Cat Trapped In Empty House

[Edwina's Secretary]

I sure hope animla control gets there soon. No chance of asking a neighbor if they know the owner of the house?

[lizbud]

I sure hope animla control gets there soon. No chance of asking a neighbor if they know the owner of the house?

Sara,

I did ask the guy who lives next to the house & he said he thinks the
owner lives outside of Indy. Doesn't know the guy or his phone number.

I'll try again in the morning, but if I have to break a window, the cat
will get out. I'll probably call the police & explain the problem if I don't
get any response from Animal Control in the morning. I'll find out how I
can get the cat out legally. Maybe suggest I'll be responsible for fixing
the darn window.

[kuhio98]

Due to my tragic experience with Animal Control, I'd go get the kitty and pay for the broken window. Because if they come and get the cat, it will be taken to the pound and if the owner doesn't find it with 3 days (in my area), it will probably be put to sleep. If you get the kitty, you can walk around the neighborhood, put up fliers, etc. and reunite this baby with his very worried owner.

[Karen]

Sara,

I did ask the guy who lives next to the house & he said he thinks the
owner lives outside of Indy. Doesn't know the guy or his phone number.

I'll try again in the morning, but if I have to break a window, the cat
will get out. I'll probably call the police & explain the problem if I don't
get any response from Animal Control in the morning. I'll find out how I
can get the cat out legally. Maybe suggest I'll be responsible for fixing
the darn window.

Indiana has a property database online, but it is closed 10pm to 6 am for maintenance, and of course I thought of that now, at 10:30.

http://www.civicnet.net/property/

You may be able to get the name of who owns the house from there, and maybe some contact info. (Every city seems to be different, so I don;t know what info they'll actually have ...) But otherwise, if Animal Control doesn't guarantee they'll get someone over there tomorrow, I'd probably find the smallest window I could manage to break (so it'd be cheapest to replace) and go get the kitty, making sure to patch the window with plastic so they cannot claim extra weather damage or anything, and leave a note with your email address so they can contact you.

[Cinder & Smoke]

I'll probably call the police & explain the problem
if I don't get any response from Animal Control in the morning.

I'll find out how I can get the cat out legally.

You're going to need a very Helpful Policeman or AC Officer ...
what you're thinking of doing is called "Breaking & Entering"!

See if someone can find a 2" x 4" or 2" x 6" board that's long enough to
go through the already broken window and reach the basement floor.
Nail some small pieces of wood across the big board every 6" to act like steps;
then slip your Kat Ladder into the basement and start Callin da Kat.

Might also help to open a can of Stinky Kat Food and put that at the TOP
of the improvised Kat Ladder.

[Catty1]

I know that when I did my B & E for my cat, I openly admitted it and there was no problem. But every place is different.

Any chance you can talk to a friendly cop and find out if that individual can help you?

Hope kitty is ok til morning.

Catty1

[lizbud]

We got him out. I called the police & they sent ACC to the address.
When I passed the house on my way to the store, I noticed a violation
notification taped to the front door. What the heck help was
that. The owner lives in Brownsburg Indiana. As I pulled away in my car, I
spotted a police cruiser driving down the street & flashed my lights &
motioned for him to stop. He did & then followed me back to the house.
With a screw driver from my trunk he magnaged to pry open an unlocked
side window. We both called the cat & up & out he came. I always
carry cat food in my trunk so I poured out some which he gobbled up.
He's still eating from the canned food I brought back from the store.
That kitty was overjoyed to be out & purring around my legs.I might
try to have him checked out at the Vet & maybe join Mamma & Baby
kitty in the garage. Man, I am pooped.

[Killearn Kitties]

Well done! I am so pleased that you have got him out ... and without being arrested. Lucky cat.

[kuhio98]

Lizbud ~ Thank you for doing all of this for that poor baby. He sounds like a great, socialized kitty. I best someone is really missing him. Your vet can scan him for a microchip. You can take a photo of him to the shelters and fill out a "found cat" form. That way if the owners are desperately searching for him, they may have half a chance of finding him. Unless the shelter is a "no kill", I'd advise against taking him there.
Also, ask kids in the neighborhood if they know where the cat lives. That's how we found out that Kuhio was at the shelter. We were too late to save her.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Mission Accomplished!!!!

You are my hero Liz!