Haines City, FL Lost Female Cat, Venus Is Missing

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Cindy F.

1 year ago

TIPS TO HELP: *NO LITTER BOXES OUTSIDE, it is a myth. Please avoid putting a dirty litterbox out, it will attract predators like coyotes. Coyotes will/can pick up the strong, concentrated odor from a dirty litter box from up to a mile away. PUSH IN THE GROUND CORRUGATED SIGNS ARE VITAL FOR SIGHTINGS... DO THIS WITHIN THE FIRST 24 TO 48 HOURS. SIGNS HELP BRING PETS HOME. CORRUGATED SIGNS WITH THE “H” STAND: available at Lowe’s, Home Depot and in quantity online through Amazon. Do not wait it out or depend just on flyers & social media. Larger the better, bright signs get attention. Place signs at all intersections, up & down streets, entrances to subdivisions in the area where the cat was last seen or lost from. INCLUDE ON ALL FLYERS, SIGNS/POSTERS: *LOST CAT across the top *CONTACT INFORMATION at the bottom, 2 phone numbers are best. *LOCATION LOST FROM OR LAST SEEN IN *DESCRIPTION, SKITTISH/DO NOT CHASE OR CALL OUT TO, MICROCHIPPED *PICTURE encased in a plastic report cover or large zip lock bag, use waterproof tape to seal and attach to signs/posters. *Check your neighbors' garages and sheds, under vehicles, wooded areas. Cats that are strictly indoor cats tend to not venture far from their home. Check during dusk, dawn and at night, the cat will likely be hiding during the day when it is the busiest outside. *Contact all shelters, vets in the area by pm and email, drop flyers off at nearby vet offices. If the cat is microchipped contact the company the chip is registered to, and they will mark the cat as lost and send alerts out to vets as well. *Traps If the cat has been sighted you can get a 32-inch trap at Tractor Supply/feed store bait it with strong smelling tuna, canned cat food, check the trap often, it may attract raccoon, opossum, you will need to release them and rebait the trap. Be sure if using a single layer hand towel on the floor of the trap it does not prevent the trigger plate from closing the door when the cat steps on it. Do not bunch clothing up and place it in the trap. You can hang clothes with your scent on the outside, back end of the trap. You can also purchase a field camera at Walmart or a sporting goods store, you can monitor the trap using an app on your phone, laptop, it will alert you of movement in/near the trap. (Written by C.Moore - Lost Pets Florida - Licensed FAA Thermal Drones & Resources - NEW GROUP, we provide a list of verified with the FAA Thermal Drone Pilots)

Deborah N.

1 year ago

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Allison B.

1 year ago

Put anything outside that smells familiar and like YOU , a towel or piece of clothing. Cats can smell for miles. Also put stinky stuff out like tuna, sardines, clam juice. Walk around at night with a flashlight looking under cars, in bushes and up in trees her eyes will reflect in the light. Clang her food bowls walking around to calling her name. Ask your neighbors to look in and under sheds, decks, in garages in case she’s locked in. Good luck I hope she comes home soon 🙏 Also post on petco’s site called love lost.. https://lost.petcolove.org/ And on Nextdoor and lost and found pets Facebook page for your county Post flyers and ask around with your neighbors in case someone took her inside. My friends cat was once in the house across the street for a month!!! If you’re not certain she got out please check everywhere inside I once read of a cat stuck in a recliner chair and a dresser drawer! https://www.dailypaws.com/cats-kittens/cat-safety-tips/how-to-find-a-lost-cat https://www.pawboost.com/blog/7-effective-search-tips-for-finding-your-lost-cat/ More good tips The cat must be able to associate the outside of her home (that he is unfamiliar with) with the inside of the home that he knows. The ONLY way he will be able to do that is by smell. So she should put things that smell like her and the inside of the house (used towels, unwashed t-shirts, blankets, pillow cases) outside the last door he went out of. Cats have an amazing sense of smell. Also put his food and fresh water there too. Cats almost always hide within a 3 house radius when they get out. They aren’t active during the day but may come out at night. If he’s not back by dark, she should go out late tonight, when it’s really quiet and her neighbors are all asleep, and search for him with a flashlight. She should walk around slowly, calling his name, and pausing each time to listen for faint meows. Pausing each time to listen for faint meows is critical, because lost cats don’t usually come running and he may have to be coaxed out of hiding. His eyes will reflect in the light and it will make it easier to see him.

Kimberly P.

1 year ago

My indoor only male black cat got out once. We put out all the scents. Old blankets, his scratch post, his empty dirty litter box, vacuum dust etc. My nextdoor neighbor would see him trying to return during the day while we were at work. Then get scared and run off into nearby woods. I started setting my alarm for 3am while it was quiet and go out calling him. Finally after 5 days I heard him crying in very thick bushes Nextdoor to our house. I saw his eyes with my flashlight. I had to literally crawl to get him. He was like afraid to move. I finally got him . They usually don’t travel far. They will hunker down close by.

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