Newfield, NJ Lost Male Cat, Maverick Is Missing

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Susan D.

5 days ago

Victoria Thompson don't under estimate a cat😊

Victoria T.

5 days ago

Susan DiMaio-Morris I moved from millville. Ill check with old neighbors but from what I've read that's far

Victoria T.

5 days ago

Thank you all. Maverick is usually very friendly and comes right to me when I call him . Is it normal for a cat to not come or stay close to home I know its a new area.

Barbara O.

6 days ago

Prayers for his safe return home🙏🏻🙏🏻

Jeanne S.

1 week ago

Get the humane trap asap. In the meantime leave out food and water, always water no matter what so he doesn’t wander away in search of it. Try the open door trick. This does often work well. Secure other pets and leave the door open just a bit, especially in the early morning hours, so he can slip back in quietly on his own. Leave a trail of food leading inside. 🙏❤️

Marita A.

1 week ago

Put his favorite human's used shower towel outside. The scent will carry

Gary M.

1 week ago

Drag scent trails… He may be hiding under a porch, a shed, or a car, behind bushes, or in a wooded area. Go out late at night with a flashlight that might reflect against his eyes, and call him gently. Or shake a bag of treats, sometimes better than your voice to attract a cat that’s scared. Create scent trails on the grass and ground leading up to your home (or to a trap, ideally monitored with a trail cam, so you can respond quickly when the cat is in the trap). Get a towel and rub it with your dirty laundry, blankets, socks, or anything else with the scent of home. (Do not use kitty litter.) Tie a rope to the towel and drag it from the areas where you think the cat might be, creating scent trails leading to your house (or the trap). You won’t smell the scent on the towel or the ground, but the cat will. (If you use a trap, load it with a little cat food, chicken or tuna, enough to attract the cat from the trail that leads up to it. Rely on the scent trails to get your cat to the trap.) Rain and snow will wash away the scent trails, so you’ll have to drag again afterwards. Also, renew the trails every couple days. Try to remain patient and hopeful. Some cats only show up after many days or even weeks. Important: . Never leave a trap unattended, always keep an eye on it, checking it every 1/2 hour in person or with a trail cam. Position the trap close to where the cat escaped or was last seen. . Trail cam photos and videos are marked with time stamps, helpful to know if and when the cat shows up but doesn’t go into the trap. . Post flyers in the area with a picture of your cat and your contact information. . Even if you don’t have a trap or a trail cam, scent trails leading to your home can work.

Antonella T.

1 week ago