Germantown, MD Lost Female Cat, Poppy Is Missing

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Jessica P.

18 hours ago

I’m so sorry about your lost cat. Some immediate actions to take and what worked for us to find our lost cat who was missing for over two months: Please check in and around your house - even “doors no one has opened today” or places your cat “could never get into” including closets, drawers, washing machine/dryers, bedrooms, behind/in walls, attics, garages, up in trees, in storm drains, etc.. If your cat got out via a window, door, garage door, try to leave it cracked for them to come back in the same way (if you’re able to). Go out at night with a strong-beamed flashlight to look for eye shine and call out softly for your cat. Also ask your neighbors to check garages, attics, cellars, window wells, etc.. Is he/she microchipped? If so, report them lost with the microchip company (and make sure your contact information is correct!). If anyone scans it, you will be notified. Also contact (and visit in person!!) all rescues, all animal shelters, and all vets in the immediate and the surrounding areas to give them: - the microchip number - pictures from different angles Here is one Maryland shelter’s contact info (also remember to go visit in person! Staff may overlook a pet if you call to check): - https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/animal-services-adoption-center/lost-found-pets Make flyers and hand them out to everyone you can; not everyone is on social media. Also post flyers around the area. Ask for people to report sightings so you can narrow down the search. (This is what worked for us - we posted flyers and 1-2 weeks later posted flyers again in a wider area; found our lost cat after almost 2 months because someone had been seeing the cat and then contacted us after seeing a flyer from the second posting of flyers. We then set up a trap at the sighting location and checked it every 1-2 hours. Finally trapped him 3 days after setting the trap.) In addition to posting and handing out flyers, post on social media: - Tailed Treasures of MD (contact) - https://tailedtreasuresofmd.com/contact/ - PawBoost - Petco LoveLost - Local lost pet pages - Neighbors (free app by Ring; you don’t need to have a Ring product) - Nextdoor Rescues in the area should also be able to lend you a humane trap. Make sure you check it every 1-2 hours and don’t leave it overnight (unless you can keep checking it every 1-2 hours). Raccoons can seriously injure a trapped cat. Put food and water down at your home every day and have a camera on the feeding station. If they escaped through a door or window, please leave that entry/exit cracked open (if you’re able to). Good luck ❤️

Kendall F.

19 hours ago

Shared with Prayer and Hope 🙏🐾 & PLEASE be careful of Scammers & their Claims .research Lost pet tips🙏👍

2 days ago