Daniel A.
2 months ago
To the owner: I was the one who sent you an email to read my advice for missing indoor-only cats:
In addition to the next 2 links, follow these 3 things right now:
1) overnight - crack the escape point open. Most of these cats will attempt to come back in on their own, even if it's not the first or second night....and more times than not, late at night/early am.
It's something all cats are absolutely born with - the ability to come back to the territory of "home" and via the escape point.
Most owners don't actually know (and erroneously believing their cat is "lost"),
and when the cat tries coming back after enough fear has subsided, the opening is closed - and they may only try it a few times.
If you have other pets, contain them overnight in a bedroom for example.
2) the fear....all completely indoor-only cats upon escaping are suddenly overwhelmed with fear and will run a short distance and hide. They will not "roam" like dogs do and are going to be in survival mode - staying put.
They are almost always VERY close even if it's just on the next door neighbor's property....but more times than not, it's actually under your own house, outbuilding, car etc....big or small - anything that they can get into or under, crawl IN or UNDER that's very close by.
*many of these cats will not respond to you calling them, so look thoroughly in every single place you look.
And if you do call - use a very "normal voice" like nothing ever happened....especially if you find him/her while looking.
They're already very apprehensive and can bolt out running further away if spooked anymore. So just call your cat in an "everyday voice".
3) NO litter box!!
Many ppl insist on doing this old wives tale but
just leave it inside and read my artical on it to understand exactly why its a terrible idea AND to learn WHY your cat isn't lost to begin with.
Follow those 3 things right now.
No use of litter box:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=250603344614339&id=100089940256193&mibextid=Nif5oz
Completely Indoor-only:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=107781765563165&id=100089940256193
NOTE: I am not interested in a reward if one is bring offered.
And you can always ask me questions. I understand cat behavior and enjoy helping....however, it's more up to you to keep me updated. Those who stay in touch with me - especially early on - have the best chance of locating and recovering their missing cat(s).
I help ppl everyday and the sheer volume of missing cats is more than enough to keep 1 person extremely occupied. So keeping in touch is something worth doing as I can't go back and check on every single person I initially communicate with each day.
*note: many times on fb, the notifications do not come through!!
So feel free to message me on Messenger instead.
