Atlantic City, NJ Lost Female Cat, Nala Is Missing

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Jill V.

5 days ago

Are there cameras or ring door bells in area? If so perhaps folks can check the video. May have caught something. Maybe can check again if still not found. Lost dog search tips, hope it can help. First report to non-emergency police to have a record on file as well as shelters,rescues. animal contol in area. Next flyers with town and area lost, go door to door. If you have flyers up ready, make sure they are still up. Wind, weather and people take them down. Tape them back up and hand them out in the area again as new people may be there to see them and people need to be reminded. Need to keep it out there fresh in people’s minds.!! Someone usually knows something. You just need to keep it fresh and out there till the right person sees it. This may help as not everyone sees everything on Facebook, Social Media sites. Some are not even on social media at all, like seniors who see a lot as they are around the area if retired. Senior centers nearby maybe?? Go there talk to them. If you have not done flyers with a picture as well as town and location lost in please consider as it can help. Even handwritten and copied on a copier with a picture like on poster. Put them up in high pedestrian traffic areas as it helps. Tape up flyers wherever you can park lots, poles anywhere you are allowed. Coffee stops, shops, stores if they let you put one up or have bulletin boards. Local gyms etc. Hand them out to people. Under windshield wipers in parking lot. Also talk to mail people, UPS and Fed X people, lawn services in area. crossing guards, school bus drivers, garbage and recycle collectors, joggers. DPW workers, utility workers. Groomers in area may let you put flyer up. Firemen, hand a couple flyers out at local firehouses. Dog walkers! These people are all out there and see things. Dog parks if any around you. Tape flyer on gate, hand out. These are dog lovers. Talk to them. Check all local vets, someone may have brought your pet there. Many vets have boards for flyers, hang flyers up there. Is there a buddy dog to walk in the area where the pup was lost while you search? If you cannot hang flyers, like in some senior development or condo developments, is there a center or area with a board to hang things? Board area by mailbox, pools?? Perhaps mailings, USPS web site, there is information on direct mailings you can do, sort of mass mailing in area/town. Otherwise hand out everywhere you can. Keep flyers fresh, write still missing "as of" with current date on them. This way folks do not think it is "old news". Important to let folks know not old news. Check them weather and people can and do take them down. Call shelters etc. daily, stop by with a picture flyer. Hand it out there. Walk through to see if your pet is there at the shelter even if you have before. Your pet may have been brought in when the person on the phone or desk was not there or the person you talk to may not pass the word along to others at the shelter. They get busy. Call animal control in your town and bordering towns. Check Craigslist, people post animals there they find it seems. Also classified ads in the area, check these. Basically, talk to anyone and everyone you can. Hand flyers to neighbors. Up and down street and street behind you or where pet went missing. Across street and behind there on next blocks too. Try a 6 to 7 block radius at first may be needed. Search yourself in the area last seen, speak calmly, like you would normally talk to your pet. Say their name. Your pet knows your voice. Ask neighbors in the area if you can check their property. Behind sheds, bushes, in wooded areas, window wells, under decks. Bushes etc. Pet may be afraid, exhausted and hiding. Ask if you can check their property. Better if owner can. Never chase even if it is your pup. They are in survival mode when lost and some run even from owners. Tell folks who help you search to not chase. Just remember pup is scared. Get on ground level and be still and calm. Offer a treat. Use a flashlight so if it is dark out or looking in a dark area, you can see their eyes, if hiding somewhere like under a deck. Flyers are imperative, of course, but this is a simple way to increase visibility tenfold. If you lose a dog or cat, this is an excellent way to increase sightings. Similar to. Signing your cars...maximum exposure. You can use posterboard from Staples of another store and use bright florescent markers These are easy to place at intersections, crucial for sightings. All you need is those markers, a photo of your dog and your phone number at the bottom. The same procedure is used for flyers Google lost pets in your county/town or both to post like Pawboost page, as exposure is so important. Lost pets Monmouth, one for Ocean County , Atlantic Burlington, Camden, Mercer Middlesex, Sussex, Union etc. Lost and found Pets nj, Lost and found pets South Jersey , Lost and found Central Jersey and lost and found pets North Jersey. Lot dogs new jersey. Depends where you live. Make sure of county and if you boarder another county, put it on both. If your town has a web page or "Patch" or on line news outlets may allow posts, please post there. Also, folks who find dogs post on sites post scan the sites in event your pet has been found. There are dog search and rescue teams out there, you can Google. Have great insight, advice and success. VOLUNTEER TRAPPERS:⬇️ 🔺Google Buddha Dog Rescue. To Request Help and their tips 🔺Bailey’s Bridge to Home Rescue. 501c3-non profit. Southern NJ & surrounding areas, Cherry Hill, NJ. Kathleen Tortu-Bowles formerly called Southern NJ Humane Tracking & Trapping Recovery Group https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093753854009&mibextid=LQQJ4d 🔺Sadie’s Lost Dog Search and Rescue. Serving Ocean, Forked River, Eastern Burlington & parts of Monmouth County. Melissa Ann. https://www.facebook.com/SLDSR?mibextid=b06tZ0 (https://www.facebook.com/SLDSR?mibextid=b06tZ0) 🔺Chasing Tails Trap and Rescue. Serving: Cumberland, parts of Atlantic, Cape May & Salem Counties. Robin. Assists animal control when needed. Go to the Facebook page to leave a message. https://www.facebook.com/chasingtailstrapandrescue?mibextid=LQQJ4d 🔺Hound Hunters NJ send message through the Facebook page. Will go to Hunterdon County: https://www.facebook.com/HHNJINC?mibextid=LQQJ4d 🔺K911 Lost Dog Search Inc, Team Ruby Quackertown, PA - (Bucks County) but WILL come to parts NJ in some cases. https://www.facebook.com/TeamRubyRescues/. *https://www.usardroneteam.org/ Best wishes to all trying to find your baby. Dogs can run or can hide out a long time when scared keep the faith. Keep posting and talking to everyone. Keep the faith and it out there.

Cindy S.

5 days ago

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Squawk S.

6 days ago

Prayers for her quick and safe return 🙏

Nayak S.

6 days ago

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Trish R.

6 days ago

Here are some tips to help you find your cat: You can contact animal control and police in case someone finds your cat and calls them. Also use pawboost, lostmykitty and petfbi to list your cat as well. With Lostmykitty, their free option includes making a flyer, and I believe they email a photo to all the local shelters. They also offer an amber alert where they will call and leave a message about your missing cat to all your neighbors. If you choose the free optionr first, they than usually offer you a discount on the amber alert. Probably the most helpful thing you can do is see if your town and surrounding towns have community Facebook groups and join them andy share this post there. These are the people who will see your cat! And if you haven't already, post your lost cat on the many missing pet sites on Facebook. There are usually several for specific areas. When indoor only cats get outside, they often start acting wild, making it hard to catch them. You can try setting a humane trap in your yard. This has helped many people catch their cats. Also having a trail camera will let you know if your cat is coming around. And usually indoor cats are very frightened outside, so they find a good hiding spot nearby and often stay there. So search with a flashlight at night and look for glowing eyes in hiding spots and up in trees. Sometimes when an indoor cat gets out, they start acting a bit feral. So if you are able to leave the door your cat got out of a little open or even a window, they might come back in on their own when no ones around. This has worked for me before. Also, call all the local vets and emergency vets and email them a photo so they can keep an eye out if anyone brings your cat to the vet. Lastly, check the local shelters on Facebook regularly as they usually post pictures of the animals they receive. You can also file a missing pet report with them and you can go to them in person and look at the cats they have. I hope you find your cat soon. 💚

Ana C.

6 days ago

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Jeanne Z.

6 days ago

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Liz L.

6 days ago

Here's tips for finding lost cats. If the cat was adopted from rescue, notify them immediately and ask if they can offer help and suggestions. If no one saw cat leave house, search thoroughly inside using flashlight to see eye reflection and open and check closets, cabinets, drawers, attics and basements - make sure he or she didn't get stuck in ceiling by pushing tiles open, or anywhere else. Also use information on sites for neon poster format (with Do Not Chase - Call with Sighting added), resource links, and pet detective services. If your cat is indoor only and spayed/neutered, he or she is probably hiding nearby and staying within 5-10 houses or if further, 5-10 blocks in either direction or less unless chased out of territory. Normally they hide first few days and then venture out at night or early morning for food when quieter. They usually find a specific place to access for shelter like in or under sheds, decks, porches, or garages, or by bushes establishing this as base to leave from looking for food and return to for safety. Inside only cats are usually more scared, hide longer, and stay closer to home. Conduct searches starting at home and expanding in circular radius from starting point to thoroughly check and cover areas. Repeat as necessary. Put supervised only trap with food in it in your yard or by last sighting dusk, evening, and dawn. Keep in mind setting 3 traps spaced out in triangle increases chances. Never leave trap set when no one is there. May be better not to leave food overnight to avoid attracting wildlife, etc. Make sure each trap is covered top and sides, supervised at all times, and checked often. Throw out food and close trap after each trapping session. Put 1/2 of dry food feeding and water out daily after 2nd or 3rd day and away from trap to keep in area. Put something that smells like you (worn socks) and cat (toy, bedding, etc.) in yard and smaller item(s) in trap or nearby - add catnip if likes it. Use www.pawboost.com it’s the best and comments on Facebook posts update on pawboost, www.petamberalert.com, www.helpinglostpets.com, and/or https://www.lostmykitty.com/ for poster and notification services to neighbors, vets, shelters, and rescues in area. Kimberley Freeman may still offer consultations www.lostcatfinder.com. Put up posters ASAP, and notify non-emergency police and animal control in surrounding area and bring posters for them to put up on bulletin board. Enlist daily help by giving posters to neighbors, joggers, walkers, dog walkers, public works, mailmen, and older children who are out regularly in area to keep eye out for your pet. Make sure to speak to and give posters to anyone feeding cats in your neighborhood. Leave garage, shed, or porch open for cat to access, when possible. In wintertime, put out shelter, igloo with straw etc. Use baby monitor to hear if crying during night, and you can purchase security camera and/or wildlife camera with IR night vision to monitor activity in yard and by feeding station. Ask neighbors if you can check yards, garages, porches, and in and under sheds and decks. Go at dusk, evening, and before dawn with a good flashlight to see reflecting eyes. Check trees, as well. Do not chase, or call unless you are in your yard or pet is in sight. Ask area rescues if they can assist with searches. Remember indoor only cats may hide first few days but venture out when hungry coming out of hiding when quiet so call only from yard during evening, middle of night, and dawn hours to keep in area. DO NOT CHASE! (Put this on all flyers!). If searching away from home, call very softly and listen for response. If hiding place is found, set supervised only and covered traps with permission in that area. In extreme hot or cold weather trap must be watched when set. Check www.petfinder.org for cats in rescue and shelter, and go to local shelters in person daily. If cat has microchip, call the company to report lost and ensure chip is registered and information is correct. Don't ever give up hope, keep searching, and update posts!

Ida L.

6 days ago

Praying

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