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Please dont give up hope as Moose The Magnificent , once was gone , for almpost two months , and just as I was giving y=up , he was sitting , outside the window , a waiting ,for his dinner , as if nothing was amiss! The Prodigal cat , may with the help , of our Prayers , come back to you! All The Found cats , Stray Cats and Feeder are Praying , for Maggie , to come home , where she is so beloved!
I will keep praying for her return. Don't you give up yet.
I have never lost a kittie, but know I go nuts if I had to go through what you are.
I subscribe to a cat newsletter that's run by a vet. I just received this article from her today. I hope it is of help to you.
Best of luck.
A cat that is lost and has never been outside will be frightened! Generally, cats do not go far. Once they realize they are in unfamiliar territory, they will hide - usually within a one block radius.
Cats do not walk miles and miles to find their home. They usually stay put. The first thing to do is call every local vet and animal shelter in your area. Report your cat to every pet store and emergency veterinarian clinic. Make a poster with your cat's picture on it and deliver it to all of these agencies.
Run off flyers giving a general discription of your cat, include a photo if you have one, tell when it was lost, where it was lost and request that the reader look in his or her shed, garage, under the deck, etc. Give phone numbers where you can be reached day and night. Put these flyers in the mailboxes of every house in your local neighbourhood. Covering a three block radius should suffice. This is far more effective then putting them on bulletin boards and light posts. Talk to people as you are doing this. Ask if you can look in their sheds and garages. Most people will be very sympathetic and will offer assistance. Ask people to put out food for your cat and to call you the second they spot a cat that matches your cat's description.
Next, visit your local shelter. Try to visit every day or every other day and look at what has been brought in overnight. Animal Services in Toronto has a wonderful website. You can look at found cats here.
Put an ad in the newspaper. Most has a lost/found pet section. Look at the found pet section every day to see if someone has reported your cat found. For people who have found a pet, the some papers offers a FREE FOUND PET AD for one week. If you have found a cat, please take adavantage of this wonderful service.
Most important, don't give up. It can take weeks to retrieve a lost pet. Your cat will come out when it is hungry. Usually they are spotted in the evening eating out of someone's garbage. Take a walk around your neighbourhood when the sun goes down. Call your kitty. She is out there and she is scared and hungry. Carry some food with you.
Very important: Don't try to chase your cat. A cat that has been out for awhile tends to be afraid. Get down low and call to your cat. Let her come to you. Offer her food. Once she lets you touch her, pick her up. If you are driving, make sure you have a carrier in your car at all times so that you can put your cat in the carrier once she's found. Putting a cat in a car is inviting disaster, as the moment you open the door, your cat may try to escape again. Once you've caught your cat it is important to hang on to her at all cost.
When you get your cat home, you may want to apply flea/tick medication. She will probably pick up fleas or possibly ear mites during her adventure.
As a precaution, it is always best to microchip your cat. Any cat brought into a vet's clinic or an animal shelter is scanned for microcips - this makes it easy to locate a cat's owners.
Thankyou everyone.
Yesterday, A lady my mom works with saw a gray cat by her house. But she wasn't sure if it was a cat or not. My mom brought in pictures to see if they looked alike but she wasn't sure...She is going to search outside around her house to see. Hopefullt it was maggie. Her house is ony 1 bloke away from us.
hope it was her..
Fingers crossed that it is Maggie, awaiting good news :)
If you can get there yourself, go and call for her, rattling treats. She is more likely to come out for you than a stranger.
Good Luck
Oh I sure hope it was Maggie!:)
Please keep us updated!
Still praying for Maggie's safe return. Please keep us updated!!!
I really hope that was Maggie that she seen!
Will keep hoping for her safe, and soon return.
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Originally posted by PayItForward
Fingers crossed that it is Maggie, awaiting good news :)
If you can get there yourself, go and call for her, rattling treats. She is more likely to come out for you than a stranger.
Good Luck
Should I? I think I am..........
Yes, good, you should ;) I hope to hear some good updates!
Amber ~Quote:
Originally posted by Amber
Yesterday, A lady my mom works with
saw a gray cat by her house.
My mom brought in pictures to see if they looked alike
but she wasn't sure...
She is going to search outside around her house to see.
Her house is ony 1 block away from us.
You shouldn't wait to "bring in pictures"...
and have someone else "take another look"...
*RUSH* Right Over There YOURSELF!!!!
When someone reports they "saw a Cat" -
YOU should "rush right over" and
do your OWN Investigationg and Identifying!
Maggie may not *wait* in any one place for very long -
a day or more after being *spotted* -
she may be gone from that location and on the move again.
TRY very hard to FOLLOW UP - *Immediately* -
when someone reports they've seen a Kitty!!
And be SURE you read what Aguu posted just above -
those *TIPS* are Excellent!
GOOD LUCK - Keep *LOOKING* for Maggie!
/s/ Phred
AMBER-GO GO GO and I am gunna sit right here and wait for you to report back:D Even if you don't find her tonight - try again tomorrow - do you have school? Please keep us updated so I can go to sleep tonight!!
All fingers and paws crossed here that it is Maggie, please, please, please be Maggie...........
no such luck.... :'(
Tomorrow I'm going back over their. She has to be in that area somewhere. I'm gonna search early in the morning.
no, I don't have school no more.
well, she is probably still there Amber:) Can you go in the morning, bring treats and her favorite toys-just sit in the area, stay low and sing or talk softly, wait for her to come to you?? She is probaby very scared by this time - but surely she will come to you soon! We will be here waiting to hear!! Don't give up!!! Take care and try to have a good night OK? (((((Amber)))))