San Leandro, CA Lost Male Cat, Susu Is Missing

HappyCatLady .

6 months ago

🐱💜Dear guardian🐱💜My heart breaks for you …and glad you aren’t giving up on your sweet angel. Continue checking your shelter/s online daily and in person weekly..keep posting updates online ..REPLACE FLYERS posted up on lampposts in your neighborhood several blocks out from where kitty went missing. PRINT more flyers to tape directly onto front doors (using painter’s tape) of your neighbors from where kitty initially went missing - REMIND neighbors your kitty is still missing and to continue checking their RING / security cameras. Neighbors will Not do anything if they see a cat outside - thinking the cat is fine - most likely an indoor /outdoor cat(cats are such amazing groomers and look ‘fine’ to the untrained eye) so FLYERs and TALKING to neighbors is KEY - ask them to check any storage space where they live - anywhere a cat can potentially hide. Continue to leave WET food and water in dish/bowl every SUNSET by the escape point with a motion activated camera AIMED at the food. Never leave food in the can - it will CUT mouths and tongues. And If other hungry cats eat it then it’s not a waste. You are doing a good thing. There are so many lost/abandoned cats out there. And cats watch other cats so your cat might discover the food source too. I’ve had guardians finally spot their cat on camera after several months of being ‘lost’ and then they performed a stakeout and TRAPPED their kitty by using a humane trap and monitoring it nearby.. Continue to walk around slowly late night / early mornings calling sweetly for kitty …CALMLY call for kitty walking back toward home where you leave the food/camera...Search under cars and bushes while using a flashlight to catch the reflection of your cat’s eyes. Don’t give up. Lost cats are found after months being lost from determined guardians who keep taking physical action. Hang in there …it’s not easy…hang in there..sending you love , hope and unwavering determination 💜💜💜 🙏

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HappyCatLady .

6 months ago

I’m so sorry you haven’t found your sweet kitty YET. Replace FLYERS on lamppost and post up more FLYERS several blocks out in all directions. Do you have a motion activated camera aimed at wet food you're leaving in bowl or dish before every sunset (do not leave food in the can - will cut kitty’s mouth) by the escape door or garage? If you're not sure which side kitty escaped then leave food in front AND back and aim a camera at both locations. Every day I get texts from folks who are amazed at spotting their SHY cat on camera eating the food AT NIGHT then running off to hide again because they are in survival mode... some cats will finally come out of hiding LATE NIGHT after their human calls out for some time in a calm calm voice...don't give up! Keep taking action. Ask neighbors to check their RING cameras again - we've had lost cats spotted on RING cameras so many times but neighbors won't check unless they know you're kitty is missing and i find that talking to neighbors is best because most do not understand that SHY cats hide from everyone! They think if they don't see the cat (during the day) then there is no way kitty is visiting their yard but that's not the case! Cats are most active at night. We are hoping for a sighting (with photo) from a neighbor of that you spot kitty on camera eating one of these nights, THEN the next night you can set a humane trap and watch it by using a baby monitor or view through an ipad connected to the wifi camera or watch from out a window. A motion activated camera is inexpensive and such a powerful tool to help you find your kitty when it comes to a shy cat. Important: Replace old flyers posted on lampposts and talk to neighbors again...tape a flyer or mini flyer onto their front door or next to their door bell using painter’s tape (won’t harm any surface) Offer a reward for a photo of your kitty on your flyer - and not to approach kitty (you want a photo to make sure it's your cat). I’m so sorry for the terrible worry and stress ..hang in there...remain hopeful … keep FLYERING and talking to your neighbors. 🙏DON’T GIVE UP!

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HappyCatLady .

6 months ago

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HappyCatLady .

6 months ago

💖🐱Dear guardian 💖🐱 glad you are not giving up 🙏 Continue to take action in person. Cover all possibilities… 'Lost cat' JiJi was found after missing for 4 MONTHS! Cats will remain for months and months doing their best to survive. 1. CONTINUE leaving wet food and fresh water bowl at sunset where kitty escaped/exit point - lost cats search for a food source - you must be a consistent food source even if you're feeding other lost/stray hungry cats. Continue to use your motion activated wifi camera pointed at WET food and water bowl replenished nightly. If you don't have a camera aimed 2. I emplore you to get one. So many cases guardians were ready to give up then finally set a camera (whether wifi to your phone or a WILD LIFE camera with batteries no wifi) and after some days / weeks they Spot their cat eating on camera! .. after MISSING for weeks or months. .Spotting kitty eating the food on camera changes everything - then we know the next step is to use a humane TRAP to capture their cat because kitty is in survival mode, HIDING from all humans - even from the guardian they love. 3. REPLACE worn out flyers that are posted on both sides of LAMP POSTS around your block and POST UP FLYERS on both sides of lamppost SEVERAL blocks out in ALL directions from your residence (or where kitty escaped from). 4. I encourage you to talk to your neighbors AGAIN in person to remind them your kitty is still missing and that you need their help to keep an eye out. 5. Deliver updated FLYERS to every single residence every apt within every building starting with your block and expanding outward several blocks in all directions. Tape the flyer directly onto front doors or down the side of mailboxes neatly folder and use painter's tape (won't harm) Every day I get texts from people who find their cats while calling /searching at night long after a month. 6. Continue to call for your cat at night / early morning … make any noise kitty is familiar with whether it's keys jingling or treat bag crinkles or simply your calm voice ...it may seem hopeless to do this but I am telling you everything you do helps! 7. Check nearby shelters ONLINE DAILY and IN PERSON weekly (some cats are NOT posted online at the shelters!) Cats are survivors and once back home, they return to being cozy. FLYERS all over the neighborhood and going door to door to talk to neighbors is KEY in spreading the word to the exact people who COULD spot kitty! 8. ADDING AT LEAST 1 HUGE NEON SIGN in front of your residence is highly encouraged in order to get a possible sighting. A BILLBOARD even better! The biggest mistake I have learned in the last 6+ years finding lost cats is people thinking the cat is getting taken care of somewhere when the cat is doing it's best to survive and they stop taking action..no more flyering..no huge posters. no talking to neighbors again..they stop searching at night .. you must do the opposite! Your sweet kitty needs to be spotted and the best way is to lure with wet food and get another neighbor to do the same - must have a camera aimed or you won't know who is eating the food. Even cats that have been with their guardian 15 years WILL HIDE FROM EVERYONE ..Lost cat Tommy was found after 4 months - the guardians finally started aiming a camera at the wet food they were leaving out every PM and finally spotted her a week later then trapped her using a humane trap I lent. Other folks Created BILLBOARDS using vinyl and tape and huge photos of their cat - and kept FLYERING 1 block at a time…kept talking to neighbors on each street getting more than 1 person to check RING cameras and leave wet food and water out AND THAT - was what ultimately got their cat spotted . Don't give up. I’m so sorry for all the stress and worry...kitty is out there..needs your consistent action sending this message with only love in my heart - damia Sending you LOVE, HOPE and unwavering DETERMINATION 🐱🙏💖 damia

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HappyCatLady .

7 months ago

❤️ Lost cat Tazzy was stuck under a neighbors house for 3 weeks before guardians found him by gaining permission and going under with a flashlight and shined -caught the GLOW of kitty's eyes! he never meowed though they would call for him ever7 night... ❤️ 2 nights ago lost cat 'HOUDINI' was found trapped in a neighbor's shed! he didn't meow until night 4 as the guardian called out calmly from the backyard. the neighbor wouldnt' allow them to check - so they had to call the police and once they got into the shed there was HOUDINI!! now safe home. They neighbors siad they never used the shed and don't know how the cat found it's way IN . ❤️ Lost cat Neo was found injured in a neighbors yard after 2 months missing! COVER ALL POSSIBILITIES - talk to neighbors. Continue to Flyer door to door and ask nighbors to open any space they may have opened and then closed kitty in accidentally - give kitty time to escape on their time - leave open shed, garage, crawl space for an hour or so... 🙏