Lost Cat: Small, Striped, Red Sock

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Lost Cat Tips Male or female Shes / he’s probably going to try and come home on her own in the middle of the night. Usually through the same way they got out but they can run to the backyard if they got out from the front door. You need to leave someway for them to come in on their own overnight. If you don’t have any other pets, please consider leaving the back and front doors slightly open over night or a window and stay in the living room if you wish. They usually try to come in on their own at night at least once esp in the beginning few days. You need to do a lot of printed handouts, and go door to door knocking leaving the handouts with people on Your street and over one street both sides. Add Posters to poles around your block and on community mail boxes. Think 300 handouts and 30 posters. Go door to door knocking asking people to check their garages ,sheds backyards , security cams and if you can go into their yards to check under the decks. When checking , use a strong flashlight even in the day time ((not a cell phone flashlight)) to search underneath deck patio sheds day or night use a flashlight to look for glowing eyes. She’s / hes probably within 6 house radius. You must Check peoples back yards, ask them to go Look yourself with a light under their bbqs decks etc. scared and lost cats won’t go far, they’re usually hiding very close by . If she likes treats , Call her regularly shake Temptations treats , or even walk around pouring her kibble into a bowl if she responds to the sound of kibble being poured. But most importantly, you need have a way to monitor if she’s trying to come in on her own. Most of the time they will try for a first little while to come in by themself in the middle of the night when it’s extremely quiet like around 1 - 4AM . when it’s very quiet and no cars on the road leave the door slightly open and braced . No other animals will come in don’t worry. Try to get a Wi-Fi camera for the back yard if you have no cameras to see if they are coming around the house and leave any doors open overnight. Wifi Cameras only $70 Best Buy and connect to your Wi-Fi and your phone. Wyze cameras from Amazon are 40$ leave food and water in front of a door ring camera to be monitored , even water with catnip in it in front of the door cam or neighbours door cams if you dont have one. MONITOR by cam to see who is eating and don’t feel too most to not attract other cats . You can see if she’s coming for food or water. Talk to all the neighbors, any houses that have security cameras and to speak with them and leave them an image of the cat and ask them so if they are OK leaving some treats and water in front of their cameras, throughout the day and at night, and maybe give them a bag of Temptations each. And have them just put some food out for a few days and a few nights , not a lot just a couple of treats here and there and see if he will emerge. If they are not willing to put food, ask them to leave water with catnip in it. A lot of people have ring cams, door cans, or backyard cameras, and if they had a picture or a flyer of him and an opportunity to help they might take it. Walkaround, shaking, Temptations treat bag or pouring dry kibble back-and-forth in a bowl . Especially when it’s very very quiet at night in the middle of the night, doing the same thing from your porch or from your backyard, depending on which direction is most likely to return from to encourage him to start walking back towards the house. Post on NextDoor app and other local fb groups. This helps a lot to raise awareness and get you a sighting. STAY CALM & start the search and any applicable ideas listed below asap 1-Remember to never chase /run after a lost cat as it can scare them further out of their area. Even if you are the owner, a truly scared Cat is not thinking right & might instinctually run if anyone approaches. If you see him, Let cat come to you as much as possible or set up a monitored humane trap . If you can, leave the back door/ garage and or window open in your house for them to come back! 2. Call out cat's name from ONE spot few times PER HOUR, every hour . Calm Calling cat consistently from one spot may help kitty find home if it’s disoriented. It should be tried ASAP from the first moment . Along with leaving the door open . Around evening call your cat in a loud and intelligible voice for a full 5 minutes, calm and try to do this 3 times per hour, At a minimum call your cat 10 times a night, This helps the cat locate its home, especially if they got spooked, hurt, or disoriented. Don’t give up after a few weeks . Keep calling . Repeat this method night after night. It may take days or even weeks, 3- Check these links: 3 https://www. homeatlastrescue.ca/my-cat-is-missing/ 3.1 Www. catsinthebag.org for great tips for finding lost cat 3.2 Lost cat tips: watch this https://www. facebook.com/FrontStreetAnimalShelter/videos/7884 3.3 https://www. dailypaws.com/cats-kittens/cat-safety-tips/how-to-find-a-lost-cat 3.4 Lost Cat Behaviour: https://www. missinganimalresponse.com/lost-cat-behavior/?fbclid=IwAR0pPIYgBKy2rYztXfVqDLR4q4TgRsAhOIO6EShSf_snCxmI0LGG73pm_H8 5. Typically the cat is going to try to return the same way it left so leave an opportunity for it to come back, especially at dusk and over night!! Maybe leaving a window or door or garage door slightly open with you monitoring from the inside for the cat to return on its own at night. This is common. If you have a garage door, leave it slightly open 24/7 . Leave some dirty used clothes and stinky shoes out for the smell to guide kitty home. Empty the contents of your vacuum cleaner in back yard. Always Leave water out for him/her. Put posters and stick flyers in mailboxes and under doors Matts with picture as a neighbour could have your cat. Flyers flyers and more flyers , door door flyers , and street neon street posters . Knock on neighbours' doors to ask , don’t be shy. Ask them if they AND you can check under their decks, sheds, RVs, in bushes, under cars, hoods, backyards, and in their garages. Ask if you can check yourself nightly. (Do this every night and early in the morning.) Walk around with a flashlight at night and even day as cat's eyes will reflect the light! Keep shaking the treat bag and listen for faint meowing. Usually lost cats don't go far, are quiet, and hiding within 6-10 houses radius from where they were lost. If they are missing for more than a week try putting posters even further from you one block radius. cats may hide in silence for 3-5 days and come out for water and food when it's very quiet And they get desperate or brave enough Usually between 10:00 pm - 5:00 am. This is a good time to be calling out your kitty's name. Repeat the search night after night, as necessary. Usually come out after rain. They will probably to return way they escaped- try to leave door, window, shed or garage open.