Miracles happen! Tika is home safe, and my heart is overflowing. 🐾❤️
After two days of pure fear, worry, and having my faith put to the ultimate test, our beloved cat, Tika, is finally home safe!
As a relative newcomer here, I am absolutely blown away by the incredible love and support of the Sherwood Village community in Plain Township. You all pulled together so quickly to get the word out, and because of this amazing neighborhood, Tika was found.
It truly took a village to bring her home, and I want to extend a massive, heartfelt thank you to:
Pam Christ: Our wonderful neighbor who spotted Tika stuck high up in her tree, and the kind neighbor who first alerted her to keep an eye out.
Kathy Swan: For helping to lead the charge and providing the vital emotional support I so desperately needed.
Denise Evans: Our local realtor and fellow animal lover, whose steady reassurance kept me believing that Tika would be found.
The Plain Township Fire Department: For dispatching to the scene and expertly snaring Tika to safety from an unstable limb when she was just out of reach.
I also have to give a special shout-out to my better half, Josh. I was too overwhelmed to film it, but watching your heroism during that first attempt to rescue Tika from the tree made you my real-life hero.
With so much love in my heart and God by my side, I am beyond grateful to everyone. I feel truly blessed, completely looked after, and so incredibly happy to call this community my home. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart! 🙏✨
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Tips:
Please check nearby storm drains and sewer pipes.
Vehicle engines and tire wells.
Attics, closets, and bats.
Garages and sheds.
Bushes and trees.
Under buildings and porches.
Search outside at dawn and dusk when it's quiet. Using a flashlight may help.
Set outside your old clothes so your cat may detect a familiar scent.
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The best time to look for a cat is late at night after the daytime sounds settle down. Go for a walk and take a flashlite scan into the trees and under bushes. A cat can fit in any hole that they can fit their head thru they have collapsible shoulder blades. Most indoor cats stay close to home but come out at night. Most important is to make your presence known. Go out every half hour after 9pm and call for them and stop and listen it's amazing what you can hear late at night. Get your voice and scent out there. They are looking for you also. Look for glowing eyes at night. If there is a dog sibling that the cat likes take the dog on the walk. If you open canned cat food or shake treats do so on your walk. If the cat has a noisy toy shake it on your walk. Make posters and put in every business within a mile of the home. Let your mail carrier know. If there are teenagers in the neighborhood let them know they love reward money and being a hero. Check all local shelters. Let local veterinarians know your info. If there is a feral colony near you check it out. If you can find the feeder of the colony give them your info. Make large signs and put in neighbors yards at least a mile radius of the home. This ensures that everyone in the area has the info. Put post it notes on your neighbors doors to look in sheds and garages. Post on every Facebook forum in your area. Post on Pawboost and For the love of Louie. Check Humane Society. So important to make your presence known every half hour after 9pm. Make a bed out of the cats carrier and put soiled clothes from inside the home around the bed. Put it as close to the house as you can. Leave a shed or garage open check them often. Camp in your yard. Most indoor cats are found late at night. Don't give up. Do not put food out or litter it attracts every animal in the area including raccoon opossum feral cats and coyotes. Your cat will know that there is food inside and that is incentive to keep them close to the house. If you are outside that's OK but take it in when you go back in. If your cat sees a predator eating their food it might make them retreat further. Most important is to let them know you are looking for them. Hope you find your babyRead More
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