Статен-Айленд, NY Lost Male Cat, Han Is Missing

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Alex M.

4 months ago

Tina MagnusonTina Magnuson thank you

Luciann K.

4 months ago

🙏❤️🤞🐈

Tina M.

4 months ago

First put out a big bowl of water. Then, did you try the kitty litter trick? Take some litter from their box and sprinkle outside leading to your door then call them constantly especially at dawn and dusk and when it's quiet. Kitty will follow its scent and your voice home. It's no doubt scared and hiding. You can also try a stinky can of sardines! Or if kitty is a cuddler, try putting an article of your clothing by your door. Also check area garages, under car hoods, shelters, Nextdoor and Pawboost for found kitties in and near your zip. Don’t give up. And post flyers around your neighborhood. Good luck! And please keep your kitty inside if you let it out!! Between coyotes, diseases, bad actors and cars, there are so many ways harm can come to them.

Lani L.

4 months ago

I share this information to everyone who has lost an indoor cat. I lost an indoor cat as well and I know that this information is all true. The first thing you need to find your baby is sightings, and in order to get those, you need to get the word out about your cat. Please read this information and take all of the steps. And most importantly don't give up! That is the single most dangerous thing to do!! The drill for finding a lost cat is demanding, but if you follow it you have an excellent chance of success. First, know that most cats do not wander far from home. Yours, if not injured, is most likely in one of two places: a neighbor's shed, garage or other enclosed space; or a kind but misguided neighbor's home. Make up flyers with a photo of the cat, the date he went missing, a plea to check places where the cat might be trapped, and tear-off tags on the bottom for your phone number. Post them on every bulletin board, utility pole, etc. within a 4- to 6-block radius. Hand-deliver them to neighbors and ask them to check bats/storage spaces/garages, etc. Also take these flyers to local veterinarians and the local animal control shelter. Also, do this on repeat and have neighbors search their ring cameras!!! Everywhere you post a "lost cat" notice, remember to look through their "found cats" listings. Next, make a safe outdoor nest in case he comes home when you're not there. Use straw or a cheap fleece throw inside a plastic tub or waterproofed box, and place it near the door he would come in. Leave some dry kibble there, and keep an eye on it. You could also toss in a sock you've already worn, so he can recognize your scent. THIS NEXT STEP IS CRUCIAL: Set your alarm for 4 am to go looking for him. This is when lost cats are most likely to be found. Call for him, then LISTEN HARD. Use a flashlight to sweep a beam across the area about six inches off the ground -- the cat's eyes will reflect the light even if they don't make a sound. (Even talkative cats go silent when injured or scared.) Then, do all of the above again. And again. Persistence is what brings cats home -- sometimes after weeks. Believe he wants to come home, and can be found. It's statistically likely, plus it will keep you motivated. Last summer our cat was missing for 39 days and she was straight across the street! Seen on ring camera and we set a trap! Again, you literally need to be relentless. Ring cameras are KEY for sightings! If you give up then that’s it. Good luck! Please also check out this article I copied from a person’s page: Helpful Tips for Finding a Missing Cat From my experience of Coaching/Recovering over 2000 cats as a Lost Pet Professional, I have found that Escaped Indoor Cats are extremely predictable and are not lost per se- just displaced from their inside territory and hiding close by- Waiting to get back in but can't open the door. Right after dark search with a flashlight looking for eyeshine in all the hiding places around the outside of your house and garage - starting at the escape point working out to a 3-5 house radius where the cat could hide including up a tree or on a roof- especially if there are dogs around. Let the flashlight do the work- don't invade hiding places or the cat may move or run. Always leave the escape door open during this search because if the cat runs- it will likely be to that door. Search any bat opening that may be accessible thru a broken window or open door etc. If seen, sit and calmly coax- let the cat come to you- DO NOT approach - be patient. If it has rained -the cat would move to a completely dry hiding place which may include open garages and sheds where they may also get closed in. If not found in the searches- speak calmly to the kitty near the escape door -NOT frantic stressful calling - and make the noises you do at feeding time- crinkle treat bag - open a can etc . It's not about food- it's about a familiar sound. If no meowing answers or no kitty appears after a while- go inside and leave the way in open. Repeat talking before you go to bed. Leave the door the cat escaped thru ajar from late night to dawn and it will likely return- no lights inside or out. No food in the first 5 days as the cat knows there is food in its territory. NO LITTER ever -that's a dangerous myth and clothes do not help- cats do not navigate by smell - they have internal gps. If the door the cat left from can't be left open- leave the garage door up cat height and an inside door open or a place to wait up high like a cat tree.. Most will show themselves when you open the door early morning with the same feeding time noises and talk Also all of this is step for step in my expanded article in the "files" section here on Recovering an Escaped Indoor Cat along with the next steps to take along the way as you may eventually need to feed/film/trap after the first 5 days and put out signs. Cats have no system to recognize their owner's scent... - in fact in a study to see if cats recognzied the owner's scent or sought comfort from it...Cats ignored the Owner's scent as expected. Cats mark human friends and cat friends.... with their own pheromones..in a system called "bunting"because they have no system to recognize an Owner...Cats evolved for thousands of years without owners....- they rely on scent only within their species to communicate and to mark their territory and friendly safe items in their territory..Cats are very, very predictable if you understand their physical and mental systems. Cats use GPS/magnetoreception to navigate to their territory anyway- not scent. They will move toward an Owner's calm voice but have no way to identify a human's scent.....Those are dog ss and behaviors. Cats use scent primarily to differentiate - not to navigate and their scent range is very limited...in the 15-20 ft range unless a scent is on the wind. In cats, scent determines ual status and is used to communicate, to interact socially, and to identify territory - not to navigate or find home or owners...

Noelle H.

4 months ago