Phoenix, AZ Lost Female Cat, Namira Is Missing

Outi E.

4 years ago

Prayer for Namira to be safe and find her way back home!

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Sterling M.

4 years ago

I've had a few leads over the past few weeks but unfortunately, I've been at work at the time and can't just up and leave. By the time I can, the cat is long gone as it is the hottest part of the day or I can't reply to the message but don't hear back. If you've sent me anything in the past week or so and I've not replied, please message me again. It may have gotten lost in the shuffle or I didn't get it. I'm still adamant about following up on every lead, and visiting as many places as possible as soon as possible. So again, if you sent me a link to a post, a photo of a cat you think may be her, or anything you think may be of interest to me, please keep it up and if I didn't reply, text me directly. I have noticed that lately, I am not getting all my DM's or notifications from this site so I would much rather my phone blow up and I can schedule things in my planner than anyone think I just didn't get back to them or didn't care. And if I can't come out right away due to work or illness, I promise, I will come as soon as I can. IMPORTANT: If you ask me if I have seen "so and so's" post, the answer is probably no since the feed I get is really strange it what it chooses to let me see. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE include a link to the post if possible, a screen cap if not, and comment to direct them to me. Give them my phone number. Tell them details. Copy parts of my posts. But I don't want to miss a chance at finding her. I still think she is probably going to be somewhere close by in the Cheery Lynn area, especially with it being so hot lately. Nothing wants to move around a lot. But I'm willing to go beyond that too in the off chance she got dumped or picked up and ran from them too. I'm still looking online, I'm still keeping a log of where I've been, and sightings and places to investigate. I'm still offering $1,000 for her safe return, no questions asked. I still miss her so much it is a physical weight on my chest. Post script with Namira and my details are below. ********************************************************************** 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

Do you have a home security system that records video? Do you think you could take a little time to check out around maybe midnight to 3am? I know Namira is really timid. If she hears you coming, and she will, she will hide immediately. If you come across her hiding during the day, she will bolt and be gone. I just know she isn't going to be that cat laying out in the yard, and how she runs from everyone, I know that basically, if anyone sees her, it's going to be really late, on accident, and all they will see is a black cat zooming away. They may not even remember how I'm looking for that kind of cat, but with the hours she is probably active, a camera that either is motion activated or records continuously but has markers for activity are probably going to be my only chance for a sighting. Do you live near me, have a system like that and could check it? Up until I got one, I would have thought no animals ever came in my backyard but it's actually a pretty busy place. I think she is most likely going to be in the Cheery Lynn neighborhood by Fountains in the Green maybe, but probably closer toward Osborn where she lives. I live ON Osborn but she headed toward the back and eventually over the wall onto East Mulberry, between 14th St. and Randolph. So East Mulberry, Flower, Cheery Lynn and Earll are most likely where she is with East Mulberry being the most likely area between those two streets. I know folks feed the strays and I've sat out overnight to quietly observe and not seen her but she may not get along with the other cats, since she's never seen one before. But I'm trying to think outside the box when I have exhausted everything in the box and then some. I have this idea for a stationary passive RFID scanner that will register her chip if she gets within X number of feet of it. I can pull the data and at least maybe find out where and when she is roaming. I can further hone my search to that area and hope I get lucky. The pricetag is...a hurdle, but it's an idea and something I am not already doing. Post script with Namira and my details are below. ************************** 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

A kind and very smart person advised me that I should include description information about Namira at the end of my posts since finding older posts can be difficult. If you are gracious enough to look for her, I should make it as easy as possible for you to help. While I currently don't have many new leads that are more than weak maybe's, at best, I thought this post could be a refresher as to what I've done to try and find my girl, and a description of her. I'm going to put my phone number at the beginning here as well: *****480-770-9600***** I am available 24/7 (yes, 2AM too.) ***$1,000 cash, no questions asked for her safe return.*** * June 10th ~230PM - Namira gets outside because I spooked her coming home from the pharmacy. I didn't see her run out, so didn't realize she was missing until 7PM shower time when she didn't come to supervise and make sure I don't drown in there. I destroy the apartment looking for her, since she likes to hide. That takes about an hour. I then begin to check the immediate area outside and find dusty paw prints on my neighbor's car that is parked about 20 feet from my door. I begin a determined and thorough search of the immediate area that lasts until about dawn. *The next day, I search my immediate neighbors' yards. I report her lost to animal control, her chip company, and her vet. I call some friends, who help me figure out next steps. I research how to find her and take every measure discussed on lost pet articles. Litterbox, scent items, food, and water outside; fliers and handbills, get a good flashlight and some solid search gear to begin 3 times a night patrols/searches for her. Install a special door lock that keeps it lodged open 6 inches and install a security chain as backup. If a tip or trick to finding a lost pet has ever been mentioned online anywhere, I do it. *Over the next few days, with help, I get 300+ fliers up, I am searching for her 3 times a night, and at dusk I am going door to door to ask to search yards. I post on social media platforms, Craigslist, and begin posting to the lost pet websites, and searching all of the databases and lost pet maps. I engage with HARTT to figure out anything and everything I should be doing and to utilize their resources of traps and cameras in my search. *2.5 weeks in, I hire a tracking/search dog that indicates Namira has traveled South of my apartment on East Osborn, back into the Cheery Lynn neighborhood. The dog only "points" to a small radius; N-S: East Osborn to the alley between Flower and E. Mulberry; W-E: Randolph to 15th St. The dog does not hit on anything North of East Osborn, anything South of Flower, anything further West than Randolph or anything further East than 15th St. Soft hits on the Hospice of the Valley parking lot, which means she may have passed by there at some point but it hadn't been recently. Very strong hit on the alley between Flower and E. Mulberry, at a hole in the fence about 5-6 houses East from Randolph. The dog never postures for blood, meaning that Namira had not been injured at this point and was likely still alive. I understand this may not still be the case. *Possible sightings at a home where the people feed strays has me camping outside, overnight for about 4 days trying to catch sight of the cat, but the cats I see turn out to not be her, or she didn't show back up. I'm tracking down every lead given, as I am physically able, and can get to the location. This brings us to today where I am still out looking at least once a night as I am physically able (I was hit by a truck 9 months ago and have some pretty intense damage to my back, left hip, left shoulder, and left leg. I'm also on dialysis 3x week.) and running down as many potential sightings as I can. I'm trying cameras and traps at strong maybe hits and direct observation at soft maybe hits. *************************************************** Contact me 24/7 at 480-770-9600. 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 - Only Her. Good afternoon everyone. I am going to please request that people stop asking me to take in cats that they have found or that they need to have adopted. I have a cat, her name is Namira. When I adopted her I promised that I would take care of her. I'm trying to keep that promise and it's important to me to find Namira, not replace her with another cat. In particular, please do not call me and tell me that you have found her, when the cat that you have does not match her description and you just wanted me to come and take that cat instead. I am trying to find my girl, my best friend, and a member of my family. When we are reunited and have had time to reconnect and let her feel safe again, we would consider expanding our family, but until then please understand Namira is the only cat I am looking for right now. I appreciate your understanding in this matter.