Knoxville, TN Lost Male Cat, Oliver Is Missing

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Jessica C.

3 years ago

Found it & safe with me now!! For safety please contact on messenger now. I'll send you a pic on messenger. Thank's 🙏

Richard H.

3 years ago

Also be aware that the "lost pet rescue team" and "phone number please" replies are almost always a scam, using either hijacked accounts or throwaway accounts to try to trick desperate people. You can do a search to see their same disjointed wording spammed on large numbers of posts from a ridiculous number of different accounts. Please do not fall for their request to text them or otherwise provide a phone number, never give them "verification codes" they will ask you to pull from certain accounts, do not contact them on Instagram or any other platform, and do not believe them when they say that they found your pet but will not release them without payment up front. Your best bet is to simply report these people to the group admins and move on.

Richard H.

3 years ago

Try taking a look at something like https://www.missinganimalresponse.com/lost-cat-behavior/ , particularly in the first section regarding trapping for your poor kitty -- live trapping is an **EXTREMELY** useful tool for bringing fearful cats home safely. It is the best thing you can do once you've spoken to the neighborhood, posted flyers, and checked all outdoor containers, sheds, garages, and such. Ask your neighbors to do the same (even if they insist that they are sure kitty could not have gotten in there) and all of you should make a habit of banging on your car hoods and honking the horn before starting the engines. An engine compartment makes for a great hiding place in an emergency, but one that can quickly become lethal if they are still in there when someone starts it up. I also suggest that you also be check and double-check indoor containers, boxes, attics/bat, and places like that -- anywhere a kitty might have decided to play hide-and-seek in and risked getting stuck inside. Lastly, if you can get out there late at night, using a flashlight to check under bushes and in dark hiding places is another thing to try; the light will reflect off of kitty eyes, helping you to spot them no matter how silent they are.

James C.

3 years ago

Annette Brown I hope you won't misunderstand this because a lot of people don't give strangers a friendship hand. Forgive me if I have just intruded your privacy. But I hope you understand that I am just trying to be an honest friend. I sent you a friend request but it was cancelled if you also sent me a message on messenger. I kindly ask that you add me up as your Facebook friends for better communication and friendship

Annette B.

3 years ago

Go out early morning or after dark and quietly call your cat....chances are you cat is scared and hiding....pop the top of a cat food can (or anything) when it's very quiet..shake the cat chow bag or treat bag...anything that tells your cat it's safe to come out to Mom or Dad!...take a flashlight also...if your cat doesn't come to you, shine it around to see if it catches it's eyes...under bushes and in the trees. Put a BIG, COLORFUL sign in YOUR yard so people know where your cat belongs if they spot him or her...Put your worn clothing on the porch…their sense of smell is phenomenal…ask your neighbors to check sheds, crawl spaces and garages. Register the cat as missing with your local shelter-take a picture with you to post if they have a bulletin board-go there every day or 2 to look for yourself…please don't depend on a phone call. The person you speak to may not be aware that your pet might have been turned in.

Annette B.

3 years ago

Be sure to GO to your LOCAL SHELTERS with a photo and report your pet lost (your pet may have been taken to a shelter that is not the closest one to you). They have a board for both lost and found pets. Many finders take pets they find to them. Remember, NOT EVERYONE is on Social Media. There's some excellent advice on Missing Animal Response Network on Facebook as well as their website. Additional advice can be found on the website under the drop down menu labeled lost pet help.

Annette B.

3 years ago

Give flyers to the local shelter, vet offices and mail carriers too!! Missing Animal Response Network has excellent advice on what to do when your pet goes missing. The section about NEON signs is a must but all of the tips will also help you in your efforts to find your pet. Try putting a large lost sign in your yard (someone else may have seen something). Also check on Craigslist under pets lost/found.

Annette B.

3 years ago

Try posting on your local nextdoor app and lost. petcolove. org🤞 Also try putting out unwashed laundry and some stinky shoes and hopefully your pet will smell it's way back home. DO NOT put out your pet's bedding out because it can attract predators where your scent will scare predators off but still attract your pet. If it comes down to it, try renting or borrowing a trap from the shelter. Putting up cameras may help too. BEWARE of scammers saying they found your pet and want you to email them or send them a code. They will also tell you to text or connect through Instagram to a certain group that helped them find their pet. People saying that they found your pet and want you to text your phone number in messenger, DON'T do it! It's a scam.

Jackie E.

3 years ago

🙏🐾🙏

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