Chicago, IL Lost Female Cat, Hocus Pocus Is Missing

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Gabriel K.

5 days ago

We won't give up! Let's keep searching

Ginetta R.

5 days ago

Sorry to hear your cat is missing. Your cat is nearby probably on your property scared and hiding. Put out worn clothing. Clothing has to be worn so that kitty can pick up on the scent. Also put out kitty’s cat bed or a blanket anything with the cat’s scent outside. Leave a window and a door slightly open so that kitty can find its way back inside the house. Be sure to secure other pets first. Go out at Dawn and Dusk approximately 2 am to 5 am especially with a flashlight. The light from the flashlight will reflect in the cat’s eyes. Check underneath bushes, trees, cars, decks, patio furniture and tarps. Anything your cat will use as shelter and a place to hide. Check sheds, garages etc. Kitty’s venture off not to far away from home. Search your property extensively. Most cats are found hiding on owners property. Be sure to search properties at a radius of 10 homes to the right, 10 to the left, 10 behind and 10 in front. Go door to door and let your neighbours know your cat is missing. Ask for their permission to search their properties. Look at every nook and cranny. Neighbours will not thoroughly search their properties or know where to look. It is best if you search the properties yourself. Shake a bag of your cat’s favourite treats or food calling kitty’s name calmly. Important thing is to remain calm. If you find your cat, make no sudden movements. Your cat is scared and in survival mode. Approach your cat slowly and calmly. Extend your hand out so that your cat can smell your hand. You need to gain your cats trust again. Give your cat treats. When you think you can grab your cat confidently do so and hang on tightly to it. Remember your cat is scared and in survival mode and will be scared of you as well. Remain calm. Be sure to create flyers with as much information possible and hand out to your neighbours as well as post flyers in the neighbourhood and the surrounding areas. Remember 10 to the left 10 to the right, 10 to the front and 10 to the back. If you can offer a reward it will encourage others to look for your kitty. Do don’t leave the litter box outside it will attract stray cats, raccoons etc. It will scare your cat away. If your cat is microchipped call the company and report the cat missing. Make sure your contact information is up to date. Report your cat missing to your local SPCA or Human Society. Bring flyers as well to post. Go in person to your local SPCA /Humane Society every couple of days and check out what cats that were recently brought in. Contact rescue groups or agencies and report your cat is missing. Bring them flyers. Go in person and check what cats have been brought it. Report your cat missing on local Facebook animals group and neighborhood watch Facebook pages. Check Kijiji as well. Follow these tips. Don’t waste any time waiting for your cat to come home. Start your search immediately. Just keep going out looking for your cat everyday . Recheck your property, your neighbours and surrounding areas as mentioned as many times as necessary. Check in with the SPCA/Humane Society and rescue groups every couple of days. Don’t give up. It can take days, weeks or months to find your cat. Good luck finding for your cat.

5 days ago

🔎 🐈‍⬛ Tips gat@ perdid@ 🐈‍⬛ 🔍 Normalmente están muy cerca de casa, sobre todo los primeros días. 🏡 Los gatos son territoriales, estará desorientado, asustado y/o bloqueado y no sabrá volver. Puede que esté escondido o encerrado en algún sitio del que no pueda salir, en el edificio, en alguna casa o fábrica abandonada, o cualquier otro sitio que haya cerca de tu casa. Échale imaginación. ⭐ Búscale de noche, llámale que reconozca tu voz (y agita las llaves 🔑 como lo haces habitualmente), lleva una linterna 🔦 para que le brillen los ojos cuando mires debajo de los coches o en otros recovecos. 🟢 Baja alguna aplicación de maullidos de gato, cuando l@ busques ponla como reclamo, en ocasiones responden al maullido. 🐟 🐠 Lleva alguna golosina que le guste mucho para que reconozca el olor. ✳️ También es importante llevar un transportín en su búsqueda. En el caso de encontrarl@, estará tan asustad@ que el hecho de intentar cogerlo en brazos puede volver a escaparse. 🟢 Déjale una pequeña cantidad de comida en la puerta de tu casa por si volviera solit@ y deja, en la medida de lo posible, una ventana o puerta abierta. 🐾 IMPORTANTE 🐾 Dejar el arenero usado en la ventana, balcón o terraza, se conoce que lo pueden oler al menos a 1 km de distancia. ❓ Pregunta a vecinos y gente de la zona, déjales un teléfono ☎️ de contacto. 🟢 Pon muchos carteles por tu barrio y cercanías, también es interesante que pongas la fecha, visita las colonias de la zona y habla con sus cuidadores, y también con los barrenderos, ellos están muchas horas en la calle y ven muchas cosas. El boca a boca también ayuda. Pide a protectoras, asociaciones y clínicas veterinarias de la zona que lo difundan. 🔊 Difunde en las redes sociales y pide a páginas locales de tu ciudad y provincia incluso comunidad como Progat Catalunya y páginas locales de animales perdidos y encontrados etcétera. 👾 Descárgate aplicaciones para buscar animales perdidos como Ubicapet, cuanto más gente la conozca mucho mejor. 🌐 En internet hay más consejos que te pueden ser útiles, suerte y no dejes de buscarl@, él/la nunca lo hará. X supuesto, difundo. 🤔 A tener un cuenta: Un gat@ siempre será como un bebé, por muchos años que tenga. Por su bien no le dejes salir, pon protecciones (redes) en las ventanas para que no se caiga o no se escape por ellas. Método japonés (experiencia compartida) Existe un método japonés que consiste en hablar con los gatos de la calle, contarles cómo es tu gato, que se ha perdido y que lo estás buscando, pidiéndoles que le ayuden a volver a casa. Aunque pueda parecer extraño y muchas personas seamos incrédulas con este tipo de prácticas, hay testimonios reales de personas a las que les ha funcionado, incluso de alguien muy cercano. Por eso, se añade como un recurso más, sin sustituir a los demás consejos.

6 days ago

leave your shoes outside

6 days ago

bump for visibility

Jamie L.

6 days ago

You can purchase a trap from Tractor Supply or Home Depot or Amazon or see if you can borrow or rent one from a local rescue or TNR group. Put a piece of your clothing with your scent on it inside and some wet food and set the trap and cover it with a towel (they feel more secure hidden) and monitor it.🙏❣️ remember kitties are naturally nocturnal, so they will hide during the day and move at night time looking for a food source or trying to get home. This is when most of us are sleeping.That's why the trap is ideal. Monitor the trap. If you catch a critter go ahead and release it and wash the trap and reset. They leave a smell behind which may deter your baby from going in. If you catch another kitty, you can always take it to a local vet or shelter for a free chip check and you might be able to help return someone else's missing baby home.♥️ also get a big sign in the front yard so in case someone does have or sees this baby and does not see this post, they can contact the owner that way. Also get lots of signs posted in the neighborhood. Keep checking on your local county FB group pages. You can search the group by "cat" to see all the cat posts only💗

Deanna L.

6 days ago

Check garages sheds window wells porches bushes under decks vehicles. Ask neighbors to check these places incase she got locked in someplace and can't get out. Go out day and night calling her name. Also look up trees. Cats will climb up trees if something scares them. Go in person to animal control shelters vets to see if someone dropped her off. It's very important to check the hoods of vehicles. Cats will climb up under the hood of a vehicle to stay warm. They also can travel under one. Even get dumped far out. Cats can travel a distance. ( Not saying she did, but it happens.) Check out all the lost and found sites daily. Check the storm drains too. Call her name! Shake a bag of treats. Call her name! It's very important that you keep doing everything that I suggested in my comment everyday and night. 🙏♥️!

Saignon M.

6 days ago

Shared❤️❤️❤️

Brea B.

6 days ago

Please also notify your vet and vets nearby and in the surrounding area in case your pet is brought in for care. Notify any and all shelters and humane societies as well. I have heard it’s helpful to check shelters daily as possible. Please know we are praying! 🖤

Judith S.

6 days ago

Lost cats Search for him using a flashlight. He will be frightened and will hid. He also might not respond to your calling him. A flashlight will reflect in his eyes, allowing you to see him in dark spaces. Use it day and night.

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