She is an indoor cat who has never been outside. Family looked everywhere. She was missing over a week. The husband happened to look into the woods one day, saw her and she took off. Could not find her. Just happened to see her later run into a gopher hole. Cages set up with food, but she's too scared to come out. It is a calico cat, well kept, and groomed.
2007-10-22 10:10:41 · 6 answers · asked by LORI H 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
The humane traps with food is a good idea, but there's no garuntee you'll catch the cat. Carefull about catching racoons or other small wild animals. If she has a toy she played with, try leaving that hanging in a cage or something. Or even a blanket or something. She may recognize the smell and want to lay in it.
If this doesn't work, try calling her. She's probably scared, but stay calm and don't chase her or anything.
Good luck, I hope you get her back home soon!
2007-10-22 10:20:13 · answer #1 · answered by lj 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well.....it'd be risky for sure. but i suppose you could stick a hose in the hole and flood her out. or grab a shovel and start digging up the tunnels....
you say YOUR cat is scared of you and hiding in a wild animal's home instead of going to you? how sure are you that it was your cat and not the gopher?
2007-10-22 10:20:06 · answer #2 · answered by jadespider9643 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put food at the end of the tunnels and in small increments to where you want her to eventually be (like your house or the cage) Or call a professional. Good luck to you.
2007-10-22 10:20:22 · answer #3 · answered by boxersdodrool 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a "humane" trap, bait it with her favorite food, and COVER IT with something with HER SCENT on it. Completely cover all but the entrance, so she can't see that it's a trap. She should come to her scent. I did that when one of my indoor cats got out, and he was hiding in a neighbor's garage. We set the trap (baited), covered with his hair-covered blanket, in front of the "cat door", and within a couple of hours, he was IN and none the worse for wear! GOOD LUCK......
2007-10-22 10:31:24 · answer #4 · answered by brutusmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when she gets hungry enough she will come up for the food. or you could take a garden hose and push it thru the holes and see if that gets her out. Dont turn the water on as that may drown her.
2007-10-22 10:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by N M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, no advice. I hope she comes out soon and gets back home! Keep us posted.
2007-10-22 10:17:14 · answer #6 · answered by Little Miss Sunshine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋