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Cat rescue tips for finding your lost indoor cat!
Cat rescue tips for indoor cats that have escaped .
If your cat has escaped and not familiar with the outside world, he/she is 99% of the time hiding right outside in your backyard or neighbors yard.
When they get out, they get nervous and make a B line for the quickest place to find shelter/cover.
Put outside his/her bedding, or your worn clothing for the scent so your cat can smell its way back to the house. You can even sprinkle vacuum dust. It will have his or her hair /scent in it.
Also, it’s very important to get in those bushes, woods etc around your house and search for him/her.
Cats are great at staying stealth quiet and staying in place for days out of fear , everything and everyone is a danger right now, including you.
During the day, put out its favorite stinky food, or tuna/sardines etc and water so your cat doesn’t stray for food.
What works best, is at night, take a strong flashlight and look for your cat in the bushes with the flashlight.
If he/she is there, you will see his/her eyes with the reflection of the light.
And don’t forget to look up in the trees. It could have been chased by a coyote or bobcat and it ran up the tree.
I’ve heard this happen a few times.
Their cats were hiding in the trees!
And, if all of that doesn’t work you can set a trap ( have a heart trap you can buy at Home Depot or ask your local animal control to borrow one) and put a blanket or some of your worn clothing in it with food!!
You can also get a wildlife tracker camera from Amazon or any sporting goods store.
The camera will show any movement at night and if your cat is there you will see it at night on that camera and this can help you pinpoint its location
Also, if there is a lot of rain, please make scent trails for your cat around the exterior of your house.
And Another tip, call your cats name calmly at night, when it’s quiet, try sitting outside, shake treat bags too. ( but do this when it’s quiet out) cats tend to move around at night when there is no noise .
Also, ask your neighbors to check their garages, sheds, under decks etc.
It’s also very important to create flyers and put them around town in people’s mailboxes too.
Keep your cat’s photo out there on social media, so people remember.Read More
Have you checked sheds, garages, etc...? If you have a regular feeding time, get some sardines, people tuna or a roaster chicken from the supermarket and go outside and call his/her name. Also put some dry food in a plastic container and shake it while you are looking for him/her. DO NOT LEAVE food outside because it will attract other critters. Get a good flashlight and look up trees at night and in the morning when it is still dark outside.
You know (or should know) what your cats like, for examples: if they like catnip, use that to attract them or mine know the sound of the laser light key chain and come running when I pick it up.
Put their litter box outside but do not leave it outside unattended because it will attract other critters. Also put out some dirty clothes so they can catch scents.
The best time to find escapees is either early in the AM while it is still dark out or early PM when it is getting dark. Cats usually hide during the day. Chances are he/she isn't far from home.
Put him/her on nextdoor, craigslist, pawboost and print out flyers to hang around your neighborhood, don't just call the humane society or check their website, go there in person every day! There are numerous lost/found pet pages on facebook, be sure and put him/her on there too!
Also, call all of the local vets, he/she could have gotten picked up and taken to a vet, local shelter.Read More
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