Oakland, CA Lost Male Cat, Salmon/salem Is Missing

Facebook Community Response

HappyCatLady .

3 months ago

🚨🚨🚨WARNING🚨🚨🚨 SCAMMERS will claim they found your cat! Or will tell you about a (FAKE) INSTAGRAM Pet recovery service they used - OR WILL SHOW YOU an AI (FAKE) photo of your cat - these are SCAMMERS!!! SCAMMERS will text you saying they’re affiliated with Pawboost or an ANIMAL SHELTER and that they HAVE YOUR CAT and that YOU need to PROVE who you are by giving other phone numbers, your email, verifying google codes etc or to send money to get your cat from the shelter. These are all SCAMMERS! THEY WON'T Send you a PHOTO of your cat (they'll make up any excuse) OR THEY'LL SEND a PHOTO of a similar cat OR AN AI FAKE PHOTO - or a blurry video - but it’s not your cat! Look closely. Google the photo they send it could be a photo they stole from the internet. Please know that If your actual neighbor sees or has your cat they will give you information freely (and will post a PHOTO on your listing and not make you ‘send a code or personal information or money. 🚨🚨🚨There’s a NEW SCAM they will call you saying they are animal care and control and that your cat was brought in but got hit by a car and needs an operating then they will ask you for payment - THIS IS A SCAM!!!! Animal care and control would NEVER ask for money 🚨🚨🚨 ASK TO FACETIME ANYONE WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE YOUR CAT (TO PROVE THEY HAVE YOUR CAT) AND THEY ARE ASKING YOU FOR A $ REWARD. SCAMMERS are the ONLY PEOPLE WHO ASK FOR A REWARD. 🚨🚨🚨There’s a NEW SCAM on Facebook the scammer will say something like ‘my husband found your cat or your cat was hit by a car please message me your phone number and send $ “ meaning they want you to message them from your Facebook messenger your phone number! 🚨🚨🚨The Facebook SCAMMER will tell you to look up a lost cat search team they used on Instagram or another platform saying their cat was found within hours -it’s a total SCAM. LOOK AT THEIR FACEBOOK PROFILE - you may see many (PAID) followers but they are not following anyone, The profile will have a few photos only, usually just selfies and the profile was created not long ago. You will see no posts / conversations with friends , I report the account to Facebook Scammers are heartless

HappyCatLady .

3 months ago

Dear guardian's friend - is Salmon indoor ONLY and escaped after his human or indoor OUTDOOR ? you MUST LURE him to wet food in the same spot you set up a camera - WHERE he was sighted AND also where he used to live BOTH locations . Ask to use neighbor's wifi to set a $29 mini blink camera in both spots OR use battery operated cameras....the idea is to lure kitty to wet food on camera THEN ONCE SIGHTED eating the food (ON CAMERA ) THEN and only THEN do you plan to humanely trap Salmon... I have done this countless times for cats I do not know - luring to food on camera consistently about an hour before sunset every night - it must be wet food only - NO DRY FOOD or the raccoons will devour the food and you must add a tiny bit of water if it's pate to make it soft and wet so the smell carries - TO PREVENT ANTS from swarming simply place the wet food bowl on a pan or inside a larger bowl and fill the larger bowl or pan with water so the ants cannot cross over. You can find Salmon - he is trying to survive outside - start tonight at sunset - order 2 of these trail cameras in case you can't get wifi: https://a.co/d/04mxb4jE and also order 2 mini blink cameras for the original location (hopefully you can still get wifi there or ask the next door neighbor if you can plug this camera aimed out the front door - ok to close door on the cords - place the wet food in front of the camera whether at original home or next door - i'm sure one of your friend's neighbors will say yes. This one can be delivered TODAY https://a.co/d/0eGDHZec START with wet food tonight even with camera - just order them because unless you SEE who eats the food you will never know without a camera . Once you see him on camera then you can trap. TRAPPING INFO: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SwaCTR1QrhlWg6mhq8roXmJHb6nauLCHB6v38UYCPRM/edit?usp=sharing