Knoxville, TN Lost Female Cat, Pido Is Missing

Susan R.

2 months ago

I am so sorry about your Kitty being lost. Put the Owner's worn clothes outside all around the house. Kitties don't go far, but they do hide a lot. When it is quiet and darker, go out and shake her food bowl and treat bag and hopefully she will hear it and come out. Talk quietly to her like you would if she was inside - yelling can scare them, though this is what we want to do because we want them HOME!! Knock on doors. Someone may have taken your Kitty in so she/he doesn't get hurt. Also ck with your Neighbors and ck their storage areas, sheds, etc. I know of a Kitty who was found in a storage room that had only been open for 5 mins. Put out flyers everywhere - stores, intersections, etc., and put the info on your car windows so that it gets the info out to more people. Use multiple actions to find your Pet...using only one may limit your success in getting your Kitty Home. Look inside over and over. Shake treats. Open food cans if you use canned food. - Any sound that the Kitty may come to. They are very good at hiding so she may have never left the house. Check with delivery people (mail, Amazon, Fed Ex, UPS, etc.) to see if they have seen your Pet. I'll be Praying for the Kitty to be found soon! Also, open the door he escaped from and leave open as long as possible. He will try to come back in that same way. This link has some really helpful info as well: https://www.facebook.com/MissingAnimalResponse/ Do be careful of scammers. Some people call or text and say they have your Pet just to get money. Pitiful!!

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Andi S.

2 months ago

Most cats go into hiding mode if they're not used to being outside. Go search at night with a flashlight because his eyes will glow. Check up high in trees and inside and under things such as crawl spaces, decks, sheds, shrubs. He's probably on your property or at a neighbor's house. He most likely is within a few houses from yours. Go out in the morning before dawn and search then too. Keep your garage door up enough to allow him to get back inside. Put something with his smell, or the scent of home, out on the porch. Things like a cat bed or scratching post should work. Knock on neighbors doors and ask them to check out their property and make sure to check with animal control weekly. Put up missing cat posters, post on all the local Facebook groups and on sites like nextdoor. com. If not found in a day or two you may want to get a humane trap and bait it with cat food. I wouldn't use it if it's raining or below freezing but the traps often work well. Traps must be checked multiple times a day.