Florham Park, NJ Lost Male Cat, Skunky Is Missing

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Martha-Betancourt B.

7 months ago

POBRECITO A LO MEJOR NO ENCUENTRA EL CAMINO , PERO EL LO VA A ENCONTRAR ! OJALÁ POBRECITO !

Michele H.

7 months ago

Sharing again 🙏🏻

Marcia G.

7 months ago

IF YOUR CAT GETS OUT 🐾📌 Please Take Our Tips: TAKE OUR SUGGESTIONS NO MATTER HOW CRAZY THEY SOUND TO YOU Put a pile of unlaundered clothing, bedsheets , pillowcases and socks in your lawn...and hang some from your fence/bushes. Empty the contents of used litter box and household vacuum cleaner bag/canister across the lawn. Leave bowls of smelly food out - tuna/sardines, rotisserie or Kentucky fried chicken Turn on BBQ - cook hot dogs and bacon. SCENT IS EVERYTHING !! Do these things right now! FLIERS MUST GO UP ASAP TO GET SIGHTINGS. Every pole/tree/neighbors stoops/porches. Offer reward. Give fliers to mailman, UPS drivers, fed ex drivers, etc. Local supermarket, dry cleaners, drug store should have a flier. Call local precinct and report the cat as lost. Ditto for shelters. You must visit shelters - the person on the phone doesn't know every pet brought in. Delegate to friends so that you get the posters up ASAP!!!! Go out searching, especially when it's dark and quiet - early AM and later in evening. Carry tuna and heated Kentucky Fried Chicken for scent. Bring a bag of treats to shake when you call out its name and then just stop and listen for faint meowing. We've recently reunited cats that were stuck in neighbor's sheds/garages! Look under bushes, in/behind sheds, or neighbor's porches with flashlight. It'll make the cat's eyes glow so you can spot it. Don't drive around! If your cat is an indoor only cat, it hasn't travelled more than 2-4 blocks away. Look on your neighbor's properties. Written by Josephine Chianetta This is from a study that was done on lost cats: Cats are very different from dogs when panicked. They are territorial and your cat’s territory was inside of your home. Once a cat is transplanted into unfamiliar territory, fear sets in and it seeks shelter because it is afraid. They panic immediately and look to hide usually near the escape point or within a 5-house radius of their home where they've never been before. Cats that are afraid (and cats that are injured) will seek areas of concealment such as under a deck, under a house, under a porch, or in heavy brush and they will not meow! Panicked cats hide in silence. Silence is their only protective measure from predators. They can stay concealed for days, sometimes weeks! Just because you don’t see or hear your cat DOES NOT mean he or she is not right there, hiding in fear from the loud noises, etc. they will not meow! Meowing would give up their location to a predator. Their behavior has nothing to do with whether the cat loves you, whether it recognizes your voice, or whether it can smell you–it has everything to do with the fact that a frightened cat will hide in silence! The Threshold Factor: This is an interesting behavioral pattern that Missing Pet Partnership has observed with displaced cats. Many of these cats initially hide in silence, but eventually break cover and meow, return to their home or the escape point (window or door), or finally enter a humane trap. While some cats take only hours or a few days to reach their threshold, many others take several days (typically ten to twelve days) before they break cover. We suspect the threshold is reached due to their thirst, although more research needs to be conducted into this behavior. In an attempt to capture your cat, use humane traps in your yard or in your neighbor’s yard where your cat is likely hiding in fear. If you choose not to, place small amounts of cat food (and water) and hopefully you’ll eventually be able to determine where the cat is hiding. Written by Donna Harmon McNeff

Mark W.

7 months ago

Look under houses

Michelle S.

7 months ago

*Start asap* all these tips from all of us are really great tips... they really do work... pleaseeee keep repeating...go out really late at nite or really early in am... middle of the night with flashlight and call for him/her and then quietly listen he/she may be hiding scared injured or stuck somewhere ...shine the flashlight around his/her eyes will reflect off of it...keep checking the shelters go in person make sure you're going to correct shelter where animal control would bring a cat from your area... they are too busy to contact you and check all the pets coming in...set up trail cameras near ur home ..they only take pics when something is in front of it moving ..so you don't have to look thru 24 hours of camera everyday... (there are great ppl out there to lend one to you and so many ppl in the community will help you look for him/her) if you can monitor, set a humane trap with really strong smell food to attract and make sure that’s the only food out for him/her…all the tips to find lost cats really really do work please follow them.keep posting and we'll keep sharing and hang lots of fliers talk to as many ppl and hand them fliers...it'Il keep him/her on everyone's mind so they are always on the lookout…concentrate on putting up fliers especially in ur area they really don't go far at all. Prayers for your kitty out there and you find him/her asap!!!

Michelle S.

7 months ago

**** I copied this from another post..great tips**** Lost kitties I'm so sorry to hear that your baby is lost! There are some very specific things that you need to do that will get you pointed in the right that will help ensure every possible success for bringing your baby home. !!!!!!!!! This is not just a matter of sitting back on the couch & hoping your cat will come home on its own... You Must go on the offensive!!!!!! First thing is ask all your neighbors if they/you can check in garage/sheds or under porches. If a garage or shed door was left open even a few inches, the cat will can hide in there. If it gets closed the cat gets trapped . When an inside cat gets out they are usually scared to death and will hide in the safest closest place to their house. Try leaving your door open for several hours. I know of someone that tried this and said their cat came walking in like they never went missing. If you have a garage leave the door cracked a few inches with any of their blankets and some of your clothes as this has familiar scents on it. You may want to leave some food but be careful as this may bring in strays. NEVER leave their litter box outside. This is an old wives tale and all it does is bring in Predators. Next is notify ALL the vet offices, rescues/shelters in your city/town. You will want to CALL them EVERYDAY and check! Is your baby microchipped? If not that should be the first thing on your list upon their return! Notifying the vets and rescues and shelters is a must & should be reinforced with flyer. A current photo description, your baby's name, all telephone numbers you can be reached including family members names and numbers if any. Make sure your flyer says that you can be contacted ANY TIME day OR night. List all of your veterinarian's contact information including the nearest emergency vet clinic information just in case. Go to your town/City's Facebook group and post your flyer there as well as any additional applicable Facebook groups for your area. Then Google Lost Pet websites such as petfinder, catradar, lostmykitty, pawboost, lostcatfinder just to name a few. There are many many more register with each and every one!. Call your local animal control officer ie the dog catcher and file a report, make sure to give them a copy of your flyer. Flood your neighborhood with the flyer. Place it in a appropriate size Ziploc, seal it tight and then tape the end closed with heavy duty packing tape. Make sure when hanging it that the zippered Edge is facing the ground ( it rains no moisture is going to get inside ). Cats are crepuscular (move the most at Dusk and Dawn) take a flashlight at these times and look up/under depending on this.... Cats have 2 main personality types. Tree Dwellers and Bush dwellers. A tree dweller feels safe the higher up they are. You want to look up in trees, on roofs or even in the Attic/rafters if they got in someone's garage. Bush dwellers feel safe down low or under something like a shed or garage, under vehicles or even a crawl space of someone's house or porch. Walk around your neighborhood calling your cat's name softly. Your voice conveys your feelings so if you sound stressed/worried your cat will pick that up in the tone of your voice. Make your voice sound enticing and relaxed, make them want to come to you. Bring food/ treats in a plastic container and shake it like Temptations we all know once you shake Em you just can't shake Em . You know your cat better than anyone so you will know the best places to look. You may need to get help from a rescue group and borrow a Humane trap. This is helpful when your Kitty's been seen. Placing the Trap near your home can be successful. ***Putting up game or security cameras is really helpful.

Stuart K.

7 months ago

flyers

Squawk S.

7 months ago

Prayers for his quick and safe return home 🙏

Joanie M.

7 months ago

🙏💕🙏

Liz R.

7 months ago

Hope and prayers for a safe return