Keswick, VA Lost Male Cat, Shine Is Missing

Facebook Community Response

Vicki C.

2 weeks ago

i’m gonna send you a message private message of what you need to be doing do not go outside with the flashlight looking for your cat. Do not call your cat I will send you everything that you need to do because your cat is there but if you go out looking for it and call it and go opening shed doors and looking under bushes and things like that, you’re gonna scare it away so please don’t do that

Rebecca C.

2 weeks ago

You may have done all or most of these but maybe there is a hint for something else to do. Look everywhere inside, outside, in, behind and under bushes, decks, porches, culverts, window wells and sheds. If there have been any maintenance people in home, look in areas they might have been around in case the cat was closed in that area (walls, heating & air ducts, open floors, attics, basements/cellars/crawl spaces). Call, knock and listen for a response. In sheds, move stuff around, away from walls and especially corners as well as use a flashlight to look under shed. Also look up as there could be a spot to roost. Use a flashlight to look for eyeshine night and day inside sheds, decks, bushes, culverts and under anything even if you think it is bright enough. Make flyers and take around for several blocks in all directions. If no one is home, leave a flyer in the door or mailbox. If neighbors are home, ask if you can look around their property and ask if they have seen the kitty or if they have to contact you. Put out some cat food to try and draw towards the house. Put out some of your clothing, a cat bed or even a cat tree from the house if it is a small one. Saw a post where someone did that and they came out the next day and found the cat in it.. Contact all vets in the area, the SPCA(s) for your area and Animal Control. Hope your beautiful kitty comes home from the adventure soon. Maybe this will help.