Marshall, IL Lost Female Cat, Buttons Is Missing

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Lynette W.

5 months ago

He may not be far away. Just wanted to spring out on you and then got too scared that it was so cold. They get really freaked out so go out and shake a treat bag or a favorite noisy toy and call for him. Alert neighbors he is missing and ask them to check their garages and sheds and under bushes and decks. Look for his eyes at night with a flashlight. Make some emergency home refuge. Put the garage up a foot and have a warm blanket and bowl of water there for him. You could try a live trap inside your garage there baited with his favorite food or stinky tuna. But in this cold weather you have to monitor it more frequently. And only when you’re home and try it a few days until you go to bed. You can also try putting a feral cat tub with insulation and straw out for him right up against your home by a door so he has a way to stick around. Register him to each Lost website including Winnebago County. Check the shelter in person frequently. Put the posters up near you and further out at major crossroads. And inside Petsmart. Look around for neighbors that have an open garage or shed. Ask them to let you search. Post to Facebook asap. Have a friend help you look for social media posts. Good luck. 🍀 Hope you spot him.

Susie P.

5 months ago

🙏🏻

Melinda H.

5 months ago

The best time to look for a cat is late at night after the daytime sounds settle down. Go for a walk and take a flashlite scan into the trees and under bushes. A cat can fit in any hole that they can fit their head thru they have collapsible shoulder blades. Most indoor cats stay close to home but come out at night. Most important is to make your presence known. Go out every half hour after 9pm and call for them and stop and listen it's amazing what you can hear late at night. Get your voice and scent out there. They are looking for you also. Look for glowing eyes at night. If there is a dog sibling that the cat likes take the dog on the walk. If you open canned cat food or shake treats do so on your walk. If the cat has a noisy toy shake it on your walk. Make posters and put in every business within a mile of the home. Let your mail carrier know. If there are teenagers in the neighborhood let them know they love reward money and being a hero. Check all local shelters. Let local veterinarians know your info. If there is a feral colony near you check it out. If you can find the feeder of the colony give them your info. Make large signs and put in neighbors yards at least a mile radius of the home. This ensures that everyone in the area has the info. Put post it notes on your neighbors doors to look in sheds and garages. Post on every Facebook forum in your area. Post on Pawboost and For the love of Louie. Check Humane Society. So important to make your presence known every half hour after 9pm. Make a bed out of the cats carrier and put soiled clothes from inside the home around the bed. Put it as close to the house as you can. Leave a shed or garage open check them often. Camp in your yard. Most indoor cats are found late at night. Don't give up. Do not put food out or litter it attracts every animal in the area including raccoon opossum feral cats and coyotes. Your cat will know that there is food inside and that is incentive to keep them close to the house. If you are outside that's OK but take it in when you go back in. If your cat sees a predator eating their food it might make them retreat further. Most important is to let them know you are looking for them. Hope you find your baby

Michele G.

5 months ago

Put clothes with your scent outside and check bushes and trees with a flashlight at night shake bag of treats or dry food and call it's name

Jordan A.

5 months ago

🤞🤞🤞

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