Appleton, WI Lost Male Cat, Whiskey Is Missing

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Mary C.

1 month ago

Still missing!

Mary C.

1 month ago

Christina Hass thank you!!!

Christina H.

1 month ago

Mary Chandler Smith if he's really timid/scared,he's probably nearby but just being very cautious. Maybe sitting on the ground would be easier for him to approach you guys. Obviously he knows who his family is,but they get very scared usually when something like this happens and it might be less "intimidating" seeing you sitting on the ground. I truly hope you guys get him back. Cats are awesome survivors,and I am sending so many good vibes and prayers your way.

Mary C.

1 month ago

Christina Hass we've been walking all over the neighborhood calling him, I don't think he's near by.

Christina H.

1 month ago

Shake some treats and/or take some wet food out if he has a favorite and see if that helps while you're out.

Christina H.

1 month ago

Mary Chandler Smith this makes me so sad for you and your family. Maybe wear something that has his scent on it if you go out at dusk or dawn to try to catch him out and about?

Kim P.

1 month ago

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Debra B.

1 month ago

I've been through this before. Often they are disoriented and will not come to you even if you call them by name. I've literally had to crawl into crawl spaces under my building and get one of mine. Once he was looking at me through bushes. My flashlight has helped catch his shadow and eye reflections.

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Dawn W.

1 month ago

My heart goes out to you. I have been through it myself. Here are some tips I've put together over years of working with rescue. * Don't wait for him/her to come home. Yes, he/she may do that, but most cats are scared and go hiding in small places, mostly close to home, a few houses or a block away. (They can go a few miles if chased or desperate, mostly in desperation looking for water and food.) They hide under cars, decks, patios, porches, in sheds, drain pipes, stairs, window wells, garages, bushes, woods, up trees, roofs, etc. Walk around calling their name, shaking a treat bag or favorite toy with bell. Carry smelly food to encourage them if scared and hiding. Listen very, very carefully for low meows. Use a flashlight to catch and reflect their eyes. A good time to go looking is twilight and very early morning/pre-dawn, when it’s quiet and calm so they may feel safer to come out and it’s also feeding time. * Talk to and alert everyone you know and that lives in your vicinity, as well as local businesses. Notify and check with animal control/shelters/humane societies and local veterinary offices. Post on and check lost sites, such as Lost Cats of Wisconsin (file your report there to create your free flyer and a post on Pet FBI ), Nextdoor, various community FB pages, Craig's List. Post flyers on corners/posts, in front of your home, and with neighbors, businesses, and anyone in the vicinity. * Put out a carrier or something right outside your door for shelter and safety. Place clothing/blankets with a familiar scent, yours and/or theirs, inside or nearby. * Searching, go out a few blocks, then back close, then out farther and back close. You may miss the cat or the cat may move or may not be meowing. Repeat over and over, looking carefully on the ground for paw prints and for places they might hide. * If you have a garage, leave open with smelly food favorites, water, clothing/blankets with familiar scent, their old litter box in garage. If you have a family dog who is close to the cat, give the dog something with the cat’s scent and then a treat; and then go walking around, watching your dog very carefully. You can even do this with another cat close to home, if you have a cat harness and leash. * Get or borrow a humane live animal trap and set it up with tuna or some other smelly cat food. Be sure to check it frequently. But in extreme weather, do not set it unless you can monitor it constantly and bring in immediately if caught. * And never stop looking! Never give up! Too many give up too soon. It may take weeks or more before you find and/or someone turns in your cat to an animal shelter. Make sure to contact and also GO IN PERSON to your local shelter/humane society to look at all of the cats they have there. Don’t rely on just pictures or the person answering the phone to have all updated info on who they have there. They do their best, but you need to check in person on a regular basis.

Mary C.

1 month ago

Still missing :( I am hoping he isn't too far away to find his way back home.

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