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Lost & Found Cats => Lost & Found General => Sorted Lost and Found cats => Topic started by: vinya12 on September 18, 2008, 20:02:25 PM
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Lost from Ripley, DERBYSHIRE
Small blue/Gray female cat, timid. Shaved on one side from being spayed.really miss my little girl please look for her and phone
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Sorry To hear your furbabe has gone AWOL.
Here are a few things to try:
1. Posters, Posters, Posters with picture and details with contact number.....hand out to neighbours and anyone you see. Put up in local shops, pubs and supermarkets. Stick to all local lamp posts. (If it rains go and collect them and replace however it's best to put posters in plastic wallets so if it rains they don't go all soggy - the neighbours and council don’t mind you putting them up so much that way). Also put one in your and friends cars - it amazing how many people see them this way. Make smaller flyers and push through every letterbox on your streets and the surrounding area. It is a good idea to offer a reward … of course this doesn’t have to be money … a box of cho-colates or a bunch of flowers is just as good.
2. Knock on doors and ask neighbours to check their sheds and garages WHILE YOU WAIT … it's surprising how many people say they will check but as soon as the door is closed they forget. Knock on 10 doors either side of your house on both sides of the street.
3. Register him lost at all vets/catteries/rescue homes within a 20mile radius. Follow the link and click on the map to find rescues in your area catchat.org/adoption/index.html
4. Leave food out and a toy of his
5. Leave out an unwashed item of your clothing
6. Put the contents of your hoover bag on your garden - it’s full of smells that they will recognise and if doesn’t bring him directly to your door will at least hopefully keep him in the area. Alternatively if you have a litter tray that has used put some of the used litter on the garden as this will have familiar smells in it.
7. Contact the local fire brigade and see if they have had to rescue any stuck cats
8. Ask the local children to look - they are great for knowing all the local hidey-holes and love helping. Also have a word with your local post-person and milk man if there is one that delivers in your area. Also try and enlist the help of people walking dogs as they tend to go “off road” in the fields and parks.
9. Ask the local radio station to announce he’s missing and give out a contact number
10. Put an advert in the local paper
11. Contact your local environmental services dept (bin men) they keep a log of all animals picked on the roadside ... I know this is not a pleasant call to make and hopefully it will come back as negative.
12. Go out after dark when it is quieter with a friend / partner and walk round the local area gently calling every so often (give him a chance to answer you). Keep talking as you walk round that way if he is in the area he will hear you.
13. When you talk to vets and rescues, ask them about any known local feral colonies and where they are based. If Kitty has been missing for more than a few days s/he might have wandered further afield and might be “hanging round” near a colony for security (safety in numbers) and company. If vets/rescues know locations of colonies, these might be useful to get some ideas of where to start looking.
14. If you have Pet Insurance check your policy to see if they will assist with advertising costs or reward costs for a lost cat. Some policies cover as much as £1000 of local advertising and upto £500 reward.
Finally have a look at these sites - they are all EXCELLENT
catchat.org/forum.html
purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php
mymoggy.com/ contact Sue at mymoggy.
thehovel.com/bb/index.php?f=28&ppage=20&sort=lastpost&order=DESC
nationalpetregister.org
soyouhavelostyourcat.co.uk/#1
petsearchuk.org.uk/
amissingpet.co.uk/lostandfound.html
animalsearchuk.com/
pet-rescue.org.uk/forums/index.php?showforum=308
lostmycat.org/index.php
animalrescuers.co.uk/html/lostfound.html
foundandlostpets.co.uk/
1.freewebs.com/pettalk/missingpetsbulletinboard.htm
petsmiles.com/v1/found.php
Also don't forget to check ad websites, such as.....
friday-ad.co.uk
adtrader.co.uk
uk.freeads.net
classifieds.co.uk
and also your local rescue shelter/s websites too!
Good luck and stay positive.
Hopefully your little one has just got itself shut in a shed somewhere.
And finally ……. IMPORTANT NOTE: When you get your furbabe back remember to remove ALL the posters and inform all vets / rescues / websites etc that they are home.
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What a gorgeous cat , I do hope she comes home soon :hug:
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thanks, i really miss her :'(
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found her. shes safe and well back home with mum. was stuck up a tree of all things lol ;D VERY HAPPY
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shes beautiful :Luv:
glad shes ok and back home where she belongs being spoilt rotten no doubt :)
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Darn, I was in Ripley last night, could've done with a spot of cat nappin! I do love me blue cats :Luv:
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So glad she is home :)
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Can you put FOUND in your title hun so others know
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Can you put FOUND in your title hun so others know
I dont know how to change it?
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Can you put FOUND in your title hun so others know
I dont know how to change it?
In your very first post sweetie on the top right the blue buttons should hve one that says Modify - click on that and it will allow you to change your original title.
If a board moderator sees this though they may be kind enough to do it for you x :hug:
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Woo Hoo what great news. So pleased she is back home safe and well.
I have amended your thread title for you :hug:
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Woo Hoo what great news. So pleased she is back home safe and well.
I have amended your thread title for you :hug:
Thanks Sam :hug: :thanks:
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So pleased she is home ;D
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Thanks for amending my post :). I let her out again for the first time this morning. she did not go far and came back after 10 mins. I hope she wont be silly and run off again. I do have an outdoor pen for her, but she hates it. :shify: she loves her freedom and I feel cruel keeping her caged. She will cry and cry to be let in to the garden to sit on the wall.
Lets hope she has learned her lesson about going to far.
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Would love to see more photos sweetie
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here you go ;)
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Awwwwwwwwwwwwww so beautiful :Crazy:
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Hi and :welcome: to Purrs
So pleased that she found her way home.
By the way what is her name? Is she called Blue?
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her name is Savannah. she so sweet and shy. she wont go to anyone but me. but she loves the dog :)