Oh yes! I had 2 indoor cats get out - both of them hid very near my house [while I was wigging out looking for them] . My little boy cat was way back under my large-ish deck....he gathered wood chips under the deck to hide himself better. I offered neighbor kids a reward if they could find him. They could get under the deck & found him.
My cat was still scared to come out....I could only get partially under the deck. I had to made a line of Churus leading out the deck (kitty loves them as a rare treat).
When both my boys got out, they were hiding in front of the house crouching behind large pot w bushes. Luckily the bigger boy cat has a long tail so I found them. They were obviously scared.
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Hopefully you'll find your kitty near your house soon. I know how horrible it is to have our pets lost.
PS: I got GPS tags for all my pets after this happened.
Praying for you to find your cat.Read More
Put food out, post on NextDoor, Pawboost, Pet FBI, put up flyers everywhere, distribute mini flyers to your neighbors withing a 6 block radius including your mail carrier, fedex, and ups delivery guys, Check neighbors sheds, garages, window wells, under decks, porches and anywhere they could be hiding. Look up~ cats do get stuck in trees or light posts. Many people think they can get down themselves but Ive seen many situations where they've needed to be rescued after many days being stuck. Cats get themselves in many predictaments. Check with rescues, humane societies and animals control and follow up with them consistently! Set a live trap with canned tuna (for hard to trap cats I used a mixture of tuna, oysters and sardines) Cover the trap and always monitor it for the safety of your cat and to also make sure you dont catch wildlife. No matter how friendly a cat may be, indoor-only cats tend to become skittiish once outside and in unfamiliar territory, and usually hide nearby and often too scared to come to owners voice. They also usually try to enter the way the escaped, so if its safe to do that, leave that open. That did work for one of my very shy cats before. Time is crucial. Praying you find your cat soon and safe.
Trapping was the only way to get my kitty back in after she scratched a hole through the screen and escaped. The flyers helped me figure out that she was hiding a couple of blocks away, because people called me with sightings. She was scared to come to anyone, even me. I set traps and eventually caught her. My advice I posted isnt something I just got off the internet, its literally my own personally experience and also experience from doing rescue and helping others. I pray you get your cat back. I know how heartwrenching it was when my baby was out there.Read More
They are usually closer than you think and scared/hiding (unless not fixed). It can be over a week before they venture out for food. Don’t rely on neighbors seeing your missing kitty posts. *Live traps work well but must be monitored often. Talk to all neighbors and physically check yourself all surrounding sheds, garages, under bushes and decks (5 house radius). Give your mail carrier a pic with phone # on it. Check and post on Nextdoor, PawBoost, PETFBI, and Petco Love Lost. If they come back, chip and clip if not already done. 🐱
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