Grandville, MI Lost Male Cat, Oskar Is Missing

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Elaine D.

3 months ago

Sending prayers you find him very soon 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Melinda H.

3 months ago

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 baby

Rena H.

3 months ago

🔻 🔻 Can you or Have you set a Humane live trap? MUST BE MONITORED CLOSELY Cover the trap to block wind, rain, snow, sun. An old throw rug or towel with the scent of home is helpful. Large paper leaf bags work as well,trap fits in nicely 🐾 Alert all neighbors and ask to check sheds,garages, under decks, bushes, even old dog houses. If possible place pets bed in garage with food and something that smells like home. Leave garage door up just enough to allow entry for kitty. 🐾 Sharing 🔴 PLEASE USE CAUTION DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, TRAP SHOULD BE MONITORED EVERY 30 MINUTES for the well being of the animal ☺️ PLEASE TAKE NOTE, trap should be checked at least every few hours. IN INCLEMENT WEATHER EXTREME CAUTION IS NEEDED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE ANIMAL🐾

Jackie W.

3 months ago

Aww poor little baby praying 🙏 post some adds up around the area rewards always helps go out walking the neighborhood knocking on doors ask your local neighbors to check their garages sheds under decks under vehicles behind bushes and barns. Go out walking the neighborhood several times during the day and several times late at night shaking a treat bag calling for your cat sometimes they get scared they will hide. They are usually found within 7 to 10 houses from home. They usually come home between the hours of 12 AM and 7 AM. Keep your eyes and ears open prayers keep a garage door open or a window. If you can they usually come back home and try to get back in the house post some ads on local lost and found pet sites. You can google these in your area such as neighbors next door and craigslist and for the love of Louie and paws Boost check with local veterinarians check with local animal, shelter, and Humane Society. Let them know you lost your cat just in case somebody finds it. He will have to put in a lost report. You can also try putting your cats bed, blanket toys, and some of your dirty clothing from inside the house such as T-shirt, sweaters, blankets sheets do not wash these items. Put these items out on your porch. Keep your eyes open animals. Have a great sense of smell change outside items every couple of days this works great for cats and dogs. This works several times for me and my cats over the years just about five months ago my cat got out of the house. I put his bed out on my porch about midnight, I turned my porch light on. He was laying in his bed on my porch. This works great prayers beautiful kitty.

Terrie S.

3 months ago

Walk around calling your cat as you always do. Look under bushes and in hiding places. Look at dawn and dusk with a flashlight to catch the glare of your cat's eyes. Leave garage door and lanai partially open if possible. Your cat will try to get back inside ..most likely at night. Use a trap...The only way to find his way home.or to the trap is by smell. Use some of your used clothes, put them outside and around the trap. A friend of mine used her shirt and dragged it through the neighborhood. Her cat found the smell and followed it home. It is all about the smell. You can also cut a shirt of yours into small small pieces and leave a scent trail back to the trap. I read a few days ago that a lady put out a trace with the old litter throughout the neighborhood. It worked. Her cat came home! Use the litter to lead your cat to the trap. Also try to distribute flyers throughout that neighborhood...as many as you can ( 3 miles radius at least). Check shelters in person...don't just call. Put battery operated trail cameras outside. Your cat might show up in the middle of the night. When you know the time you can wait for for your cat and slow blink to make contact. NEVER GIVE UP! I read once that you can put a chair outside and cover it up with a blanket and the cat can jump up and hide under the blanket and feels safe. They said you should put one of your shirts under the blanket and food and water next to the chair. It might be worth a try to put up a chair

Terrie S.

3 months ago

All the above advice + Make sure you go to the shelters, animal control, humane societies & every rescue you can think of in person and check for your dog or cat as often as you can. Don’t rely on just calling to check for them. The shelters are understaffed and overwhelmed right now, they may not recognize your dog or cat from al description over the phone. And, put up flers & post on love of louie, next door, etc., etc

Darlene D.

3 months ago

Get your scent out put out dirty clothes scent helps them find way home

Debra B.

3 months ago

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Brenda B.

3 months ago

if your Cats not used to going outside, he won’t go very far go outside with the flashlight call his name you’ll be able to see his eyes. If you’re quiet you’ll be able to hear a meow. Please keep us posted.

Karen K.

3 months ago