Esmeralda is Missing in Elkader, IA

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Lost Female Cat last seen Trees behind the Jailhouse Inn. , Elkader, IA 52043

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Status

LOST

Date Last Seen

March 19, 2026

Location Last Seen

Elkader, IA 52043

Nearest Landmark

Trees behind the Jailhouse Inn.

Name

Esmeralda

Sex

Female

PawBoost ID

72684826

Species

Cat

Description

Black and brown Norwegian Forest Cat with a tan belly.

Message from Owner

My family and I were staying at the Jailhouse Inn in Elkader, Iowa. Yesterday we saw this cat outside of a window, so we opened the window and she jumped right in. She immediately started rubbing up all over us, demanding attention and love. She has cuts and a big gash on her right cheek/jaw, and some matting. I bought things for her that night and she slept with my boyfriend and I. The next day when we were about to leave, (we were planning on bringing her to the vet in Nevada, where we live) she heard a loud noise, got super scared, and ran off into the trees up the hill behind the Jailhouse. She is the most sweetest cat we’ve ever met, (other than our late Queen) and my boyfriend has always wanted a cat exactly like her. We feel so awful. Even though we leave over two and a half hours away, we will drop everything at any time to come and get her. She’s so perfect.

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Facebook Community Response

Jean P.

3 months ago

Place posters all around the area , giving info and offer a reward

Ollie W.

3 months ago

Paula Luedke Pennington Yes, that was the first thing we thought about. Since she’s so friendly we assume that she’s been owned by someone before, but she refused to use a litter box so we think she might have been someone’s outside cat. When she ran away, she ran in the direction of this woods area behind a house. So we went to that house asking about her and they hadn’t even ever seen her. I have joined all of the missing pet groups in Iowa/around the Elkader area, as well as the main Elkader group. I searched for her in all of them and found nothing. So we believe that she was someone’s outside cat, she ran away, and her owners don’t care enough to find her. Because her wounds and matting look really old, so she’s been out for a while. And if she’s been out for that long, and if her owners truly cared about her, they would have posted something about her by now.

Diane L.

3 months ago

Place something outside with your scent on it also place something outside like their cat bed outside. Check with your neighbors, check garages, sheds, under decks, cameras. Check with your local animal shelters. Don't place their cat box outside can attract strays or other animals. Might scare your cat away.

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Kim W.

3 months ago

Prayers you find her soon.🙏❤️

Tammy L.

3 months ago

Shared with prayers

Trish H.

3 months ago

🙏prayers her people’s are found 🌹

Paula L.

3 months ago

Isn't it possible this cat belongs to someone in the area, yet you are wanting to claim it? I mean no disrespect, but that sounds like you are doing, rather than searching for the owner.

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