Ontario, CA Lost Male Cat, One Eyed Jack Is Missing

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Dee J.

1 year ago

😮🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Ruth O.

1 year ago

Lost Cats‼️ Indoor only cats and limited outdoor access cats never go far. They go into survival mode and hide in silence. Most of them will not respond when they are in survival mode. 3 AM is the best time to find a missing indoor only cat. This is the time they become most active and responsive. Sit and quietly call for your kitty. Try to stay low, standing is intimidating to cats. Place some dirty socks and pillow cases outside. Your scent will attract your kitty. If you have a garage, place the items near the garage door and crack the door enough for her to get in. DO NOT leave food or litter box outside, it can attract predators and aggressive Tom cats. Because indoor only cats hide so well they are not as likely to be ed by a predator. Don't give up, it can take months to find a missing indoor only cat. Use a flashlight as late at night as you can to look in trees, under cars and in bushes. Try to look for the glow of her eyes. The best chance of you being reunited with your cat is to do a methodical search of the area. Most indoor only cats will be within 160 feet of your home. Survival mode lasts 5 to 14 days but can last longer. Once their hunger gets to a maximum theyqq snap out of it but this is a dangerous time because they come out of hiding. The majority of cats will try to make a break for home on the 5th night. In addition to posted flyers, make mini flyers and hand them out to your neighbors. Some people don't pay attention to posted flyers. It's VERY VERY important that you look for her as late at night as you can. If you have other cats, watch them. If they are spending a lot of time looking out a certain window, that’s a good indication the missing cat is in that area. Wildlife and motion activated cameras are also helpful. a lot of people are successful trapping their indoor only cats. If you decide to trap, you must watch the trap closely, predators can a cat in a trap.

Lily P.

1 year ago

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Valerie C.

1 year ago

I hope One Eyed Jack is home soon. Here are some suggestions for recovering a lost cat. Most of the suggestions are from Pet MD with added helpful suggestions from Susan Reynolds (SR). I’ve added some ideas. (vc) Maybe you’ve thought of or tried some of these ideas already but I’ll share them all here just in case there’s something new you haven’t thought of. Finding a Lost Cat: Here are a few tips to help you find a missing cat and bring him home safely: 📌 Be sure to check all possible hiding places in your home (SR) 1. Take a large cardboard box and flip it over. Cut a cat sized hole in the side and place it outdoors with some soft bedding inside. Weight the bottom down and make this a safe place your cat can return to. Place water nearby. 📌 Indoor cats are usually close to home. Hang clothes with your scent on it high up outside so that the familiar scent can travel and guide the cat home. (SR) 2. Check the trees on your property. 📌 Look in bushes or hiding spots around your home. If your cat is unfamiliar with being outdoors he or she is most likely afraid of all the new sounds and smells. He or she will probably look for a safe hiding spot. (SR) 📌 Keep an access point open for him or her to slip back in your home. (SR) 3. The best time to search for a lost cat is when the world is asleep. The best time-frame is around 2:00 a.m. Go out with a flashlight and look for shining eyes. Report from the owner of a lost cat: 💙 "Kiwi has returned safe and sound! I am extremely grateful for all the advice shared with me; it really did take walking around at 2am to finally find her. Thank you everyone." -Kiwi's Owner Take a few cans of cat food with you, stand out in the open and pop the cans, or shake a treat jar. You will be surprised how the sound can travel in the quiet of the morning, and oftentimes your cat will appear within minutes of the first can being opened. Enterprising cat owners have also recorded the sound of their can openers opening a tin of food, and played the tape over and over while looking for their lost cat. Report from an owner of a lost cat: 💙 "THANK YOU to anyone and everyone who shared tips/kept watch! Malibu is home safe and sound now after finding her hiding amongst a dumpster/trash area. Shaking treats and searching at night helped us find her." -Malibu's Owner 4. Make up fliers. Include a picture of your cat and offer a reward as incentive. Post these fliers in grocery stores, at vet offices, feed stores, anywhere you can. Post them at eye level. DO NOT stuff them in mailboxes. You can get into trouble for doing this. Walk your neighborhood with these fliers, put them on telephone poles, and talk to the kids of the neighborhood, the paper boy the UPS driver, the mailman anyone who walks your neighborhood. 5. Call the local papers and place a lost cat ad. Call the local radio stations, many of them will run free air spots for lost critters. Call your vet and let the staff know your cat is missing. Tack up a flier at all the vets in your area, and take one over to any rescue shelters nearby. If you have recently moved and brought the cat with you, check out your old address as well. 6. Locate a Havahart trap and set it in a safe place near your home. [My local shelter has loaned these traps in the past, with a deposit. (vc).] You may trap another cat, or perhaps a possum or even a skunk (depending on where you live) but you might also trap your cat. *Note: Don’t leave unattended so that you can immediately release any unintended captured animal. 7. If you see a dead animal on the road near your home, remove it with a shovel and take it to the side of the road. There have been instances where domestic cats will become curious about road and go out to investigate, only to become fatalities themselves. 8. Keep a list of everything you do to find your missing cat. Get on cat boards and ask for ideas if nothing seems to be working. Businesses such as Pet-Detective-dot-com and Sherlockbones-dot-com have great tips on their websites and are available for hire or advice. 9. Check your newspaper for the lost and found ads daily. 📍 Regularly check your local animal shelter. (vc) 10. When you can work outside putter in your garden. Or just sit out near your home, talk in a soft voice, sing, or chatter so if your cat is close she will hear you. If she has a canine friend, bring the dog outside, or take the dog for a walk around the neighborhood to see if the cat will come out and join you. 11. Make a map of where you place your posters and or fliers. Check every 3 days to be sure they are still there. Keep tape, pushpins or thumbtacks, black felt markers and white poster board in your car, so you can make up any that might go missing. 12. Go door-to-door with a photo of your cat. If the neighbors have a Ring camera see if your cat has been spotted on it. Talk to all the inhabitants of the house, kids especially. Past experience has shown that little girls make the best finders of lost cats..... 12. a. 🐈 My own addition to this suggestion... ✅... I’ve been seeing stories of cats reunited with owners after they were found trapped in a neighbor’s garage. One owner said after 4 days of searching she found her cat trapped in a neighbor’s garage. 📌 Beware of scammers who claim to have your cat who you can get back for a price. (SR) 13. Keep the hope alive. There are countless stories of people who have lost cats for long periods of time, only to have the animal show up at their door one day. . Reason to hope. 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ ▶️ One more thought. I saw an owner had put their cat’s bed and kitty litter box outside. Their cat came back home after 3 days. The owner didn’t know for sure if it was thanks to the bed and the kitty litter box or not but she thought it might have been. 📍 Note: I’ve had others caution against putting out the litter box as they noted it may attract coyotes. I imagine you might just use your own judgement as to what’s best in your particular situation. .

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