Richmond, VA Lost Female Cat, Paprika Is Missing

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Penny W.

1 month ago

Sending prayers for a safe return 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 💞 Sharing

Dayna M.

1 month ago

Cat is Close by. Check at night under bushes and porches etc with flash light for glow of thr eyes. Leave (ideally in a trap) smelly fish (like mackerel) or hot foods (my cat came back after 16 days to my neighbors grilling burgers). Call at night. Post on pawboost and print physical posters. Put posters in page protectors with closed side up and bottom taped closed. Put them up in area and knock on neighbors doors to ask to look and keep an eye out and give them a flyer for if they see cat. https://www.missinganimalresponse.com/lost-cat-behavior/ https://www.missinganimalresponse.com/intersection-alerts/ Also, I used https://www.professionalpettrackers.com/

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Nayak S.

1 month ago

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Blair W.

1 month ago

Ask neighbors to check sheds, crawl spaces, garages, under decks, bushes, and anywhere else she could be trapped or hiding. Put up flyers, post on NextDoor, and notify and visit animal control. Best of luck!

Dianne B.

1 month ago

Talk softly when calling late night and during the night to early morning when it quiet out .. Might wait in between to see if you hear them meow nearby .... For indoor cats if there is any way you could leave your door garage door or window slightly ajar if possible they know where they got out and will often come back in on their own .. If you didn't see them get out check deep dresser drawers, kitchen and bathroom cabinets, under beds in box springs, behind the frig, the stove, behind or under the sofa, under or in the recliner the washer/dryer or inside if left open .. bat crawl space .. attic .. anywhere small or behind a cat can hide they will! If out cats will hide during the day and are more active late evening near dark to early morning , daybreak ... have a spot light to shine to see eyes in the dark .. they are usually close by and will often come back to the door .. or hide under bushes or decks to feel safe ! Also check crawl spaces under houses , garages, sheds of neighbors nearby ...No food out after dark it will attract area strays and wildlife to the area ... check culvert pipes .. storm drains .. up trees .. and colder weather they will get under car hoods for warmth and on tires also ...this can happen and they could be miles from home . Cats in a new home need at least 30 days to adjust to a new area and may and will travel to get back to their old home .. In some cases a set trap may be needed and monitored! A Trail cam or night vision goggles can help to monitor the areas outside! Post to Nextdoor Ask neighbors to check their Ring Doorbells... Beware of loose and roaming dogs in the area as they will chase and your cats! For automatic garage doors please place a 6x6 block or cinder block so that the door will not come all the way down and trap your pet as they can be injured! Check with area Shelters, Animal Control, and Vets offices also put flyers ... Am sure you have tried most all of these! Don't give up!!

Hailey M.

3 months ago

No she’s a long brown tabby, that cat looks gray. Thank you though!

David H.

3 months ago

o, could this be your cat? https://www.pawboost.com/landing/pet/kbFjnKt_IggVfEI_wgijUf5EmS93ocQv/found-stray-unknown-richmond-va-23231

Rivka S.

4 months ago

A microchip is $25 at a clinic

Rhonda M.

4 months ago

Please put your clothes out for the scent and get a baked chicken from Walmart and put out they can smell it aways away look outside late at night when it's all quiet alot of times their hiding under something scared and look under neighbors sheds and in their garages to

Hailey M.

4 months ago

SOME CLARIFICATION: Hi Im Paprika’s owner! For everyone giving suggestions, thank you so much. I’d like to add some information to consider though: 1. She is an indoor/outdoor cat and often has free roam of the neighborhood. Im certain she has no problem finding home within a few house radius - leading me to think she might not be close by. 2. She has a way of getting back in the house if she returns. 3. She is not microchipped and is not wearing a collar. 4. Incase anyone spots her: she responds to being called very well. Especially to her name and the “chimes” alarm sound on Iphone (wind chime sounds in general).

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