Casselberry, FL Lost Female Cat, Kitty (pepper) Is Missing

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Benjamin T.

4 months ago

Suggestions! Pls reach out to (407) 836-3111 ORCO and Seminole Animal services (407) 665-5201 if looking for your pet. All animals are not posted ASAP, some may be in the clinic. Please contact them if you've found an animal. You don't know how far the animal has traveled. Please don't rehome found pets without notifying animal services where the pet was found because that's illegal. Also: OCAS has a sites to post lost/found https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/de730145e91342c8aba50e90676b9572/ Petco Love lost/found https://petcolove.org/lost/ Posting suggestions: Lost Pet Nextdoor group https://nextdoor.com/g/rxjg8umnk/?is=groups_section_rhr https://www.facebook.com/groups/524866594530222 if in Altamonte or Casselberry if they're close https://www.facebook.com/groups/204452136381211/ SemCo https://www.facebook.com/groups/163254520382542 tricounty area If winter park area, please share to winter park lost pets.https://www.winterparklostpets.com/

Diana E.

4 months ago

Tresa Crocker, if Pepper is confident outdoors please try not to fear the worst -- she may simply need some extra help getting home. Thoroughly search using a flashlight during the day and especially at dusk (when it's dark and quiet) to determine whether she’s ill or injured and hiding nearby, or stuck somewhere. Check every crack and crevice, look in outbuildings, containers, vehicles, under foundations, sheds and porches, into trees, etc. — call and listen carefully for Pepper Kitty’s cries (she may alert you to her location). And it’s important to ask neighbors to do the same and make sure Pepper didn’t hide and became trapped in a shed or garage, etc. Please see this list of step-by-step instructions developed to help others in this situation (click on the link to the PDF) and let me know if you have questions. https://www.dropbox.com/s/huk0d1p6euu74ug/OutdoorCat.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR2TiOBxtcgt8odNRjcoGicoHsGDWrw3K9N4ox0GATJh4qGdsFD6T6gaXFA In addition, this video explains the temperament and behavior of a lost cat — it may instill hope of finding Pepper Kitty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2eCoC63B9I Good luck. Please keep us posted on your progress.

Kevin M.

4 months ago

Go around late at night calling them with food and flashlight to catch their eyes. Check around your neighborhood under houses and in small places where they may hide. Put stuff out that has yours and their scent on it. Hang flyers around for people to see. Check shelters and vets daily. Update chip info if they have a chip and its has not been update since a move. Ask neighbors to check in their garages incase they ended up trapped in one. I pray you get your baby back safe and soon.

Tresa C.

4 months ago

Diana Ellis Thank you for the information. She is an indoor/outdoor cat - she was a rescued stray - and despite our efforts, was miserable being indoors only. Recently she has been inside more than out but knows the area. Typically, she stays within our property or the adjacent neighbors. We have checked the areas, as well as other streets, etc., and put signs up.

Diana E.

4 months ago

Kitty is a gorgeous longhair, fluffy blue tabby cat (gray striped Maine Coon or Forest Cat) -- I'm sorry she's lost. Did Pepper Kitty escape a fence, enclosure, or the home, or is she allowed to roam freely? Her familiarity with the environment will dictate how to find her. Escaped indoor cats usually hide close by but are too frightened to return or respond when called; while a cat that knows her way around may have become stuck somewhere and needs help getting home. I have recovered many lost cats and assisted others so if you tell me about Pepper I can provide complete instructions that may help. Please understand an escaped cat will be fearful and hide close to home so if you search, tiptoe SILENTLY during during the DAYTIME only (no calling or shaking treats) or do just the right things and she may emerge when it's dark and quiet to sneak back inside. This usually happens within the first few nights so until I hear back from you please implement this strategy if Pepper got out accidentally: tonight crack open the fence gate or enclosure door (if applicable) then lay a familiar blanket or worn teeshirt flat on the doorstep where she got out (don't use a litter box, bed, trap, or anything conuous) along with a bowl of food. Call her softly to provide a familiar sound and direction (she won't come on command) then watch from inside (DO NOT GO BACK OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT!) and if you see Pepper approach and settle on the food be careful not to startle her. Slowly and quietly provide a clear path inside and she may put an end to the crisis herself. If you can't wait up set an alarm and watch again just before sunrise -- it's a popular time. Also, although some will suggest putting out kitty's litter box, experts say DON’T DO IT. I've never used one in all the times I've been successful recovering a lost cat. Please read this to learn more about why it's neither necessary nor recommended: https://www.facebook.com/notes/lost-cats-georgia/why-we-dont-recommend-putting-your-lost-cats-litter-box-outside/1101245526665296/

Deborah N.

4 months ago

Diana Ellis

Lynne S.

4 months ago

We've been successful in putting clothes or blankets with our scent in outside on the porches and sidewalks. Hope your furbaby gets home soon.

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