Lexington County, SC Lost Male Cat, Mister Is Missing

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Beverly F.

3 months ago

Katie Garris unfortunately, he's probably off looking for a girlfriend 😞 Male cats can reach s3xual maturity by 6 months of age (females can go into heat as young as 3.5 months of age 🙀). That's why it's so important to get cats fixed by 5 months of age 😞 If you haven't already, put up flyers everywhere as many people aren't on social media. Since he's not microchipped, give flyers to every vet clinic, rescue, and shelter in the area in case he turns up. Since he's not neutered, ask all of them about any local TNR groups and community cat feeders, and give them flyers too, in case he turns up at a colony somewhere looking for a girlfriend. Ask your neighbors to check their cameras, garages, sheds, and crawlspaces. Ask them if they had any visitors or contractors doing work on their houses around the time he went missing. If so, call the visitors and businesses and ask them if they had an accidental stowaway. Walk the neighborhood in the wee hours with a flashlight and look for glowing eyes. Look up in trees in case he was chased. Call him in a regular voice (not panicked) and gently shake a treat bag if he likes that kind of stuff. If he's injured or scared, he's probably hunkered down and hiding, but he may not answer you when you call - that's just instinctual, as a vocal cat gives away their location to predators, and an injured cat is prey. When he comes home, get him neutered and microchipped ASAP and be sure to register the chip online. Good luck ❤️

Katie G.

3 months ago

Beverly Fahema DuPuy Ernest he is like right under/right at a year old. He wandered up in early july of last year as a kitten I assumed to be between 2-4 months old.

Beverly F.

3 months ago

Katie Garris how old is he?

Janene P.

3 months ago

Please check out this article I copied from a person’s page: Helpful Tips for Finding a Missing Cat From my experience of Coaching/Recovering over 2000 cats as a Lost Pet Professional, I have found that Escaped Indoor Cats are extremely predictable and are not lost per se- just displaced from their inside territory and hiding close by- Waiting to get back in but can't open the door. Right after dark search with a flashlight looking for eyeshine in all the hiding places around the outside of your house and garage - starting at the escape point working out to a 3-5 house radius where the cat could hide including up a tree or on a roof- especially if there are dogs around. Let the flashlight do the work- don't invade hiding places or the cat may move or run. Always leave the escape door open during this search because if the cat runs- it will likely be to that door. Search any bat opening that may be accessible thru a broken window or open door etc. If seen, sit and calmly coax- let the cat come to you- DO NOT approach - be patient. If it has rained -the cat would move to a completely dry hiding place which may include open garages and sheds where they may also get closed in. If not found in the searches- speak calmly to the kitty near the escape door -NOT frantic stressful calling - and make the noises you do at feeding time- crinkle treat bag - open a can etc . It's not about food- it's about a familiar sound. If no meowing answers or no kitty appears after a while- go inside and leave the way in open. Repeat talking before you go to bed. Leave the door the cat escaped thru ajar from late night to dawn and it will likely return- no lights inside or out. No food in the first 5 days as the cat knows there is food in its territory. NO LITTER ever -that's a dangerous myth and clothes do not help- cats do not navigate by smell - they have internal gps. If the door the cat left from can't be left open- leave the garage door up cat height and an inside door open or a place to wait up high like a cat tree.. Most will show themselves when you open the door early morning with the same feeding time noises and talk Also all of this is step for step in my expanded article in the "files" section here on Recovering an Escaped Indoor Cat along with the next steps to take along the way as you may eventually need to feed/film/trap after the first 5 days and put out signs. Cats have no system to recognize their owner's scent... - in fact in a study to see if cats recognzied the owner's scent or sought comfort from it...Cats ignored the Owner's scent as expected. Cats mark human friends and cat friends.... with their own pheromones..in a system called "bunting"because they have no system to recognize an Owner...Cats evolved for thousands of years without owners....- they rely on scent only within their species to communicate and to mark their territory and friendly safe items in their territory..Cats are very, very predictable if you understand their physical and mental systems. Cats use GPS/magnetoreception to navigate to their territory anyway- not scent. They will move toward an Owner's calm voice but have no way to identify a human's scent.....Those are dog ss and behaviors. Cats use scent primarily to differentiate - not to navigate and their scent range is very limited...in the 15-20 ft range unless a scent is on the wind. In cats, scent determines ual status and is used to communicate, to interact socially, and to identify territory - not to navigate or find home or owners... Please try putting out clothes with your scent on them. It does work. Prayers🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Katie G.

3 months ago

Sheri son thank you so much! I posted on nextdoor right after making pawboost post!

Katie G.

3 months ago

Beverly Fahema DuPuy Ernest he is not neutered or microchipped and outdoor only. Though recently he has been trying to come inside which he did not used to do (we would love for him to come inside but its against our lease) but that makes me feel like someone has been letting him in their house.

Sheri D.

3 months ago

Post on Nextdoor and look at night with a flashlight. His eyes will glow. Please do not take advice to put his litter box outside. Litter attracts coyotes. They hunt day and night and are a constant threat to outdoor cats in this area.

Beverly F.

3 months ago

Is he neutered? Microchipped? Outdoor only, or indoor/outdoor?

Tracie W.

3 months ago

Hope these tips can help.