My cat is lost?

Question

my cat is lost, i am crying she is the closest pet i have compared to all my other ones. please tell me what to do

Answer 1

I know how you feel - you are hurting and scared - but try and calm down and get to work - the sooner the better

Go and put out signs first - give as much info about your kitty w/ readable phone numbers

Call nearby vets and shelters

Go and talk to neighbors

Look on top of roofs and look in trees

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WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CAT IS LOST

IF THE CAT IS LOST FROM YOUR HOME:

Ascertain that the cat is not in the house, hiding in a favorite spot - or even a new one. This can take a while. Remember too, cats can move from one hiding place to another. Don't assume your cat is not inside because it does not come to your voice.. something may have scared the cat or perhaps it is playing a hiding game - SEARCH WELL AND REPEATEDLY!! Look for physical evidence like animal hairs (caught under fences, on shrubs, around broken screens), paw prints, and animal droppings that may provide clues as to your pet's whereabouts.

If your pet may still be inside the house, be sure to check the following:

• In reclining/swivel chairs — inside the ledge that supports the footrest when it is extended and inside the chair itself if there are tears in the fabric
• In box spring or mattress — with a flashlight look for torn lining in box spring or mattress
• Under platform beds
• Behind the books in a bookcase
• Behind unopened drawers in a dresser
• In the chimney
• In heating ducts
• In boxes • In cabinets • Behind washer/dryer
• Behind access panels
• Behind the refrigerator or stove
• Wrapped in the bottom of your drapes

Notify the immediate neighbors. Many cats will not go beyond 3 - 4 houses away

If you have a garage or shed, keep your garage/shed door open and put a pile of some of your clothing (unwashed so it has your scent) in a cat bed with food and water available in the garage/shed.

WHERE EVER THE CAT IS LOST OUTDOORS:

WORK HARD AND WORK FAST: Your cat only has 48 hours in some kill shelters and keep in mind that some shelters will euthanize solely on the basis of the cat looking "weird" or having a cold. Alternatively, some shelters will adopt the cat out extremely quickly for looking like a rare purebred. Keep trying and don't give up, sometimes it can takes weeks or months to find a cat. Note that it is NOT going to help your kitty for you to panic. The calmer and clearer-thinking you are and the harder you work, the higher the chances that the kitty will be found. Your baby needs you to be level-headed, logical and methodical in your efforts to find them.

SEARCH the neighborhood the cat was lost in immediately, SEARCH that same neighborhood at night - cats may be less frightened and out in the open foraging for food at night.. SEARCH repeatedly in your neighborhood calling your cat by name. Bring a flashlight and check EVERYWHERE: inside pipes and culverts, in heavy brush, sheds, basement crawl spaces, open garages, under decks. Your pet may be stuck somewhere, extremely frightened, or injured and lying low. For lost cats and other climbing critters, check trees, roofs, and attics. You may also want to check with local dog groups, clubs and trainers to see if there are any available resources that could provide a tracking/search dog to follow your cat's scent and locate them. Walk all over places as you are searching - this is especially helpful if your cat is lost in an area unfamiliar to them. You lay your scent and the cat knows you are/were there and is more likely to stay in that area.

TALK TO EVERYONE IN THE AREA - people you see in the area, children, mailmen, neighbors, passers by, etc.. While playing, children may have observed the cat. Talk to mailmen and other delivery people who work in the area as they may see or hear about the cat. Caution them all not to try to catch it, but to contact you, letting you know where it was last sighted. Ask if anyone has moved that day, gone on vacation, or had workers in as cats may sometimes slip into trucks and vans that are in the neighborhood on jobs or be inadvertently locked into a neighbor's garage who has gone on vacation.

TELL EVERYONE: Tell every animal-loving friend and co-worker who will listen to you - you never know who will find the kitty or hear about someone who has.

MAKE UP FLYERS: (8.5 x 11 inch) with a clear, preferably digital COLOR photo and include ALL details (was the cat fixed, declawed, vaccinated, wearing a collar, microchipped, having any distinguishing markings, etc.). Do include WHERE the cat was lost (nearest major intersection) and your contact information on the flyer. The best way to get your cat back is to be as explicit and descriptive as possible on the poster/lost report and to include clear photos as well.

Put the flyers/posters in every door or door handle of every home or apartment within a 3-4 block radius from where the cat was lost. Most cats stay within that area if not taken to shelters. Post color flyers on utility poles at busy street intersections, at local veterinary offices, pet stores, pet groomers, laundromats, and community bulletin boards.

Give a poster/flyer to EVERY VET in a 20 mile radius and post it at every veterinarian office and every pet and food store that will allow you to put up a flyer in your area.

Find the names/e-mail addresses/phone numbers to every no-kill rescue group in your area and send them a flyer.

SUBMIT LOST REPORTS with your local humane societies, County Animal Control, SPCAs, and shelters located ANYWHERE within 25 miles - keep calling regularly every 2-3 days, sometimes they need reminders, information sometimes gets overlooked, and staff could change hours/days. Visit the shelters and animal control facilities yourself, if you can, and go back every 2-3 days - no matter what is posted some shelters overlook the information and only you know may recognize YOUR cat if the cat isn't microchipped. If you cannot visit, keep calling regularly every 2-3 days, sometimes they need reminders, information sometimes gets overlooked, and staff could change hours/days.

IF THE CAT USED TO LIVE ELSEWHERE, make sure that you put posters up and contact vets around where the cat USED to live since some cats will migrate back to where they came from.

ADVERTISE: Don't forget ads in local newspapers, and there are also lost pet listings online you can post on:

http://www.lostandfound.com/
http://www.lostapet.org/newindex.html
http://www.missingpet.net/

Answer 2

Putting out meals might support. It sounds bizarre, however positioned out her soiled clutter field too. She will without doubt respect the smell and are available again to it! Talk in your friends, submit posters, and stroll your vicinity in a spiral seek sample. Check in darkish hiding areas - beneath timber, porches, autos, and so forth. Bring a flashlight and be equipped to knock on doorways and ask if you'll be able to examine their again backyard as good! It's most likely that she's nonetheless practically house however she could have gotten scared, and cats can cross relatively a ways. It may be very, very, not possible that she will likely be killed by way of different cats! They do not combat to the dying. Cars are a miles greater chance, regrettably. But in no way stop desire! My cat while I used to be a baby used to be observed 2 years after he went lacking.

Answer 3

I'm a cat Detective and have learned how to look for cats in various conditions. Do NOT put food out unless you have a way of monitoring it every minute or you'll miss your cat's visit. Keep looking using the new methods we've pioneered at MPP and LostCatFinder.com Never assume or give up too soon! Kim Freeman, Cat Detective

Answer 4

Put up flyers with a photo of your cat , if you dont have one . Tell what your cat looks like and her name , go to the spca and tell them your missing a cat and give them your number. Also on the flyers put up a reward for the person who will find your cat . I'm sorry you lost her and I hoped I helped and I hope you find her.

Answer 5

It's very very very OK to cry. That's what I do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope she comes home! Get some ice cream and watch Animal cops or whatever animal show is on tonight. It's on animal planet 100:00 every night Monday threw Friday and on Saturday 6:00 to 8:00. Its a good show and makes you feel really good that there helping the animals! Good Luck finding her!

Answer 6

Definitely put up signs around the neighborhood. Pet FBI is also a good resource - people can post lost and found pets by location.

http://www.petfbi.org/

Answer 7

Maybe this is the damn cat that is crapping and peeing in the yard of one other question asker in this forum.
If you don't have proper restraining facilities to keep your cat in your own yard then lose it you will.
Cats can be a damn nuisance, especially ones that are not kept on their own premises. In my country (Austalia) anyone who has cats must have a total enclosure of their yard to stop cats wandering. Any cat found "wandering at large" especially at night is impounded and the owner fines $250.00 Second offence, cat is destroyed. These menaces destroy enough wildlife to be considered vermin ENJOY THE OTHER PETS AND FORGET THE CAT

Answer 8

Put up signs and call the shelters. Go out looking. Look up in the trees and phone poles. Sometimes you can't hear them crying from way up there. Ask neighbors. Good luck, hope you find her.

Answer 9

this happend to me once i couldnt find my hemitcrab . Go everywhere around the house but if you cant find it call all the people you no and tell them what he/she locks like.

Answer 10

NOT TO OFTEN THEY WILL RUN AWAY
IT COULD JUST BE OUT HUNTING FOR MICE