Hercules, CA Lost Male Cat, Cookie Dough Is Missing

Facebook Community Response

HappyCatLady .

4 months ago

Dear guardian - don’t stop searching and calling for your cat at night and early morning when it’s quiet. Another cat was just found 2 doors down UNDER the house TRAPPED under the house - the neighbor heard something when she came home late and saw a very thin cat - she banged on her neighbor's door (she had seen the flyers for a month!) and he raced over and got his cat - who was SKINNY and dirty but alive!! Don't give up and don't stop taking action in person. Your cat could be stuck in a neighbor's shed or crawl space - please ask neighbors again to open up garages/sheds/storage units/crawl spaces/bats for 3 hours - allowing time for escape. Put out wet food by the door your cat normalluy goes in and out of ... they are often way closer than we think - just stuck and too scared to meow or sometimes they can't meow for not having water for so many days. Gain permission to go under bats ALONE - shine a flashlight under carefully - in the hopes of catching the GLOW of your cat's eyes. Continue to slowly walk and call for your cat - going right up to neighbor's garages and up against fences...let neighbors know you will be doing this at night...

Cynthia M.

5 months ago

If you haven't yet post on the ring camera app, it's called Neighbors. You don't need a ring camera to use it. I hope this helps.

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Suzan R.

5 months ago

General Information: Hang clothes with your scent on it (Worn clothing from owner) high up outside so the familiar scent can travel and guide the cat back home. Ask your neighbors to check their yard/could be accidently stuck in their garage or shed. (If applicable) Check doorbell or home camera - or ask neighbors to check their camera. Post Fliers with a picture of the cat and your contact information in the area the cat went missing. Not everyone is on Social Media and posters have worked in that if spotted a location can be provided. If a cat is scared they make themselves safe by finding a good hiding spot and often times hide in silence. Look in bushes - bring a flashlight and look for shining eyes. Best time to find your cat is in the early morning hours when the noise level is low and they feel safe. Leave an access point open for the cat to return. This is important if they do come back in the middle of the night. Prayers your cat returns/ or is found safely. Beware of scammers.

Ruth O.

5 months ago

He may be blocked in somewhere or stuck injured. Or scared hiding from someone or some new noise

LunaMoon G.

5 months ago

You can put flyers in plastic Paper protectors,that you can buy at office supply stores, check Walmart, and Target,too. Canva.com

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LunaMoon G.

5 months ago

Go out this morning with a flashlight and a cat treat bag, point the light to look under vehicles,in their wheel wells, under porches and decks, behind stairs, around bushes and shrubbery,up trees, in between buildings, shine the light on fences, rooftops,on decks,on fire escapes, balconies,near garbage bins,use the light to search these places and to catch the shine or reflection of the cat's eyes. Calmly call the cat's name,then shake the treat bag. Do these actions throughout the neighborhood. Layer in late afternoon,or early evening,ask neighbors to check their sheds, garages, and bats, they get trapped in them sometimes,ask neighbors to check their yards,too. Ask if they can look at their security camera's footage for your cat. Post on Nextdoor in Cat Owner's and Lost and Found Pets, and on the Neighbors app. Post and search on PetcoLoveLost, and 24PETCONNECT. Put up Lost flyers in the neighborhood where kitty is lost.Put them ,or slip them in neighbor's doors,on street posts, corners,in nearby stores,markets, Laundromats, cafes, in apartment buildings,ask neighbors, apartment building management, and stores if you can look at their security camera's footage for your cat. Pawboost and LostMyKitty offer free flyers for download,this one is from Canva.com

Susanne P.

5 months ago

#alle

Susanne P.

5 months ago

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HappyCatLady .

5 months ago

I'm so sorry for the terrible stress and worry - YES keep putting out food and water - he could be stuck in a garage or shed and gets released...I'm so sorry your feral backyard kitty is missing💕 As you may know, cats don't leave their territory. Many cats get stuck/trapped at nearby neighbors as folks open and close bats/sheds/crawl spaces/ not knowing a curious kitty snuck inside ...and folks close door and windows when they leave town on vacation - same thing. You must focus completely on in-person searching , talking to neighbors flyering every single residence (tape the flyer directly onto the front door top and bottom so it stays - use painter's tape won't harm the door) Mark on a printed GOOGLE. MAP of your block and surrounding blocks as you go door to door to talk to every neighbor possible, asking them to open up their sheds /storage unit/s, crawl space, garage doors for a few hours and then close them again - allowing a cat enough time to get out (they usually do not run out right away) . Post flyers on both sides of every lamppost 2 blocks out in all directions (Place flyers inside CLEAR SHEET PROTECTORS with th opening facing downward so they last through the dewy mornings and weather. AND tape a flyer or mini flyer directly onto every apt /house door if no one answers the door when you go knocking door to door asking neighbors to open up any shed or crawl space they may have closed recently and to leave open for a few hours giving skittish kitty time to escape on their time. ❤️❤️❤️ IMPORTANT: AT night CALMLY call for kitty ….the later the better so it's super quiet when it's dark and quiet - WALK AROUND THE BLOCK calling in your normal calm voice and listen for meows coming from a neighbor's garage or backyard . THough MOST cats will not meow if stuck or injured, but some WILL knowing their feeder ! Kitty also could have hurt a back leg for example and can't jump a fence to get back home. Another reason to talk to your actual neighbors and gain permission to check ALONE under their back decks or under stair cases and crawl spaces and sheds USING A FLASHLIGHT even during the day - to catch the reflection/GLOW of kitty's eyes. I can't tell you how many stories about lost cats both indoor only and indoor/outdoor cats that are found using flashlights in dark places catching the cat's eye GLOW. I also always recommend to aim a motion activated camera at kitty's escape or EXIT point - where you leave wet food before each sunset. Water bowl 10 feet away in the shade (not near the food). The most important thing is to keep taking action in person and not give up! no matter what anyone says -❤️ damia 💥 CAMERA: Mini Blink WIFI camera $29 : https://a.co/ihc7BSy