Greater London, England Lost Male Cat, Luffy Is Missing

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Steve L.

2 months ago

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Steve L.

2 months ago

Long term missing advice and statistics here too, please read it’s all good positive advice and information. LOST CAT ADVICE it works keep repeating till found! This works for long term lost/missing also! Put bowls of water out in your garden as they may return at night. A cat NEW TO AN AREA through moving house or being re-homed will also find being outside frightening and will hide away quickly and nearby. MISSING CAT STUDY from Missing Animal Response Network - A study of 1200 missing cats that were lost and then found. • The majority of cats 75% were found within 500 metres (1/3 of a mile) of their home (or escape point). Indoor only cats were closest to home often up to 10 houses distance. • The majority (83%) were found outside in a GARDEN near to home (or to their escape point) under shrubs or decking. • The majority of cats that were found, were found within 8 weeks. Half of those found was within 7 days. • Some bolder cats work their way home when their adrenaline has subsided (sometimes after a few days). Many cats will stay in hiding for very many days – often 10-12 days. They need our help to be reunited especially if they have bolted beyond their personal territory; they will be disorientated and unable to find their way back. THINGS YOU SHOULD DO: FIRST: SEARCH STRAIGHT AWAY and REGULARLY: Immediately search the local area. Call from your garden day and night. Walk the length of your road STOPPING and WAITING. Frightened cats take a while to respond. Start at the end of your road and WALK TOWARDS your house as you call so you don’t tempt your cat to travel further away from its home. Do the same on parallel roads as many times as possible every day. Don’t give up as the majority of found cats are found within 2 months with 50% in the first 7 days. Call in your normal voice so your cat is reassured that it is safe. They will pick up on the slightest anxiety as cats are hugely sensitive. Unless your cat is very bold, he/she will not rush straight out of hiding on hearing you; many stay in hiding for up to 12 days. Stand still and call. Build your cat’s confidence by hearing your voice sounding relaxed, talking to switched off mobile as you walk towards home. NIGHT-TIME/EARLY HOURS when the WORLD IS ASLEEP, when it is QUIET is a very good time to call and search. SOUND TRAVELS MUCH LONGER DISTANCES at night and your cat is much more likely to hear you calling it. CATS FEEL SAFER IN THE DARK from predators and are more likely to leave their hiding place on being called. Call in your garden frequently overnight. If walking on the street near your home to call through to reach neighbour’s gardens; take someone with you to stay safe. Shaking a treat bag GENTLY is a signal to cats (if it’s something they have heard at home) and the sound will travel much further late at night. If preferred take strongly scented fish or chicken with you. Search at dusk and dawn BE PATIENT; WAIT; REPEAT: Hiding away and not responding has nothing to do with whether your cat loves you, whether it recognises your voice – it has everything to do with the fact that a frightened cat will hide in silence! It is following its instinct and is in survival mode. Even if you are nearby the cat won’t just come out. Search hiding places. SECOND: PUBLICISE: LEAFLET EVERY HOUSE. LEAFLETS are very successful and have resulted in reuniting quite a few cats. Leaflet both sides of your road and parallel streets. Include a clear full photograph of your cat and your mobile number. Ask them to search in their gardens, sheds and under decking. Leaflets through doors really RAISES THE PROFILE of your lost cat in a large number of people’s minds. It reaches so many people – literally many hundreds. Make use of all social media. Post on Neighbourhood Watch, Next Door and local online Community Noticeboard. Give a poster to your postman, milkman and refuse collectors. Let your vet know he is missing and contact your chip company and make sure his details are up to date. Put the details on Animal Search UK too. https://colinbutcherauthor.com/how-to-find-a-missing-cat/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1UzS6PXOBFPZbJ7w7LPy-qNgaboGLbb153ShPr8NuEsAMFJXLvnd1rEi0_aem_pSAzrVQWEpsHR3vNKrlu5Q

Steve L.

2 months ago

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Gary Y.

2 months ago

[ ] Don’t put their litter/litter trays out as this can attract other cats which may then deter your cat from returning to their territory [ ] Best time to check is 2/3am when it’s dark and quiet [ ] When you go searching always take a Torch as that will reflect the cats eyes in dark places. go searching late and early when its quiet, shake treats, call and listen and wait , cats need time to respond [ ] Look up Trees/roof tops, empty houses, church yards, cellars [ ] Look In hedges, bushes, bramble, ditches [ ] Under decking and under sheds garages, tarpaulins , behind meter box [ ] Behind bins and under cars in case injured [ ] Down any steep embankments, rabbit holes, ponds, drains, water butts [ ] Gaps In between fences and buildings, [ ] Ask people to leave sheds garages open a while to give a trapped cat time to escape as they wont just run out, they hide in fear [ ] When searching in bushes etc,get down to cat level as its easier to see them or use walking sticks upside down for ease, using the L ....shaped handle ....for moving bushes aside to gently search [ ] Put posters up and leaflet houses [ ] Check any CCTV/ring door bells and ask neighbors to check also, see if he was picked up or got in a vehicle [ ] Put familiar smells out, , blanket, empty hoover contents in garden [ ] Hang your used unwashed bed sheets out, t shirts, smelly socks [] Make sure there is a way for your cat to get back in your house, even when you are asleep, maybe wedge open the cat flap, or leave a window open [] Ask postman to keep a look out, let him have a leaflet, they go to most houses daily [] Contact all vets in the area, the local council, cat rescues and microchip company to let them know and flag them up as missing [] Contact ‘Harvey’s Army North’ on Facebook who will make you a poster with all the relevant information on that you can then share and post through letterboxes and on lampposts [] Share with all local vets/councils/rescues in the area asking them to put it up in their reception/offices [] Also put them on the Nextdoor app and PawBoost.

Miles J.

2 months ago