Santa Monica, CA Lost Male Cat, Echo Is Missing

Facebook Community Response

Ruth O.

2 weeks ago

Lost Cats‼️ Indoor only cats and limited outdoor access cats never go far. They go into survival mode and hide in silence. Most of them will not respond when they are in survival mode. 3 AM is the best time to find a missing indoor only cat. This is the time they become most active and responsive. Sit and quietly call for your kitty. Try to stay low, standing is intimidating to cats. Place some dirty socks and pillow cases outside. Your scent will attract your kitty. If you have a garage, place the items near the garage door and crack the door enough for her to get in. DO NOT leave food or litter box outside, it can attract predators and aggressive Tom cats. Because indoor only cats hide so well they are not as likely to be killed by a predator. Don't give up, it can take months to find a missing indoor only cat. Use a flashlight as late at night as you can to look in trees, under cars and in bushes. Try to look for the glow of her eyes. The best chance of you being reunited with your cat is to do a methodical search of the area. Most indoor only cats will be within 160 feet of your home. Survival mode lasts 5 to 14 days but can last longer. Once their hunger gets to a maximum they can snap out of it but this is a dangerous time because they come out of hiding. The majority of cats will try to make a break for home on the 5th night. In addition to posted flyers, make mini flyers and hand them out to your neighbors. Some people don't pay attention to posted flyers. It's VERY VERY important that you look for her as late at night as you can. If you have other cats, watch them. If they are spending a lot of time looking out a certain window, that’s a good indication the missing cat is in that area. Wildlife and motion activated cameras are also helpful. a lot of people are successful trapping their indoor only cats. If you decide to trap, you must watch the trap closely, predators can a cat in a trap.

Sara D.

2 weeks ago

🙏🖤🤍🖤🐱Sending lots of love and positive vibes & prayers for darling Echo's safe return 🙏🖤🤍🖤🤍🐱🖤

Sara D.

2 weeks ago

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱beautiful baby!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Mandy T.

2 weeks ago

I’m so sorry! Echo’s definitely not far from home, just hiding. It’d help to look for him late at night (11pm-4am) by walking around the block (or within ~5-house radius) shaking his favorite treat bag and talking calmly to yourself. I don’t know if it’d be a good idea to call out for him as I’ve read it’d make scared cats feel preyed on. Another thing to do is to put out your dirty laundry outside your house and make sure to leave the door slightly open so he can slip back in at night. I lost my cat for 3 nights and she came back in after I did all of the above and also scattered cut up pieces of my socks around the block to lead her back home. Hope some of these will work for Echo! Will keep an eye out for him 🖤

Natalie K.

2 weeks ago