Redwood City, CA Lost Female Cat, Cleo Is Missing

Damia F.

2 years ago

Don't lose hope

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Damia F.

2 years ago

I'm so so sorry you haven't found your kitty and so glad you haven't given up. Continue to check the shelters online DAILY and visit weekly ...Visit your neighbors again door to door reminding them she is still missing. Continue leaving food out every day and night (wet) and point an action activated/night vision camera to review the footage daily - in many cases

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Mary A.

2 years ago

If she continues to hide set a humane trap asap. Ask neighbors to please check their property throughly and security cameras too.

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Damia F.

2 years ago

Dear guardian,.. do not give up. 'Lost cat Alan' on Pawboost was reunited after 129 days! His guardians didn’t stop taking action…hoping to give you a boost of energy and inspiration to dedicate today to starting over and doubling down on your coverage....... PRINT more flyers to post up beyond your block and on your block if the old ones are worn .... put new ones in the poly clear sheet protectors with the opening facing down so they last...and continue talking to neighbors and remind them kitty is STILL missing and you need their help to keep an eye out and take a photo and contact you iif there is a sighting. Talk to dog walkers on your street - they are outside at all times and have helped me spot lost kitties I was helping with many times.... Continue to call for Kitty throughout the day ESPECIALLY at night 10pm-6am..call from escape point ...walk around the block and call for kitty as you walk BACK LEADING HOME NOT leading AWAY from home. GAIN ACCESS TO NEIGHBORS YARDS: Knock on your neighbors 1-3 residences in ALL directions to start Get permission from your neighbors to check their backyards so YOU can call for kitty today and tonight and early morning...scared cats will NOT come forward right away and they are excellent hiders! You have to keep trying this and explain to neighbors that cats protect themselves by hiding - even from their guardian - until THEY feel safe to come forward..and sometimes cats just get stuck in yards and can't seem to get back or are stuck in a survival mode. PLACE A CAMERA facing out the escape door with food and watch footage daily - you can't believe how many times a cat will return home - eat - has no way of getting back inside and the owners stops going out at night so the cat disappears back into the night...you may see other cats, raccoons and other creatures eat the food..that's ok...replace the WET food only (raccoons LOVE dry cat food so wet is better) you can buy motion sensor camera on amazon over night - connect to wifi...OR a wild life camera with playback feature (battery operated - no wifi needed) . Lately I’ve learned of several cases where the cat had to be lured inside or TRAPPED once caught on camera eating and NOT coming inside even though the door was left open..some cats stay in a kind of survival mode (like a switch was flipped) which helps them survive but sometimes gets in the way with them returning inside on their own. It could take days/weeks to get them on camera but once they find this source of food they will return…and some nights it will be different cats or raccoons…they all watch each other from afar…once caught on camera you can set a trap and monitor it from a distance making sure you don’t trap another creature. ...continue to check Animal Care and Control 24hourpetconnect online daily for FOUND cats and consider going into ACC in person once a week. MANY lost cats are reunited long after a month. Many cats end up at a shelter after their guardian has unfortunately stop checking and that is just heart breaking. One of my cases - Lost Cat Clementine was spotted by a neighbor 29 days after getting outside. Her owner had to trap her (took only 1 hour!) because Clementine was scared and wouldn’t come out of the bushes even for her human mommy - she was only 1.5 yards away! The guardian had gone around a few days before to remind neighbors that her clementine was still missing. Clementine was back to her purry self after 1 day back at home. I get texts and messages daily about cats that were lost for several months and were reunited because they didn’t stop searching and talking to neighbors and calling for kitty. Don’t stop searching every day every night...keep posting updates on Nextdoor and pawboost - keep flyering and spending the word in person...Ask neighbors with RING cameras to check their footage…CHECK the shelters online DAILY and weekly in person - there are so many cats trapped or brought to the local shelter after the owners have given up and stop looking and it's heartbreaking to think - if they only kept checking..!this is from volunteers that observe this

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Damia F.

2 years ago

it's still dark and early - go outside right now and gently call for your sweet kitty in a calm calm voice ....it may seem useless to do this endlessly every day and every night but it is Not. Just this morning another cat guardian's cat came forward after weeks and weeks of doing this.... If your neighborhood isn't plastered with flyers , PRINT more flyers and do this ASAP. Also, definitely knock on neighbors doors AGAIN and remind your neighbors kitty is still missing and ask them to check around especially at night especially..ask neighbors with RING cameras to check the footage in case kitty is spotted...whatever you do, do NOT lost hope...keep searching and spreading the word with your neighbors - they need to be reminded kitty is still out there and many many cats are found long after they are lost - we are still early in this DON’T LOSE HOPE. 'Lost cat' JiJi was came home after being lost for 4 MONTHS! Cats don't go far they remain near...... Do not give up. Do NOT give up searching and late night calling out for kitty and keep posting online...keep talking-to neighbors...distribute updated/flyers or notes to your neighbors and update your flyers posted UP around your neighborhood...I'm glad you've re-posted...please do not lose hope.. continue looking for your sweet kitty every day / night....continue to spread the word online AND IN PERSON put up MORE flyers around your neighborhood (Place inside sheet protectors with open flap facing downward so they don't get ruined by weather) Print more flyers and knock on neighbors doors today to remind folks that your cat is still missing and that you need their help to spot kitty.... Talking to neighbors and distributing flyers at every resident around your block and continuing further out in your neighborhood is a huge help. At night set your alarm and walk around gently calling for kitty in a CALM normal voice...crinkle treats if that's a sound he's used to… Consider aiming a camera in the direction of where you leave food out...sometimes cats remain near but are in survival mode and won't come inside and need to be coaxed...Lost cat 'Luna' was spotted on camera after being 'lost' for several weeks, her human was shocked to learn Luna was visiting the backyard regularly late night and would come back inside (she was leaving the backdoor open for her) We thought she was stuck at a neighbors which happens all the time...and it was the help of the camera which helped her human learn about the different cats that would visit and other animals...she eventually spotted her 'live' in her backyard (she did a stake out just inside with a baby monitor) and was able to lure her back inside with food after several hours late night. I'm not saying this is your situation ...I'm saying that you can't rule anything out… this is why I advise cat guardians to try different ways of taking action...talking to neighbors..flyers...online...setting alarm late night to call for kitty...sometimes collars fall off ..check the shelter weekly … everything you do helps...you can buy a wild life camera or a camera that sends live feed to your phone motion sensitive- you an buy on amazon 1 day shipping...wishing you sustained determination and hope.... (Borrowed the following from a caring neighrbor Kaz on Nextdoor): In addition to what you're doing keep checking Animal Care & Control’s photo inventory of found cats in case someone has found the cat and turned it in. https://www.sfanimalcare.org/stray-found-cats/ Also, make sure that the cat’s microchip information is up-to-date. If you don’t have the cat’s microchip number, check with your vet who should have it in the cat’s records. In addition to updating wherever your cat’s chip was originally registered (or even if you don’t remember where you originally registered the chip), register your cat at the free Found Animals chip registry, https://www.foundanimals.org/microchip-registry/owners and the free pet chip registry, https://www.freepetchipregistry.com/ with your current contact information in order to increase the chances that if your cat is picked up, they can contact you. (I say increase the chances because sadly there are multiple databases for different chips and they are not all interconnected.) We had a sad story on Nextdoor about a lost cat ‘Gonzo’, who was found by ACC, but because the chip linked to outdated information, ACC couldn’t reach the owner, and they ultimately euthanized him because of medical issues. Sending you HOPE and LOVE and continued determination and perseverance xoxoxox