New Smyrna Beach, FL Lost Male Cat, Luna Is Missing

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Misty F.

5 months ago

Tanya Lynn Thank you!!!

Misty F.

5 months ago

Alice Haldeman They asked for cross streets close to where he was lost and Mission and 44 is what was meant. Not sure what the 'scam' could be. Only asking if people have seen the kitty. Thanks!!

Becky C.

5 months ago

Alice Haldeman I saw a flyer about this cat on the door at Wawa this morning. Hope they find her

Tanya L.

5 months ago

Kathy Wosilewski no litter box

Kathy W.

5 months ago

Please put her litter box outside and food and water. I would go out early in the morning with treats. I hope she’s found safe

Alice H.

5 months ago

Scam? SR 40 is not in NSB. Maybe they mean 44.

Corinne M.

5 months ago

🐾🐾🙏🐾🐾

Misty F.

5 months ago

Janet Bennett Thank you so much for all of this information. I truly appreciate you!!

Janet B.

5 months ago

Lost cat protocol Please let neighbors know and put up Lost signs with your information. It only costs about $15 for 10 signs at Office Depot/Max. Contact your local (assigned) shelters everyday every day and visit Halifax humane society. Check these pages: https://www.volusia.org/services/public-protection/animal-services/lost-found.stml# And new and effective way to local a lost pet is using Love Lost. It is a national lost-and-found pet database run by the nonprofit Petco Love Lost— and it's using AI to help reunite pet owners with their furry friends. This is their FB page. https://www.facebook.com/share/15YNVqzG3g/?mibextid=wwXIfr Even more you can do - Lost cat Protocol: Cat is usually close by. When cats escape they are usually afraid. Therefore, they normally, hunker down and hide very close to home. They will usually only venture out a short way if they don’t find a food source. Once they find food, they will normally stay in that area. Most cats are creatures of habit and will keep coming back to the place they find food. You need to search for the cat nightly using an LED flashlight. This is important!!! For BEST results, It must be a bright LED flashlight. 400 lumens or stronger. (This is VERY IMPORTANT!) You can get one at Harbor Freight or WalMart for about 15.00. A regular flashlight isn’t bright enough. It has to be LED and at least 400 lumens. Go out nightly. Especially later when it gets very quiet. 12 AM or later around 2 AM is a good time. That is when cats prowl. Also, before dawn. Look for glowing green eyes. All cats eyes will glow green at night when you use an LED flashlight. Sometimes you have to bend down to catch the glow of the eyes at a certain angle. You must look under cars, in bushes, street gutters, etc. Anywhere at all they can hide. If more than 2 days, do not call the cat’s name. That can spook them. Also, do not chase if seen. Many cats will go into survival mode or what’s called fight or flight mode and won’t even come to their owners. Get down on ground level and gently coax them to you patting the ground softly. Have some smelly canned food or shake a bag of treats. Have a carrier handy to put kitty into if it walks up to you. There’s a good possibility you might need to use a humane trap to catch your cat. Be consistent and do this nightly with the LED flashlight. I can’t stress this enough!! In a low predator area or one that is secure or monitored by a human: You can set up a feeding station with a trail cam on it. I would set that up by the area the cat got out. Or, the last place they were seen hanging out. If you have or can get a monitoring system, Set up a trail cam, it will give you the capability to see if the cat is coming to eat. If so, you can set a humane trap baited with Mackerel in brine. It’s sold by the canned tuna in stores. It’s in a large can usually with the blue label. Your cat also might come back home looking for a way to get back in. If you can leave a window open that would be good. Also, listen for the cats meow in case it’s trying to get back in at your front door. Many missing cats have been found this way and some missing for a long time.. best of luck. Best wishes and I hope she is found safe soon. https://www.google.com/amp/s/tractive.com/blog/en/safety/missing-cat-what-to-do/amp

Misty F.

5 months ago

Gigi Durham ok thank you