Phoenix, AZ Lost Female Cat, Namira Is Missing

Sterling M.

4 years ago

Hi everyone who has been following along. Right now, I've been cooling off from running down a few sightings and while I did actually see cats this time, they were not Namira. I never imagined there would be so many cats in such a relatively small area. It seems like every street has a colony on either end of between 5-12 or so cats and whatever kittens they have. I can't personally do TNR but I'm working overtime to make some extra money to fund some critters getting fixed. I'm not in a place to adopt or foster yet, but I can still make a difference. I'm also working on building a shelter and feeding area so the cats that visit me, despite not being Namira, still get taken care of to the limits of my ability. None of them have let me get anywhere near them, so adopting isn't an option and I know at least two of them have people. Now that it is most decidedly cooler, I'm going to have a teleconference with my specialists after I get my next set of labs back and see if I'm allowed to be more active. I may never find her. I may never know what happened to her. But I know I am doing my best. I'm going to include my post script for description and picture link: ***************************** Contact me 24/7 at 480-770-9600. ***************************** $1,000 cash reward for her safe return, no questions asked. Microchip number match required. ***************************** DESCRIPTION: *Namira is black, small and slim, about 10lbs, with a pointed, more angular face. She has more of a delicate build and her black fur doesn't have guard hairs so it is shiny and soft...but with her being gone so long, she could look different now. *She has a white belly spot between her back legs that is almost impossible to see, but may be visible if she is sitting upright. *Namira is micro chipped, but no collar as she won't tolerate one. The chip information is up to date. *She is spayed but her ear is not clipped. My girl's ears are tall, narrow, and more triangular with little tufts at the tips, which is unusual for a short haired cat. *Her meow is very quiet and high pitched. Her purr is not audible unless you are using her as a pillow. *Namira is not a brave or friendly cat so it is HIGHLY unlikely she will either approach you, or let you approach her. *Her name is pronounced Nah-meer-ah but I more often call her Tiny Baby. ***SHE IS VERY TIMID AND HIDES UNDER THINGS.*** Here is the link to a public photo album of her: https://www.facebook.com/Morningstar.Sterling/posts/1043534979382171

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Sterling M.

4 years ago

My last post had talked about how down toward 20th St and Osborn there is a feral colony of mostly black cats. A man saw a cat that didn't seem to fit in with the others and was looking a little worse for the wear. He didn't get a pic but there was a chance. So I wasn't feeling too awful last night and went out to check N Evergreen again and all those alleys behind it, by Fountains in the Green. I saw a bunch of cats, mostly tabby and orange, but no Namira. The few black cats I saw either weren't her, or I have no chance in catching her as they didn't let me get closer than maybe half a block to them. That area takes a bit of time to get through because of all the alleys so when it started to get light outside, I hopped on the bike and zipped over to 20th and Osborn. I parked and walked from 20th, back west toward my place and passed a bunch of little apartments and Hidden Village. I headed behind them to Desert Song and then down a little sidestreet called East Monterey Way that ends in a cul de sac. I was getting really tired so headed back to the bike to come home. I saw a lot of cats but none of them were her. I've still got the feeding station set up with the live feed camera to my phone, but she is never one of the cats that shows up. I've got 6 regulars that stop by, often multiple times a night, but only one of them is black and she is super fluffy and I know who she belongs to. I now feel responsible to keep up the feeding station even though I don't think it is going to be useful in getting Namira back. At least I'm helping somebody, right? Well, I need to go get ready for work now. I'm going to include my post script for description and picture link: ***************************** Contact me 24/7 at 480-770-9600. ***************************** $1,000 cash reward for her safe return, no questions asked. Microchip number match required. ***************************** DESCRIPTION: *Namira is black, small and slim, about 10lbs, with a pointed, more angular face. She has more of a delicate build and her black fur doesn't have guard hairs so it is shiny and soft...but with her being gone so long, she could look different now. *She has a white belly spot between her back legs that is almost impossible to see, but may be visible if she is sitting upright. *Namira is micro chipped, but no collar as she won't tolerate one. The chip information is up to date. *She is spayed but her ear is not clipped. My girl's ears are tall, narrow, and more triangular with little tufts at the tips, which is unusual for a short haired cat. *Her meow is very quiet and high pitched. Her purr is not audible unless you are using her as a pillow. *Namira is not a brave or friendly cat so it is HIGHLY unlikely she will either approach you, or let you approach her. *Her name is pronounced Nah-meer-ah but I more often call her Tiny Baby. ***SHE IS VERY TIMID AND HIDES UNDER THINGS.*** Here is the link to a public photo album of her: https://www.facebook.com/Morningstar.Sterling/posts/1043534979382171

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Sterling M.

4 years ago

Down toward 20th St and Osborn there is a feral colony of mostly black cats. A man saw a cat that didn't seem to fit in with the others and was looking a little worse for the wear. He has tried to see the cat again but so far I haven't heard anything. I need to get back over there myself. It was outside my original search radius but with all the cats I've now seen, and not knowing how she would be with them or they with her, she could have been chased off a ways. I'm trying to work with a man who lives over on N Evergreen as there are a ton of cats there. He doesn't speak English, I don't speak much Spanish, we both have translation apps on our phones so it kinda works. I lent him my trap and gave him some fliers since he was really keen on helping me out, and well...The weather has made these last few days rather excruciating and exhausting so I have been doing a lot of breathing, planning all my movements, doing them in slow motion and taking the meds that seem to help a bit, but generally not enough to let me sleep well. I got an hour last night and the rest was muscle spasms, twitching, half awake twinges, and the norm for me. I hate that I can't do more, but I need to respect that there is a limit and if I push it, I'm going to be in the hospital again. Slow and steady. Two leads are more than what I had last week so it's something to be positive about. I'm going to include my post script for description and picture link: ***************************** Contact me 24/7 at 480-770-9600. ***************************** $1,000 cash reward for her safe return, no questions asked. Microchip number match required. ***************************** DESCRIPTION: *Namira is black, small and slim, about 10lbs, with a pointed, more angular face. She has more of a delicate build and her black fur doesn't have guard hairs so it is shiny and soft...but with her being gone so long, she could look different now. *She has a white belly spot between her back legs that is almost impossible to see, but may be visible if she is sitting upright. *Namira is micro chipped, but no collar as she won't tolerate one. The chip information is up to date. *She is spayed but her ear is not clipped. My girl's ears are tall, narrow, and more triangular with little tufts at the tips, which is unusual for a short haired cat. *Her meow is very quiet and high pitched. Her purr is not audible unless you are using her as a pillow. *Namira is not a brave or friendly cat so it is HIGHLY unlikely she will either approach you, or let you approach her. *Her name is pronounced Nah-meer-ah but I more often call her Tiny Baby. ***SHE IS VERY TIMID AND HIDES UNDER THINGS.*** Here is the link to a public photo album of her: https://www.facebook.com/Morningstar.Sterling/posts/1043534979382171

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Sterling M.

4 years ago

Namira is a gorgeous cat, but I'm probably biased. She is the best cat in the world for me. I miss her. I'm not willing to give up on her. I've had so many set backs and I don't even know if anyone reads these anymore. It's been two months now without my best friend. My girl is still gone and my heart is still broken. I keep getting told to give up, that's she isn't coming back, that she is dead, or just gone, and I can't. She's family. Just because it got hard, or painful, or craptastic, you don't give up on them. I figure I will know when it is time to call the mission and for me, that time is not now. The heat is a major impediment to my search. No one is moving around much, even late at night at 3am when it is technically the coolest at 95ish. I had a major medical emergency on Friday that required hospitalization but got out recently. It did however ruin any plans I had to try to get out over the weekend to look around near North Evergreen street (by Fountains in the Green and Thomas RD) and see if I still have any posters up over there. If not, I need to get some up and keep her face out there. I'm thinking maybe the local cats chased her further out than I thought so I should try and start my foot searches at Cheery Lynn rather than walking all the streets between here and Cheery Lynn. I wish I could say whether she would come to me if she heard me calling, but I don't. She could have been within a few feet of me 100 times, just scared stiff, and I wouldn't have necessarily seen her. I'm still trying to figure out new things to try that aren't crazy expensive. I'll need to see how the budget is to maybe do another flier run to change up how they look. I think maybe they have become part of the scenery and I don't want that. I'm still checking all the websites and FB groups every day even if I don't post, since I don't have any updates. I have to be very careful with myself for a bit so I don't have another medical "whoopsie" and further delay searching for her. I'm still trying to run down some potential sightings but I never can seem to get there at the right time. If you have questions or think you may have seen her, drop me a text. I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can, work permitting. I know all black cats look the same too, but I would rather have you send me 100 pictures of the wrong cat, than not send me the one pic of the right one, just because you aren't sure. I love my girl, I miss her so much, and I don't care it's been over two months, she could be out there. Other cats are. I need to think she is ok too, just lost. I'm going to include my post script for description and picture link: ***************************** Contact me 24/7 at 480-770-9600. ***************************** $1,000 cash reward for her safe return, no questions asked. Microchip number match required. ***************************** DESCRIPTION: *Namira is black, small and slim, about 10lbs, with a pointed, more angular face. She has more of a delicate build and her black fur doesn't have guard hairs so it is shiny and soft...but with her being gone so long, she could look different now. *She has a white belly spot between her back legs that is almost impossible to see, but may be visible if she is sitting upright. *Namira is micro chipped, but no collar as she won't tolerate one. The chip information is up to date. *She is spayed but her ear is not clipped. My girl's ears are tall, narrow, and more triangular with little tufts at the tips, which is unusual for a short haired cat. *Her meow is very quiet and high pitched. Her purr is not audible unless you are using her as a pillow. *Namira is not a brave or friendly cat so it is HIGHLY unlikely she will either approach you, or let you approach her. *Her name is pronounced Nah-meer-ah but I more often call her Tiny Baby. ***SHE IS VERY TIMID AND HIDES UNDER THINGS.*** Here is the link to a public photo album of her: https://www.facebook.com/Morningstar.Sterling/posts/1043534979382171