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Twix is Missing in Des Plaines, IL

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Status

LOST

Date Last Seen

October 19, 2026

Location Last Seen

Des Plaines, IL 60016

Nearest Landmark

Mark Twain elementary school

Name

Twix

Sex

Male

PawBoost ID

73541240

Species

Cat

Description

Longhair cat with amber fur and eyes, 13 years old

Message from Owner

Hi! Pls contact me at if you see him. He is a mixture of an indoor/outdoor cat and knows the neighborhood pretty well, not sure what happened but just incase…

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Laura O.
2 days ago
❗ Call the microchip company ASAP; they will send out an alert. ❗️Post flyers everywhere, including local shelters, vets, and police stations. Make sure to call all of them to see if anyone has turned the cat in. ❗️Post on the Citizen App ASAP; it will reach thousands of people in your area in a matter of minutes. ❗️Ask neighbors if they have cameras or Ring doorbells, and if they can look at them to see if he passed by. ❗️Buy or rent a trap from a rescue, vet, police station, friend, or neighbor. ❗️Get cans of 9-Lives, put the trap by your house or building, and put the food inside (1 can at a time on a plate). Write a note: “Please don’t touch, trapping lost cat, please call (add your #) if seen.” Check the trap every 15 minutes, as you might catch other wildlife that needs to be released. ❗️Be patient — it can take a couple of days to catch him as cats get scared when not used to being outside, and they act differently. They normally hide during the day and come out at night. ❗️Check under the porches and back decks of neighbors, as they make great hiding spots, along with bushes. ❗Use a flashlight when searching at night; if the light hits her face, her eyes will glow. ❗️Use a drone to scan the area, yards, and hard-to-access areas 🙏🏻 You'll find him soon 🐈‍⬛
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Rita H.
2 days ago
Try Going out late at night ie midnight and again early am ie 5 or 6 am with their smelly food and treats. Shake treat bag and call out their name. Take a flashlight and check under porches and bushes. Also if you can leave a basement window and garage door open so they can get in. Do for multiple days if needed. Good luck.
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Damien C.
2 days ago
The only way a lost cat can find its way home is with its nose. They have to use their sense of smell to get home again. Put anything outside that smells like their territory. Put the pajamas you slept in outside because you probably sweated in them. Put out their food your stinky socks your smelly sneakers anything you can think of that the cat will recognize by smell. Cats usually stay within a five house radius of their own home for up to a week or so sleeping in the bushes during the day and coming out at dusk and dawn. Those are good times to take a walk shaking the treat bag calling out but cats also tend to come out and walk around very late at night. Try to keep a door cracked if you can whether it's the garage or whatever or a window cracked so you can hear them if they call out for you. Put this on all of the neighborhood pages as well as lost and found pets sites. Knock on the neighbors doors and make sure they know you're looking for your cat. Good luck PS cats can smell up to one mile away from their own house. Absolutely no litterbox outside or food. It attracts predators is why. Never give up.
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Jean J.
2 days ago
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