HappyCatLady .
2 years ago
🐱Your KITTY will remain VERY NEAR 💖 Just because you don’t see or hear kitty does NOT mean kitty is not VERY near…I am emphasizing this so you don't go searching 10 blocks away or get misslead by any false sightings - without a photo to prove it’s your kitty.. Keep calling for your kitty after hours from 10pm-6am in your NORMAL, CALM voice. Cats can sense stress in your voice and will hide if they sense it. Some scared cats will continue to hide and come forward when there’s no one around - to get to the WET food and water you leave out for your kitty AM + PM by the escape point. If kitty got out from the back then leave food and water by escape door left open 5” and talk to your neighbors to gain access to their yards..if kitty got out from front street and you have a garage, leave garage door open 5" with food and water just inside and her bedding at the FAR BACK CORNER ....get a WIFIcamera aimed at the food to receive movement notifications in case kitty comes to the food LATE NIGHT but then leaves again...then you WILL HAVE TO USE A HUMANE TRAP to trap her...rent or borrow a trap and watch youtube videos on how to use - I can send you a few great videos let me know!
🐯 Indoor cats will remain VERY NEAR TO escape point in a hiding spot in SILENCE and may come forward during the day though most come forward after dark until morning(when it’s quiet). MOST indoor cats are found within 1-5 houses away! - many times kitty is hiding within the property, under the porch, in storage area….scared cats are the stealthiest of hiders...this Is how they survive - Be patient and keep searching and calling…
🐯 INDOOR/OUTDOOR cats are typically found( stuck) within a block (trapped in a garage or crawl space...) - depending on their normal territory. Just yesterday Lost cat 'HUGO" was found 2 yards away disoriented ...his guardian Ann was losing hope calling for him late night and early morning for a week - and last night at 11pm this time he meowed back!! This is why it's important to be consistent in searching and calling for Kitty in all the different ways I mention...in person...Flyering...checking Ring cameras...placing a camera in front of food and water you in case he's stuck and gets unstuck on his own (example a shed door or garage door is opened releasing him...) Every cat is different and needs our patience and determination.
🐯And UNLESS your kitty is SUPER FRIENDLY to complete strangers, the likelihood of kitty getting picked up and brought to animal care & control is just not reality ..at least not for a long while (though check online daily and in person once a week to cover all possibilities..shy or skittish cats often have to be purposefully trapped. Happy to give you guidance on that piece…
💥FLYERS WORK!!💥 Print 150 ASAP
🐯PRINT OUT A GOOGLE MAP OF YOUR BLOCK (SEE BELOW ATTACHED) and take notes as you go DOOR TO DOOR tellign your neighbors about your missing kitty. Take notes which residences you speak to and those NOT home so you can try back later. the idea is to TALK to neighbors in person so they meet you and are more inclined to check their garage, shed, crawl spaces etc . Make sure to let neighbors know kitty is scared and for them to take a photo if they THINK they see you kitty. For those residences that aren’t home, use that blue painters tape to adhere a FLYER ( top and bottom) directly on their front door (won't damage) or folded and taped next to their mail boxes.
🐯Post up flyers all around your block and and across the street on both sides of lampposts . Place flyers inside clear sheet protectors and buy lots of clear packing tape and bright color DUCT tape in case the packing tape doesn’t stick.
🐯..Call for your baby from the ESCAPE POINT especially TONIGHT once it's dark and quiet and sounds travel far ... tonight call for him as you walk around your block ...listen closely for meows in garage (if kitty got out from the front)...YOu will find your baby…be patient and know that he is ok ...spread the word IN PERSON and Post up those flyers TODAY - you can print at fedex print stores (send online for pick up) or go there ...you can pick up clear sheet protectors to place the flyers you post UP around your block (clear protector sheets - with the opening facing down) and you can get the painters tape (for taping to front doors) and clear packing tape to tape the flyers around lampposts...we are all wishing you LOVE and HOPE and determination...🐱💖🙏
🐯Sometimes you have to check the same yard - more than ONCE!...see text example received from kitty guardian who checked 3 times in same yard an found her kitty! ...https://drive.google.com/file/d/10I_aHnjJ9rX6rYbGi6v7AWUTJVqggIxD/view?usp=sharing
🐯DON’T GIVE UP.. call for kitty calmly when it’s dark and quiet at night 10pm-6am ...every day I get texts from cat owners saying they found their cat stuck in a shed, under a neighbor’s garage, on a roof, inside a storage space etc…or that a neighbor heard a meow in their yard AT NIGHT …..each cat is different and needs our patience and determination…and getting the eyes and ears of your neighbors to help is KEY. Return to those addresses if no one is home. Take notes . The neighbors that aren’t home COULD have a laundry room or storage that they closed just before leaving town and you need to cover ALL possibilities to find kitty.
🐯 ASK YOUR NEIGHBORS to check their RING CAMERA and if they can add a missing cat alert in your neighborhood for you!
🐯 Make sure kitty's microchip is up to date and check for FOUND cats daily online and every 5 days at your local shelter/s. Remain positive and determined!. All your effort and love works together to find your sweet kitty
💖🙏 damia foti (www.happycatlady.com) 💖🙏
🐯PLEASE SEE the example below of me taking notes on a map printed out as I go knocking door to door. . F = flyered (not home) & added names of folks I spoke to in person - the goal is to speak to everyone in order to best engage neighbors - ask neighbors to search their garage, storage, sheds and to CALL if think they see your kitty (and to take a photo) Keeping track on a map is a HUGE HELP - I often return days later to neighbors I've spoken - to remind them to continue to keep an eye out for kitty!
LINK TO PDF OF LOST CAT FLYER / GOOGLE MAP GRAPHIC EXAMPLE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cYfhp2o-m2C_OKPvdEriHZxYscDmeL5U/view?usp=sharing
