my cat has recently gone missing... she has been gone for around 3 days and she has never been out this long before. i am really worried about her and i hope she will be home this christmas, but what should i do?!
2006-12-01 08:08:07 · 9 answers · asked by .:Tenten:. 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
she is a light tabby female with dark brown markings. She has been wandering the Cheshire area...
2006-12-01 08:15:54 · update #1
and please don't advise to get a new cat; thank-you
2006-12-01 08:18:00 · update #2
Many cats that are typically indoor cats get disoriented when outside. Leave a little bit of food near the door and perhaps even a covered litterbox that your cat used to use outside. The familiar scents may help to bring them home, even a favorite blanket will do. Early morning and at dusk, wander the area near your home, specially wooden areas, calling to your pet as you normally would. If you can, set up a time lapse camera or something near the house to see if the cat wanders by.
Post lots of flyers in and around your neighborhood. Indoor cats typically won't wander far and will stay within a mile or so of your house. Outdoor cats can and will roam up to 5 miles from home. Check with your local animal control every few days. Most stray cats that are found have a 72 hour rotation. They are caught, pictures ar eput up on websites, they have 72 hours before they are vetted and to determine if they are adoptable material.
Many indoor cats go into a survival mode, afraid of everything that moves near them. many of them take up residence underneath sheds, in trees, underbrush, etc etc in the yards near your home. Homes with other cats/dogs are typically shunned. If you live near a wooded area, try seeing if anyone near you has humane traps. Set them up with kitty's favorite food and visit it multiple times a day to free whatever gets caught.
Good luck and I hope your kitty comes home soon!
2006-12-01 08:54:29 · answer #1 · answered by Jade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are really convinced that she is lost, I recomment making and putting up "Lost Pet" signs. If you have a picture of her, put it on the sign and include a phone number to call. Also, check your local animal shelter. You should make sure that she did not end up there, and you can give them her description in case she is found and brought there as a stray. You can also put some cat food outside at your house in case she is nearby and will come back. I know that I would be very upset if my cat was missing, so I hope that this helps. Good luck!
2006-12-01 16:13:42 · answer #2 · answered by CoinGirl12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat went missing for 3 days. We finally found him about 40 feet up in a tree in the middle of a dog pen. He had wandered into a shed and through a hole in the wall that led into the dog pen. Check the trees around your house. You can't hear them cry from that high up. If the lady who owned the dogs hadn't noticed they kept looking up in the tree, we may have never found him. Also, check other places that look like a cat might be interested to go. Good luck!
2006-12-01 16:25:51 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post flyers around the neighborhood with the cat's picture if you can. Most of the time when something like this happens is some retard (at least they are a kind hearted retard) sees your cat and assumes it is feral. They feed the cat and start getting friendly with him. Then they take him in as their pet not realizing that he is just out and about. If they see your flyer, they will know the truth and return him.
2006-12-01 16:12:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cats, once they get the feeling of freedom they are never the same. I had a house cat that got out and returned 6 months later, the bad habits she picked up never went away. Not to be cruel but get another cat and never I say never let her out again.
2006-12-01 16:12:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
do you live in the country or the city a number of things could have happened to her does she where a collar with a vets ID? if you live in the country a bigger wild animal could have gotten to her or some one found her and is feeding her. if you live in the city something else altogether could have happened but along the same lines put up missing posters call your local shelter and/or vets maybe she was found and dropped off there
2006-12-01 16:12:52 · answer #6 · answered by pookypoo1999 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when my cat is missing i just wait until 3 days and then i look for her. she ussally is in the back but last time she was on the other street. so if u call his/her name they'll just come running to you.
2006-12-01 16:13:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a new cat or put up posters
2006-12-01 16:15:55 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We just found a kitty, today. It's a female, could you discribe the coloring please?
Also, put out fliers, and ads in papers. I know what it's like to lose a pet.
Good Luck!
2006-12-01 16:11:57 · answer #9 · answered by Jessica 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋