Irvine, CA Lost Female Cat, Isla Is Missing

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Sean M.

2 weeks ago

Maria Gubel I can’t find the cat listed on the website with that ID. Do you have a link to it?

Maria G.

2 weeks ago

I’m sorry if this sounds could be your cat, I hate to do this but you might want to check with Tustin Shelter . Since the age difference might be the microchip date of birth (we never know ), also the gender says “U” unknown but you may call them and give the pet ID# in t e picture so they will let you know if it’s her or not . Ocpetinfo.com (714) 935-6848

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Ri M.

2 weeks ago

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Lauren E.

2 weeks ago

I lost my kitty Nicholas at an Irvine apt complex 15 years ago. At that time I could find no information on how to find him. Luckily I found him three days later. I put these tips together to help others find their lost babies. TIPS TO FIND YOUR CAT: 1. Kitties usually stay close by their home, they hide in a bush or some small dark place and just sit and wait. Even if you call them, they may not come because they are freaked out and scared. 2. A cat's world is centered around scents. They will not be familiar with the outdoor scents because they have never been there before. To help them smell their way home, put things outside that smell like home, like you. A used towel, dirty shirt, dirty shoes. Leave the items out and sit with the door open as much as possible. If the kitty comes back in the door just remain calm and talk to the kitty normal until you can close the door behind him. 3. Do not put food out, you will attract other animals that may keep your cat away. You can walk around with smelly food or shaking treats, but don't leave it outside. 4. Walk around the neighborhood calling your kitty normally. Don't use a panicked voice, it will scare the kitty more. Best to only have people whose voice your kitty would normally come to. They will not come to a kind stranger helping you search. The kitty will catch your scent and hear your voice, and follow it back to your house. Most cats are within 200 cat yards. Which means if there is a fence, you couldn't get over, you would go around, but the cat could go right over. So keep that in mind when checking out 200 yards. 5. Pass out fliers to neighbors and talk to everyone, especially kids and dog walkers. It is a great idea to offer kids $20 if they find your cat and can tell you where he is. Kids love money and a challenge. 6. Check closed garages. Listen for meows when you call. 7. Use a flashlight under bushes and dark places, even during the day. The light will reflect off their eyes. This is how I found Nicholas, in a bush I walked by at least 20 times and didn't see him until I used the flashlight. 8. Sleep with the windows open, you may hear them crying at night. Lost kitties feel safest coming out late at night-early morning. 9. Check the shelter every day. 10. If your lost cat has a cat friend at home, take the cat or dog you have at home out in a secure carrier or on a leash and walk around with him or sit with him outside. Hopefully the other lost cat will hear and smell him. Dogs are good at finding lost cats. 11. Social Media - Facebook, Nextdoor, CraigsList, and PawBoost Lost & Found. 12. Vets have told me that indoor kitties that get lost are too scared to come out of hiding, even for food. It could be at least 10 days before your kitty gets hungry enough to come out of his safe hiding spot, so don't give up too soon. Once kitties do come out they will make a big circle around the area trying to find something that smells like home. So the more you walk out from your house and back, like a wagon wheel formation, the more your scent out there for kitty to follow when he gets brave. 13. If you have a garage, leave it cracked open, kitty may find his way back in. 14. Be careful of scammers. There are terrible people out there that pretend they have your cat but can never find time to meet up with you to return the cat. They are trying to make you frantic to give them money. 15. Check trees too, just found my cat 20 feet up a tree, couldn't get down. 16. Check inside, cabinets, closets, behind books. We have found cats sitting behind books on shelves, sleeping inside clothes in the closet, and in a hole in the wall behind a wall unit. 17. You can purchase a Havahart cat safe trap from Amazon. Watch the video on how to use it. Do not leave it unattended because you don’t want to try and release an angry raccoon. If you watch for a distance you can chase off wild critters. Have a plan if you catch another cat. This other cat may be keeping your cat away. So hopefully your shelter will take him. Maybe he is lost too and you saved him. Or maybe he is a stray and having a check up at the shelter will benefit him, and give your cat a chance to come home if this cat was keeping him away.

Joseph S.

2 weeks ago

Ask neighbors if he may be trapped in their garage or shed, and check on other nearby streets, calling out to him or making a familiar sound. I hope he is found soon🙏🏻

Alex S.

2 weeks ago

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Diana D.

2 weeks ago

I hope you go home soon Sweetheart. 😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Dawn F.

2 weeks ago

Time is of the essence. Cats don’t go far from home. Don’t wait for social media to bring your cat home, you need to be proactive. Leave the door/window the kitty exited from open 24/7. If unable, then crack garage door open 24/7 enough to get in. Knock on neighbors doors with a picture asking them to keep an eye out. See if they can check Ring cameras for any sighting. Post signs with kitty’s picture as many as possible, include surrounding neighborhoods. Go out late at night with a flashlight, shaking a bag of food, calling kitty’s name, looking under shrubs for their shining eyes. Post on Ring, Nextdoor and check shelters. Don’t give up. 💕

Cathi M.

2 weeks ago

If your cat was kept indoors it probably wouldn't be missing. I'm sorry to be so nasty but I'm tired of people leaving their cats outside for the coyotes to prey on them. Just saw a lady yesterday at the Irvine shelter whose cat got taken by a coyote because the coyote jumped a 6-ft fence.

Rosemary P.

2 weeks ago

Please post hundreds of flyers everywhere. I’m begging you to do this today. It can save your Cats’s life. You must use duct tape. It really holds them down because other tapes are flimsy. Make sure these flyers are up every day on all lampposts and stop signs for miles or miles. People have often said that their cats were saved because they saw a flyer and they saw a lost Cat and they called the owner. In addition, it is critical that you check all hiding places and your neighbors backyards as well as in their garages. Cats have been known to hide in these places. Knock on everyone’s doors today and this evening if they’re not home and ask if you can check their garages and backyards. As you know not everyone is on Facebook so it’s critical today that you post on all lost pet sites and nextdoor.com your neighborhood watch. Do this daily keep checking nextdoor.com. Someone may post your cat. It’s also critical that you check with your shelter over and over to see if someone has dropped your cat off there. Also get out at night with the flashlight when it’s quiet call her name listen for meows. Walk for several blocks sometimes cats wander off and can be in other people’s yards. Call her name get all your family and friends to walk around with you. Please check pawboost every day. Someone may find him and post him. I pray that you get your baby back as soon as possible. Please never let it outside again. It’s very dangerous. Please keep your Garage door Cracked open so your cat might wander back in your house

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