached it. Please let me know if you have any questions about the strategy I provided. I'm hopeful for some good news.

Diana E.

2 weeks ago

I’m so sorry your beautiful orange (ginger) tabby cat got outside, but please try not to despair -- Cheese is likely hiding close to his escape route, too frightened to come when called or emerge in the daylight. Most indoor cats will attempt to return on their own, usually within the first few nights if the conditions are just right, so if you know what to expect and how to react, you could have him back inside by morning. I've recovered many escaped cats and have a full set of instructions, but I’ll withhold them for now, hopeful you won’t need them. This is what I suggest you do and when: DURING THE DAYTIME, alert nearby neighbors in case Cheese is hiding close to the opposite side of the fence (under a vehicle, in a garage, shed, or carport, etc.), then, if there’s time before dark and you can search SILENTLY without dislodging him from his hiding spot, focus your efforts close to the fence perimeter and tiptoe around using a flashlight, but be quiet and discreet so as not to frighten him (shhh! DO NOT CALL or shake treats), check every crack and crevice, look in, under and around sheds, vehicles, furniture, under foundations and porches, into trees etc. but suspend searching when it gets dark to give him the chance to return voluntarily. AT DUSK crack open the fence gate (he may not find the same hole) and lay a familiar blanket or worn teeshirt flat on the doorstep where he exited the house (DO NOT USE a litter box, bedding, trap or anything obvious -- it's there for scent only) to give Cheese the confidence to come out of hiding, and place tempting food in front of the door (making sure you can still open it when he returns). Call him softly to provide a familiar sound and direction, then watch and listen closely from inside (DO NOT GO BACK OUT AFTER DARK!) and if you see Cheese approach and settle on the food be very careful not to startle him as you slowly and quietly provide a clear path back inside. If you can't wait up set an alarm and watch again just before sunrise -- it's a popular time to return. Please let me know what happens tonight and if he's not back by morning, I'll provide more detailed instructions. Also, although some suggest putting out kitty's litter box, EXPERTS WARN AGAINST IT. I've never used one in all the times I've been successful recovering a lost cat. Please read this to learn more about why it's neither necessary nor recommended: https://www.facebook.com/notes/lost-cats-georgia/why-we-dont-recommend-putting-your-lost-cats-litter-box-outside/1101245526665296/

Terry A.

2 weeks ago

🙏🙏🙏

Taillon W.

2 weeks ago

Ugh I’m sorry! Hoping you find your baby!

Joe N.

2 weeks ago

Taillon Whitt Thank you for your help! we called the shelter about this cat, but he seems to be different he is 8 miles from our house and not matching microchip

Taillon W.

2 weeks ago

Is this him??